This term, word, thug is common in the United States of America. Thug? Thug is parallel in traditional, dominant culture of a word that means criminal, violence is quite normal. The word thug originated in the country of India as a rebellious religious cult. This religion was inspired by the Continue Reading
The Blind Lead the Blind…
The title is not a reflective judgement nor insensitivity towards our brethren who are disabled by physical blindness. (Respectfully, it is not meant to offend anyone religious beliefs or history. I am not a theologian nor religious historian. I am relying on history of time shared by public history in Continue Reading
Sign of These Times…New Ground for America
The whole history of the progress of human liberty shows that all concessions yet made to her august claims have been born of earnest struggle…if there is no struggle there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing Continue Reading
The Naked City evolved as the Third City
The late 50s introduced a new television show named The Naked City. It was a street life drama based in New York City. The story line was gritty, raw, a police type drama. The program each week began with its music theme and the voice explaining there were 8 million Continue Reading
Wholy Holy Living in the third city Third City-Nation
The fast pace of 21st Century has dawn upon my very soul this morning. I have enjoyed, make that rejoiced after listening to the Queen of Soul singing her invention of the Sage Marvin Gaye’s Wholy Holy. I say invention because it was her genius, composing and fine tuning the Continue Reading
Public Education has become Abandoned
The subject of public education is extremely sensitive in the United States. In Michigan, the long arms of the DeVos leadership as Secretary of Education is felt in this changing atmosphere for many public institutions. Detroit, my birthplace has found itself in an ongoing reduction of student population, funding, test Continue Reading
Citizenship in America, First, Second and Third Class Defines the Balance of Justice
Equality, the Numbers game and State Sponsored Gambling In my early childhood I became aware of a well kept secret within the colored community. In barbershops, beauty salons, pool halls, small bars and even in popular eateries the numbers game, policy bank, dream books meant the colored folks had a Continue Reading
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The Change of Public Education and Employment Post Industrial The new administration has indicated that public education is their new policy change. In the United States of America the foundation of our democracy is defined by public education. An educated public, well informed citizenry is able to participate in a Continue Reading
Education and Employment is the Challenge in Post Industrial America
The new administration has sent many folks into a threaten state of emergency regarding education. Those in urban centers, former industrial strongholds have experienced policy changes over the past fifty years. America has a transformation from an industrial era to the present information-technology era. In Detroit despite the progressive Continue Reading
Citizenship In America 2017
Citizenship is an important word, concept in democracy. American democracy designated since its inception that its citizens had duties, responsibilities to uphold the tradition of freedom, independence and responsibility to defend democracy. In this year of 2017 the world is finding a bumpy road with polarizing political philosophies and reinvention Continue Reading