Reflections on The Past
One of the joys of being a parent is watching your children succeed in life. If you are a reasonable parent you set your expectations at healthy and happy, and consider everything else as icing ...
Almost daily there is a story in the news that is so salacious it becomes viral immediately whether it is true or not. This writing is inspired by a conversation I had with my brother ...
I always thought that the wide world does not go beyond the borders of our house’s walls which are on the brink of falling down; yet, I have been startled as i got out of ...
Violence without intelligence, is survival. With intelligence, we are able to delineate what violence is needed, productive violence from senseless, unproductive, unethical violence. The dividing line for violence is debated, but evolving. The more emotionally ...
Alright then, I don’t know how to start this, but here is my story, First it was Monday, the 30th of October, I worked in the second shift that day, until 11 pm and at ...
The following excerpt from “How much is a life worth in RVA today?” by Sheila E. Battle is posted with permission from the Richmond Times-Dispatch (richmond.com). On June 15, 1995, my sister Sharon Yvonne Jackson ...
I’ve found some of the most fascinating music in the back rooms of pubs, on street corners and in people’s homes. Here are some of the places that I’ve had the best music experiences in. ...
I was a girl who was filled with depression, anxiety, post traumatic disorder and a misdiagnosis of bipolar. I was studying in a college 450km far away from my home. I met a guy online ...
Late in the afternoon on June 24th, 1992, I was having a drink with friends at the Seelbach Hotel Bar in Louisville Kentucky. I had a couple of happy hour vodka’s under my belt when ...
Monday, January 4th, 2002 Cranston, Rhode Island I was four the first time I experienced racism. It was a cloudy Monday afternoon. My mom and I stood in a graveyard. I was standing in front ...
