Today marks the 56th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr’s “I Have A Dream” Speech. As I sit back and reflect through my lifetime, I get a little teary eyed. I’ve seen the videos and watched people’s accounts of how life was in the ’50s …
**warning: raw, initial, emotional thoughts coming** I’ve been gone for a while, obviously. Where I’ve been and what I’ve gone through is another post for another day – if I even write it all, at this point. 2016 has been a hell of a year …
Kim Davis has been in the news for weeks because she is a Rowan County Clerk in Kentucky that refuses to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples as required by law. She says that same sex marriage clashes with her religious beliefs, and she …
Today, the charges against six officers accused of assaulting and/or killing Freddie Gray were upheld. This case will be heard, and all six officers will have separate trials. I remember when I initially saw the video of Mr. Gray’s arrest. It was horrific. He was …
It’s been 60 years since Emmett Till was taken from his home in the middle of the night. Repeatedly beaten, ultimately shot; his body weighed down with a 70 pound fan and thrown in the river. It would surface three days later – maimed, bloated, …