From The Editor – Issue 2 Volume 5

Those who have followed PaisleyPerspective blog since the very first post, I say thank you. This particular post should look familiar. It is giving a quick summary of the other posts in this group. I am excited to bring you knew content in the a familiar format. There are three post under Issue 2 Volume 5. […]

New Year…Same You

So it’s 16 days into 2016. How are your new year resolutions going? You know that one big thing you said you would do this year or the multiple itemed list. I don’t mean to sound sarcastic but each year most people make pie in the sky resolutions then by now have fallen flat. In […]

Falling Star

Giving any type of drug to a woman in order to have sex with her, against her will is wrong. There is no if, and, or, but, about that fact. Actually giving a drug to any person to have sex with them against their will is wrong referring to both moral and illegal behavior. Like […]

PaisleyPerspective Turns 5!

WOW! Five years ago, January 1, 2011 PaisleyPerspective blog was launched. The idea was formed out the need to do something worthwhile. I was unemployed and in between seeking a new job or means of income, I decided it was time to start my own blog. Prior to PaisleyPerspective.com, I contributed to a political blog. […]

My 2015 Year in Review

Everyone’s year in review is a personal experience. I am leaving the biggest news stories ‘year in review’ for the media outlets. My year involved me growing and branching out as a poet. I didn’t complete all task I set before me regarding an activist memoir but I did well with my poetry. My year […]

My Kind of Town

C is for Corruption…C is for Chaos…C is for Chicago! I am a Chicago native born, raised, and educated including undergrad and post-grad studies. I still love my hometown. Those who have moved away usually have done so because of reasons that are not specific to the city. Well unless you count tons and tons […]

Op-Ed: Electing New Chicago Leadership

From a distance, one can only read as events unfold in Chicago. Revolution is a good thing only when viewed in its entirety. Don’t get so caught up in toppling false gods and the witch hunt that you lose sight of what truly matters: What comes next? If you look at Arab Spring, Egypt, and […]

Beyond World Borders

“Put brain in gear before putting mouth in motion.” This was one of my father’s favorite sayings. Yes, he could have said, “Think before you speak.” However, the words he used created a clear visual picture. Truly engaging your brain and organizing your thoughts prior to speaking is a skill that not everyone posses. Responses […]

Together We Stand

The following content was published in The State Newspaper – South Carolina on Tuesday, October 13, 2015: Disaster, tragedy, and devastation can bring the worst out in people. Here in South Carolina recent floods as a residual affect of hurricane Joaquin have brought out the best in people. Just as with other natural disasters […]

Intolerance

On September 11, 2001 the U.S. was devastated with terrorist attacks in New York City at the World Trade Center and Washington, DC at the Pentagon. There was also the downing of United Airlines flight 93 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. It is suspected that the White House was the intended target of flight 93 hijackers. Those […]