Juneteenth: A New National Holiday?
(above, Juneteenth Flag) Yes, by unanimous vote in the United States Senate, the US Congress this week authorized a new National...
"Is This the Message You as a Doctor Want to Send?"
Talk about sobering and thought provoking. That question arrived from a physician I deeply respect in response to my last post on racism...
"Disease Will Accomplish What Man Cannot Do"
Participants in the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, sourced via the National Archives and Record Administration on May 12, 2017. Photo Credit:...
"...I would have picked my own cotton."
The above bumper sticker/sign is a perennial best seller where Confederate memorabilia is sold. Precisely what does it mean? Whites...
What Does Your Heart Want To Say To You Today?
Above to honor our Vice President-Elect, Kamala Harris, and all the shoulders on which she stands. November 10, 2020. One week after...
What We're Up Against Part 2
Above, 2008 election night, Barak Obama and family I had intended Part 2 to follow the demise of Reconstruction to the election of Barak...
What Keeps Me Up At Night
"I used to think I was pretty much just a regular person. But I was born white into a two-parent household, which now labels me as...
Why We Need Seats at the Table
photo: Dario Calmese What did you see when you first saw this July/August Vanity Fair Cover shot? Yes, Viola Davis is stunning. A...
Yes, given the choice, I'd choose to be Black again.
My site will not let me lead with video, so the Jane Elliot video I intended is not the hook image. But just stay with me here. Planned...
The Stories We Learn
“Whose stories do we believe in? We believe the one who has the power. He is the one who gets to write the story. So when you study...
