As I casually strolled across the dingy city playing field on a brisk Sunday afternoon, the winds began to whip through my jacket and the words “watch your step” scrolled across my mind as I carefully navigated through the debris that is a part of many urban ball fields. Broken glass, geese droppings, etc. […]
RACE/SOCIETY/SPORTS
Quick, by a show of hands how many of you ever heard of Dick Leftridge before today? I have to confess, I had not heard of Mr. Leftridge until recently, when I was contacted by his son Jack Richard Leftridge Jr. The younger namesake is on a quest to have his father’s name […]
“Damn, not again,” I silently thought to myself as I watched this young black boy approach my truck with a can in his hand while stopped at a red light on my way home from work. Now, I know what you’re thinking. Times are hard these days and it’s sad for this child […]
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. – 2 Timothy 1:7
What a powerful sermon the young pastor preached recently about that four letter word that begins with “F.” That special word that has robbed so many of their dreams and evokes […]
As I was driving to return a rental from a long weekend trip a few weeks ago, I listened to hours of talk radio sounding off on Don Imus and his statements regarding the NFL player Pacman Jones and the whole Shaq vs. Kobe rap song. People were calling in to offer their views. A […]
Rockmond Dunbar stars in the new Tyler Perry film “The Family that Preys.” Presented by Electronic Urban Report.
Tyler Perry’s latest box office offering entrenches two dear friends from two very different families in a web of greed and scandal.
As infidelity, power, seedy business dealings and paternity secrets threaten the harmony of the two families; […]
Matthew 10:33: “Who ever deny me before men, I will also deny before my father who is in heaven.”
The day has finally arrived. My daughter left home for college.
This time of the year thousands of young people are going through this same experience, but what makes this case unique is that […]
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“The impact of seeing positive black men.” Those prophetic words kept ringing in my consciousness as I drove home after completing my second basketball clinic in 3 days. Over a 3-day span I had the pleasure of interacting with 200 inner city youths, teaching, speaking, laughing and having an overall great experience. A […]
I told you so! I told me so! I said I was completely uninterested in this year’s Olympics. I was going to “force” myself to watch and “hope” for a pleasant surprise. Well I don’t have to hope anymore. The first five days of the Olympic Games, have BLOWN ME AWAY!
Let’s start […]