February 2018

Blog Archive

Wed, 28.02.2018

Country Before Party, Community Before Self

Last year, white republican senator Jeff Flake made a public contribution to the democratic candidate in the Alabama senators’ race. On the check memo area, he wrote “country above party.” I use this metaphor to speak to the African American community and have all of us (including myself) ask (and answer) can we do more […]

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New Poem Each Day

Poetry Corner

When day comes we ask ourselves,where can we find light in this never-ending shade?The loss we carry,a sea we must wade.We’ve braved the belly of the beast,We’ve learned that... THE HILL WE CLIMB by Amanda Gorman
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