OUR NICE KING CELEBRATIONS
I had plans to go to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration on Monday, January 16th. The celebration kicked…
The Boy and Two Boxes
A long time ago on Easter Weekend, a boy and his family gathered together at his family’s house to celebrate…
Appearance vs. Reality
At first glance, Tyler appears to be a city where blacks are, for the most part, content. It appears to…
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…
The problem of rural poverty haunts East Texas
This article is cross-posted from Phil Latham’s personal blog, “Voices from Behind the Pine Curtain.” Chances are you know exactly…
A Collective Response
My father was a jeweler in Virginia Beach, VA for over 40 years. For most of that time, he owned…
What People Need Most: Homes
by Christina Fulsom The pandemic and now a frigid winter storm bring to our awareness the people who struggle to…