I often wonder how in the Wild Wild West the “gun slingers” got away with shooting people in broad daylight. I wonder how they got away with shooting people in close range in front of others and faced no repercussions or disciplinary action. It was a time of lawlessness in a land of laws. The [...]
You hear stories of greatness in the clutches of adversity and myths about the hero that saves the world with tremendous odds against him. You hear stories of the “underdog” that enters into a challenge that seems impossible to win. You hear stories of tremendous triumph about people and teams that won not [...]
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day, and often in the middle of the propaganda and anticipation of “black Friday,” we have a tendency to forget about the simple things that we should and need to be thankful for. Turkey and pies spread on the table, family and friends around you, traveling “home” and bringing the newest [...]
I have often wondered what would happen if a white comedian used the word “nigga” in a stand-up comedy routine or simply in public. I even raised the question in a blog entry. Black comics, black rappers and many others in the black community utilize the word, in their opinion, as simply slang. [...]
In the 1960s, the only thing more threatening and disturbing than the Civil Rights struggles and the war in Vietnam was the possibility any male in America over the age of 18 could be sent off to fight in that war. The protests over the Vietnam war were routed in two things:
1. People [...]
I watched as they finally dedicated the King Memorial in Washington D.C. and I had mixed emotions. It is an amazing feat to have a monument dedicated to an African American in Washington, but is the America he dreamed of the America that we live in today? How many people are still working [...]
I was walking into a local Best Buy store in Houston today and I noticed a line out front with tents and camps set up. It was a little bit chilly outside, so I wondered what these individuals could possibly be waiting out there for. In efforts to fulfill my curiosity I asked [...]
I remember a time when I used to call the customer service department for my cell phone company and be invited with a nice voice with a distinctive American dialect. It would always interest me (it was also a tool to keep me from going off on the company representative) to find out where [...]
I’ve met several men this year that have found themselves in the unfortunate hands and clutches of the destructive American disease of divorce. I’ve also met women that have found themselves in the same similar situations. The interesting fact is these individuals did not want to end their marriages and even recommended counseling [...]
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America is the “land of the free,” “home of the brave,” and “one nation under God” that is the example for the world on what a democracy should look like…or is it? We have a system of government that “guarantees” even a vote in a remote Texas town will count…so they say. We have [...]