Archive for: ReEngage
Unholy Alliance
Their unions are 80 percent white and 99 percent male, and the numbers are similar in other cities. Irritatingly for the Philadelphia politicians who are beholden to them, 70 percent of the building-trades unions’ members live out in the suburbs rather than in the city. Wilson Goode Jr., a member […]
Before the Riots
In the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood where Freddie Gray lived before he died in police custody on April 12, one-half the residents are unemployed and one-third of the homes are vacant. Sixty percent of residents have less than a high school diploma, and the violent crime rate is among the highest in […]
Motherhood
When motherhood becomes the fruit of a deep yearning, not the result of ignorance or accident, its children will become the foundation of a new race. The primary cause of generational poverty in America today is the breakdown of marriage. Or to put it in a somewhat more sophisticated formulation […]
Moral Equivalency
“Two wrongs don’t make a right so don’t deceive yourself by pointing to others’ faults to forgive your poor behavior.” – Orrin Woodward One of the most troubling aspects of the protest movements that have taken place and continue to take place around the country is this idea of moral […]
Destiny
“Each person’s destiny is not a matter of chance; it’s a matter of choice. It’s determined by what we say, what we do, and whom we trust.” – Truett Cathy (Founder of Chick fil A) It is amazing to me how much we try to complicate life when the truth […]
Family Matters
A Nassau County whiz kid was accepted into all eight Ivy League schools — a year after another Long Island teen hit the rare academic jackpot. Elmont Memorial High School senior Harold Ekeh boasts a grade-point average of 100.5 percent, an SAT score of 2270 and was a semifinalist for […]
Employment Opportunity Is The Key
I’ve always believed and understood that the key to real and sustained transformation in the men we work with has been and always will be employment. While the tools we provide them are invaluable and can lead to a more successful and productive life without an opportunity at the end […]
The Silence of the Lambs
Over the last 4 months there have been five children shot and of which four who have died from drive-by shootings in the Kansas City metro. The cowardice of these violent acts goes without question, but what remains a mystery is where are the voices of the community that protested […]
Swaggy P and Tights?
There are a couple of trends going around that caught my attention as I watched the NCAA tournament and saw my bracket busted almost immediately and the NBA, so some of my observations may be due to my somewhat irritated disposition. There are some fashion trends that have invaded the […]
Hypocrisy and the Movement
I was watching television the other day and happen to catch a report about the news conference that was held at the black church in Oklahoma where they paraded this 19 year old white boy who had been seen on the infamous OU fraternity video. And as I watched this […]