A King’s Speech
“The Queen is dead.” The news was as a shot out of the dark. Word of her illness, with intimations of its deathly seriousness, were couched in euphemistic, English, monarchical language. …
A Strange Request That Was Made Of Me About The US Constitution
I have been watching and I have been praying, with growing concern, about the state of affairs within this country — that of the United States of America. Before the politicians …
Chadwick Boseman: It Was Not All About Money
Have you ever heard someone say, in objection to a particular task or responsibility, “You could never pay me enough to do that job”? Well, I have. And, not only have …
An Allegation Against The Jamaican Government In The Case Of Marcus Garvey
It is said that in legal matters, one ought to call upon the competence and objectivity of others for advocacy on one’s behalf, regardless of what side of a litigation one …
The Dog Whistle Of Law And Order In America — Smoke And Mirrors
In modern politics, the concept of “law and order”, also known as the “war on crime”, provides an over-the-top paradigmatic approach to crime. It focuses on harsher enforcement and penalties in an …
The Farce Of Frogopolis
Fredrick the Frog (no relation to the now infamous Kermit the Frog), had applied for a job that was funded by the Federal Government. The interview, which took place almost three …
Reparations For African Slavery – Hope And Headache
This writer has been hearing much talk about reparations with respect to African Slavery in the media in recent years. As a son of the survivors of European colonialism and of …
On The Ledge – A Country In Crisis
There he stood, arms outstretched off to his sides, forming the letter T with his torso. As he swayed slightly in the gusty breeze he gazed downwards — his eyes bloodshot, …
Shakespeare’s “Othello“ And Racism As We Now Know It
“For she had eyes and chose me.” – from Othello, by William Shakespeare My English Literature teachers would be proud, if they could see me now. After having abided the rigors …
Will The Real Victims Stand Up Please!
“Sometimes in our story we are the victim, sometimes the martyr and sometimes the villain.” Jenny C. Bell, In the Cave of my Heart: Poems Whites, Afro-Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans, Latino …
The Second Amendment And The Matter Of Mass Shootings
It is a strange thing, that Second Amendment, which, ostensibly, protects those who are armed, but not those who are unarmed. It is a strange thing, that Second Amendment, that esteems …