Jamie Foxx: Let him recover, and mind your business! Comedian and actor, Jamie Foxx set off a firestorm due to an IG story where he posted about a friend who betrayed him. In common Black church fashion, he alluded to the betrayal of Jesus by Judas. …

I’m on the transplant list! After 17 months on dialysis, and countless medical tests, I am happy to report that I am on the kidney transplant list. I was initially told that being on one list, I could expect a wait time of 3–5 years. I’m hoping that being on…

One More Miracle Left I had felt bad for weeks. Everything that I ate, I vomited. The only thinamg that I could keep on my stomach was Bojangles’ fried chicken, dirty rice, mash potatoes, and Wendy’s chilli and their frosties. Each time I urinated, I bled and was soiling my…

Reason, Season, or Lifetime Since having MS, there are those days when life beats me down. Not that I am depressed per se, but those days when I feel the gravitational pull to have a pity when I contemplate all that I have lost (mobility, agility, friendships, etc.). So, it…

Ahmaud Arbery: When Justice Is Bittersweet I wish that I could celebrate justice for Ahmaud Arbery. Twenty-one months after he was brutally murdered for the perceived crime of “jogging while black,” there would be this big sense of relief. But something in my spirit cannot rest. …

Alec Baldwin: When White Privilege Trumps Accountability I am not here to defend Alec Baldwin; he is a rich celebrity white man living in Amerikkka; his protectors have already lined up for miles and have exhausted themselves and us, defending his honor. …

I Quit Today It’s been a long time coming! After months of battling MS (Multiple Sclerosis), gambling with my health, and working without a pay raise in eight years (Yes, you read that correctly), I gave my notice to my Department Chair that I will not be returning next semester. …

Kirk Franklin: Knuck If You Buck In a recording that made all the good Christians cringe and start wagging their judgmental tongues and made all the sinners salivate at the thought of catching a hypocritical Christian in a major scandal, Kirk Franklin’s 33-year-old son released an audio of a profanity…

Sharon Osbourne: Miss Millie Lives On I remember being nine years old and watching The Color Purple and being riveted by the overall struggles of Black people, but Black women, yet beaten down by men and society that they loved and contributed vastly to but did not love them in…