Strengthening Sister Cities Relations Could Help Lessen the Border Crisis
A spotlight is growing on the border crisis between the USA and Latin America. By strengthening Sister City relationships, we…
OUR NICE KING CELEBRATIONS
I had plans to go to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration on Monday, January 16th. The celebration kicked…
A Recession Garden for Food Victory
In 2020 when our world was gripped with craziness, I got the message to start a garden. Over the years,…
Appearance vs. Reality
At first glance, Tyler appears to be a city where blacks are, for the most part, content. It appears to…
What’s Wrong with my Watch? It’s Dark in Here!
I awoke in the late night or possibly the wee early morning hours. Actually, I don’t know that I had…
What About “What About Easter”?
I wrote “What about Easter?” several months ago posting it to a local media blog. Not long after it went…
I had an abortion. Here’s why.
In the summer of 2015, I chose to have an abortion. I want to tell you what was and wasn’t…
Open Letter to Our Legislators
The question: Do I really want to share this writing? The answer comes twofold. First, I can’t seem to let…
Maybe – Complicity?
Maybe it’s the faces of hundreds of third, fourth, and fifth-grade students intruding into my mind’s eye? Maybe it’s their…