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I don’t know. I don’t know how to solve the issues of racism in America. I don’t know if they can be solved. I do know I am sad. I, a white mom, am raising an eleven-year-old mixed-race son. His dad is black. Before my son entered this world, I knew he would face problems I had …
The New Normal? The sad reality is that it is a shamethat life the way we knew it will never be the same Covid-19 on the psyche of humanity has left a permanent scarhave we seen the worst of it’s birthmarks so far? We will never again see the standsfilled with one hundred thousand screaming …
Fate can be so cruel and meanbecause now I only see you on my computer screen No warm embraceor in person glace upon your face It is almost like living it a time of warwith people even afraid to step out their door Eventually, Hulu and Netflix become a boreand the ghost town view outside …
R.I.P.: American Democracy AG William Barris now the most corrupt one by far Trump’s entire administration is totally bizarrehe is running the country like an old Russian Czar In this month of FebruaryI sadly write this obituary Because as US citizens we are victims of a Coupand American Democracy as we know it is …
COURAGE UNDER A TRUMP PRESIDENCY Martin Luther King Jr. was a just man, whose devout faith in God led him to fulfill his purpose as a humanitarian. A believer in non-violence, Dr. King felt that one-day freedom from injustice would rise above the hatred and racism from which this great country’s foundation was built. Dr. …
The Ultimate Sacrifice The children of Israel walked for 40 years on hot desert sand in search of the promise land It is human nature to want to reclaim our Paradise Lost the question is at what cost History is filled with the stories of charismatic leaders some who turn out to be soulless bottom …
Black Woman Walking….. Today is the day for speaking truth, Head up, feet planted Saying “No” without explanation Hairstyle just might be braids, fro, straight or Shaved bare…blowing here or there Still without explanation or permission Yeah, she knows that she is too beige, brown, or black to go unnoticed Heard someone comment on her …
Impeached On 12/18/19 Trump got his just deserts because the laws of our nation he continuously skirts The House voted Yea on two resolutions they did their jobs as a part of of nation’s legislative institutions But, now there is a delay because the SML says by the rules he will not fairly play Moscow …
Crossed The Rubicon The clock says at last it’s for the die to be cast No longer prisoners of fate it is time for the GOP themselves to exculpate They must now put Country Over Party and in this mission they cannot be tardy Because Don the Con has now crossed the Rubicon Hussein Ali Hill-Johnson …
Hello Friend, It has been such a long time since we sat and talked Not about other people, places or things— just about us. Remember when we would chat about our future for hours we laughed about silly subjects and our own mistakes Then we moved on without looking back. Seems like we had …