Lamentations: A Call to Action
byAn Interfaith Call for Prayer, Fasting, and Protest When the first group of Africans were brought to the shores of Jamestown, Virginia in August…
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Protest With Dimes, Not Just Signs
byDemonstrations calling for racial justice and equality concerning policing tactics and excessive use of force on television has brought America to an inflection point….
The Trauma of Living While Black (Part I): Why Black Americans Don’t Experience the 5 Stages of Grief
byNavigating a State of Perpetual Grief It is now June 2020, and for six months the United States has been inundated with COVID-19; the…
From COVID-19 to George Floyd and All the Pain in Between
byIf I have learned anything over the past three months, it is this salient axiom: Pain unifies people. Quite frankly, it is a truth…
I Got 5 On It: What’s Your Hustle?
byData from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics from August 2019 indicates that the average duration of unemployment is five months. Those statistics…
Shelter in Place
by“Shelter: to protect or shield from something harmful” (Oxford Dictionary) Never has the term, ‘shelter’ been used as commonly as we’ve seen recently with…
How to Avoid a Bank Robbery
byThis is not a notice or warning coming from your local police department or neighborhood watch group. Some of you may surmise that since…
In Honor of Pat Sparks Harris, Friend and Associate Message Editor
bySeptember 25, 1947 – May 20, 2020 Pat Sparks Harris, the long-time backbone of Message (1999-2018), served most recently as our Associate Editor before…
My Last Dance
by“Sorry, kid. I am only taking pictures with kids that I know today.” That was how the only conversation that I’ve had with Michael…