Opinion

My Name is Rob and I’m black. I’m a nerd. I’m a blerd. Now that I’ve declared my tribe let me explain. I’ve always had an interested in pop culture...

I last saw Dr. Ntozake Shange on the night of her reading event which I organized, in St. Louis, at the Missouri History Museum on April 25, 2017. It had...

When DJ Khaled made the lyrical announcement that he wasn’t really checkin for “No New Friends” I happily sang along in agreeance. Deciding my inner circle was already stretched to...

There is a painting called Intent off the main lobby of Chicago's Union League Club, which I like a great deal. It's by Rene Romero Schuler, and it features a...

A few days ago, I found myself in a classroom with a millennial student of intentionally ambiguous gender, who said, “If Donald Trump becomes president, I’m leaving the country.” Others...

Yesterday I experienced going through a Caucus election. Now for those of you who don't understand how it works, the best thing that I can say is since you live...

orginal version published at racetowealth.net on 10/28/15 Yet another video of aggressive policing has gone viral, this one capturing a white police officer grabbing a seated, black, female student by her collar,...

"...The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity. You cannot win an Emmy for roles that are simply not there." ~Viola Davis after becoming the...

My grade school teachers often told me, “Success is where preparation meets opportunity.” Over the years, I have shared this same mantra with my children, including my daughter.  My husband...

Those who believe in the Law of Attraction say the more attention you give a subject, the larger it gets.  In one of his many programs on public television, Dr....

On August 21, 2015, two apologies appeared in the New York Times, which at first glance do not seem related, but in fact are. The first was from the Times’...

This is the photograph of Julian Bond I like best.  It is January 10, 1966.  Everyone but Julian is standing, their right hands raised as they take the oath of...