Judge Character Not Skin Color – No Crt!”
A recently published photograph illustrating this emphatic sentiment was emblazoned on a poster held by a middle-aged white woman at a protest rally. From the image alone, it was obvious she …
Hope in the Spirit of Christmas
As Jamaicans continue to celebrate the birth of Christ, the season arrives this year carrying both familiar warmth and an unusual weight. Christmas in Jamaica has always been more than a …
People Will Talk
A person does not have to be religious in order to appreciate truths contained in the Bible, especially those which might be seen as universal in nature. One can argue whether …
Choose Ye This Day, The Issue Of Allegiance
On a fairly regular basis, on the calendar of the US Federal Government, many individuals who are welcomed into American society are given the privilege to raise their right hand and …
Is The ‘N’ Word A Progressive Or Regressive Sign For Afro-American Identity?
It is amazing how things of shame are sometimes transformed into emblems of hope and pride. The cross in the Christian religion is a case in point. The Roman crucifixion of …
Sometimes You Can Judge A Book By Its Cover
For over two and a half centuries while African-Americans were in the bonds of slavery, the white establishment subjected them to a Christian worldview that was justified by heavily redacted biblical …
Let Us Talk About Old John Brown In Light Of American Politics Today
From reading American history Mr. John Brown appears to have been the only white person who thought that the fight to free the Black man from the tyranny of white institutional …
Ah, Just Words, Nothing To Worry About; Really?
The saying “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words shall never hurt me” has been uttered by children for generations. Parents and grade school teachers, in an attempt to …
A, B, Cs Are Not Simple Anymore
What is currently taking place in America and, indeed, the world strikes at the basic tenets of the education of our children. Unproven conspiracy theories have cast a disfiguring blight upon …
Law And Justice – Do Not Confuse Them
As a young man — wide-eyed and full of enthusiasm — this writer was enamoured by the legal profession. After watching such television programmes as Perry Mason, Crown Court, and Petrocelli — …