Do We Care?

~~~ Today, I learned that one of my favorite National Public Radio (NPR) shows, Tell Me More will be taken off the air August 1st. In addition to cancellation of the show there are 28 positions that are being eliminated. As reported by NPRs The Two-Way, “These times require that we organize ourselves in different […]

Mother’s Day Musings

~~~ Mother’s Day use to be one of my of my favorite days, until 2011. This is the year that my mom passed. I still had my grandmother to be with and love; however, not having my mom that first Mother’s Day was and is still painful. My grandmother passed a few weeks after Mother’s […]

My Thoughts on the Zimmerman Verdict

~~~ Since the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman on February 26, 2012 there have been many lives of African American young men taken to soon. We see this in Chicago, IL alone where in 2012 where a significant number of the 500 homicides impacted them. However, I like so many across the […]

My Thoughts on Supreme Court Ruling, Shelby v. Holder

~~~ This is being written from the gut, it may be revised on a later date but today it is how I feel. Tuesday, June 25, 2013 on what would have been my maternal grandmother’s 93rd birthday, I was saddened by the ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court. The highest court of the land upheld […]

Consequences

~~~ A recent local news story lead me to think about the consequences of our decisions, both good and bad. There was a tragic incident where a male teenager was arrested for felony DUI after his brother died in a car crash. I later learned from a person who knows the family well that the […]

Opinion: Jim DuPlessis on SC Democrats

~~~ Over the last five years I have developed a number of friendships with fellow Democrats in South Carolina. When I first became involved with the campaign and political process, I saw things that I believed could be improved. However, when you are new to any organization I believe you should reserve your opinion until […]

From The Beginning Of Time…

~~~ From the beginning of time there has been disobedience by human-beings. We learn from the Holy Bible that Adam and Eve were both disobedient; they ate of the tree of knowledge against God’s instructions to Adam. This act of disobedience banished them from the Garden of Eden. They would forever have a life that […]

3L’s of Life

~~~ Today is the day the United States of America celebrates its independence from British rule. Since July 4, 1776 the great country of my birth has celebrated its freedom. Ironically all were not free within its borders, those primarily of African decent were enslaved as servants mostly in Southern states. There are exceptions of […]

A Little Bit About My Dad

~~~ Every Father’s Day since 1996 has been filled with a little sadness. As I did last year I have reflected over 15 years about my dad and what his life meant to me. So this year I will give a little peek into his life as he described it over the years. My father […]

From Sad To Happy

~~~ This weekend has been filled with a bevy of interesting situations and emotions. On Friday I attended the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner the annual fundraiser of the South Carolina Democratic Party (SCDP). With this being a Presidential election year events like this one help rally support for the Democrats agenda. The guest speaker was Gov. Deval […]