Vote Blue
My mother passed away in 2008 from cancer. These are the times I wish I could hear my mother’s voice. She was an activist, a Civil Rights, Student Rights, Women’s Rights, Human Rights advocate, with…
War and Peace
War is never the answer to me. I believe in peace and negotiation when it comes to conflict resolution. But I am not naive. I know that sometimes war is unavoidable. In 1968, I was…
Afrika and Mr. Greengrudge
I’ve been sharing stories with my daughter since she was a child. Before I retire for the night, I’d like to share two: When my daughter was around 2 or 3, I’d pick her up…
1978 Graduation Story
Afrika has been bugging me about writing a book. It’s kinda hypocritical of me to say, “share your stories,” when I am so hesitant to write mine. Okay. My time as an undergrad at the…
Reading and Prayer
Prayer:3:42 am. Can’t sleep. Worried about the election. V.P. Harris should be way ahead of Trump in the election. Why is this race so tight? People always say, “Pray about it.” So, I went back…