Whether its film, television or any form of mass media we all get the same messages about men:Men are emotionally lacking and one dimensional. This thinking prevents any one committed to male growth and love the opportunity to support or further develop healthy relationships with anyone of the male gender. We have been conditioned to… Read More »
We can either continue watching our young men get murdered and wait for the next tragedy or we can commit and take some action. It is time that we quit accommodating foolishness that masquerades as bravado and machismo and costs our community lives. It is time to transform our culture, our relationship to men and… Read More »
Power and who gets to have and wield it often get a bad rap. In our culture, we equate power with the ability to dominate, brutalize and incite fear. With this as our only definition is it any wonder that we allow the brutalization of our young men ? To be male in this culture… Read More »
In the brilliant and paradigm shifting masterpiece, Where We Stand, bell hooks takes on the subject of class in America and Americans refusal to discuss it. Classism, bigotry and racism affect us all and lead us all to make some dumb ass assumptions and then commit to some even dumber behaviors. When we view history… Read More »
I often find myself telling friends and anyone who can hear that while I am often derided and or ridiculed for being weird, outspoken and too truthful, people often rely on my insight to assist them with inviting and managing change. The one fear that consistently rears its head is that I will be rendered… Read More »
Several years ago, I read an essay about the ways that we respond to violence. It was pointed out that we typically will have one reaction if we are assaulted in the world by someone we don’t know or have never seen. We respond differently when it is someone we know intimately. Many times during… Read More »
Twenty plus years ago Marianne Williamson’s brilliant Return to Love rocked my world. In this mind blowing book, she addressed the concept that everything we do in life moves us closer to fear or love. Brene Brown states that culturally our daily questions consists of: Who are we supposed to be afraid of and whose… Read More »
When I hear the nonsense of racism regarding scary black men and then get immediately assured that I am not one of “them”, I often wonder: When is my time coming ? We have been hoodwinked into believing that some of us deserve life (educated, churchgoing, those on their way to college) while others (drug… Read More »
Today, September 1, marks the beginning of a movement. My movement is to stop the brutality of black men by police that continues to sweep this country on a daily basis. Black folks and those who care about us should be aghast at our treatment. Shock and disgust will not invite change. Praying and hoping… Read More »