Sports

August 7, 2018

The Spinners—“Love Don’t Love Nobody”

A friend of mine was asking me, “Who taught you how to write?” It was an innocent question directed at me, in part, because I have […]
June 25, 2018

“Burnin’ Bush” By Earth, Wind & Fire

It was a classic Sunday school lesson. Moses had been out alone, when he heard the voice of God calling his name. Simultaneous with The Call, […]
May 23, 2018

An Anecdote Behind The Legend

In 1950, a guy named LeVonne Chambers, from Mt. Gilead, NC, was looking forward to “going off” to a solid boarding school for Black students called […]
April 9, 2018

Mack Robinson–A Great Athlete In His Own Right.

Jackie Robinson, the first black player in Major League Baseball, had an older brother named Mack. Mack was a pretty good athlete too. He was so […]
February 6, 2018

Mr. Ted Dean And The Philadelphia Eagles Are Flying High.

Sometimes, it is strange how God provides connections. Simply strange. Well, first let me say that I did not watch The Super Bowl last night…but I […]
January 16, 2018

Martin Luther King: The Inconvenient Hero By Dr. Vincent Harding

Dr. Vincent Harding, taught me more about Martin Luther King, Jr. than anyone. In the Fall of 1985, I had a class with him at Swarthmore […]
January 7, 2018

Black Power As Both A Visionary And Practical Movement.

For a great many people in the World, we look out at it through the prism of some type of religious, social, political, educational, or other […]
January 4, 2018

The Honesty, Integrity And Foresight Of Dr. John W. Davis

Sometimes, in the middle of an extraordinary book, I must put it down, screeching to a halt like a speeding Ford Mustang at a stop sign. […]
October 29, 2017

Collateral Beauty

One of the things that I have always enjoyed about art is that it often forces us into uncomfortable spaces. Too often it is uncomfortable spaces […]
October 28, 2017

Thank You To Mr. Jackie Robinson & The Brooklyn Dodgers

For the first time since 1988, the Los Angeles Dodgers are in The World Series. Quite naturally, this fact highlights the fact that the Dodgers were […]
October 27, 2017

Being Loyal When A Person Is Down

Today, I happened to catch a glance at the news. The story was focused on Tiger Woods and his day in Court, with him pleading to […]
October 4, 2017

An Evening With Ms. Margot Lee Shetterly In Greensboro, NC.

On Thursday, September 28, 2017, I went to witness Margot Lee Shetterly, the author of “Hidden Figures,” address a huge audience at Guilford College in Greensboro, […]
September 22, 2017

Keeping It On The High Road

I know that what I am about to write is subject to change. It is the vicissitudes of Life. But, having said this, I have watched […]
July 9, 2017

A Small, Freshman English Discussion Group At Haverford College, Just Outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Nestled on a spacious piece of land several minutes west of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Haverford College is one of the most beautiful campuses known to mankind. It […]
June 4, 2017

Math And How It Can Help Clarify Achievement And The Awesomeness of Sports

Growing up as a child in Asheboro, NC, I learned rather early that basic math—adding, subtracting, multiplication and division—all came very easily to me. Once I […]
April 9, 2018

Mack Robinson–A Great Athlete In His Own Right.

Jackie Robinson, the first black player in Major League Baseball, had an older brother named Mack. Mack was a pretty good athlete too. He was so […]
February 6, 2018

Mr. Ted Dean And The Philadelphia Eagles Are Flying High.

Sometimes, it is strange how God provides connections. Simply strange. Well, first let me say that I did not watch The Super Bowl last night…but I […]
October 28, 2017

Thank You To Mr. Jackie Robinson & The Brooklyn Dodgers

For the first time since 1988, the Los Angeles Dodgers are in The World Series. Quite naturally, this fact highlights the fact that the Dodgers were […]
October 27, 2017

Being Loyal When A Person Is Down

Today, I happened to catch a glance at the news. The story was focused on Tiger Woods and his day in Court, with him pleading to […]