Take Time to Listen

Quiet, I ‘m trying to listen. When we were children, many of us may have thrown tantrums because we didn’t get our way when older people failed to hear us. However, even if we didn’t get what we wanted, somehow we were okay if we felt like we were...

Black Lives Matter

Protesters in Washington DC protesting the murder of George Floyd. Black Lives Matter Slavery ended, But that did not end our suffering, We left the plantations, Only to be housed in tenements, When war broke out, We were assigned to Negro squads, We were not good...

Curiosity

Curiosity isn’t just for the dogs Do you remember when you used to hunt for hidden treasure? Or walking by the dilapidated house and sharing stories about murder and mystery? Do you remember the days when you would go on road trips without a watch or destination...

Color Blindness

How lovely it would be to live in a world where the insides counted more than the outsides, Where people could just be themselves, Where there are no more divides, Just beautiful luscious connections, We all start out that way, Loved and loving, But as we grow, We...

Perseverance

“Perseverance” is defined as “persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.” We experience perserverance in others all the time. From Eliud Kipghoge breaking two hours in a marathon in Vienna to landing on the...