Years ago, John Lennon wrote a song called, “Imagine.” Part of the lyrics include, “Imagine all the people living life in peace…you may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us and the world will be as one.” Right now, the world appears far from being one. The United States especially is more divided across racial and political lines than ever before. As Americans, we imagined that the Declaration of Independence was correct when it stated, “

America’s Democracy was recently challenged and rocked. As the New York Times quoted, the mob that stormed our Nation’s Capitol, “listened to the president.” Trump called them, “very special people.” He went on to also say, “we love you.” Number 45 has been able to do all he continues to do because the authorities, including his own administration, have not held him to the highest level of accountability that he swore to when he took office. Until now. It appears that many ar

My heart is heavy and I am tired of the necessity of us having this conversation, but as long as we need to speak on the matter of police officers killing black men with no respect for their lives, we will keep the dialogue going. In some of my circles, I am asked why is there so much attention given to “Black Lives Matter?” Don’t all lives matter? Yes! All lives do matter; however, history has proven that America has not valued the lives of black people, especially black men