Are You Racist and Don’t Even Know It? (Video)
Study of elementary school children reveal the pervasiveness of implicit racial bias We must admit that we’ve come a long way in our race relations, nearly stamping out (except for minority fringe...
View ArticleThey Say Trayvon Martin Could Have Walked Away
In a society that continually asks men not to walk away, Kristian Orozco asks if we are adding insult to a tragedy. —–The tragic death of Trayvon Martin and the George Zimmerman trial have come to...
View ArticleChallenged By Anderson Cooper to Provide One Example to Justify Anti-Gay...
Though he insists it has nothing to do with discrimination, Arizona State Sen. Al Melvin (R) can’t explain why SB 1062 is needed to defend “religious freedom.”—This post originally appeared at...
View ArticleIf You’re Happy and You Know It, Make Sure TV Doesn’t Show It?
Michael Sam’s draft onto the St. Louis Rams and subsequent aired kiss with his partner has been discussed ad infinitum, but Anderson Cooper’s analysis is too good not to share.________Yes, the NFL...
View ArticleAnderson Cooper: How a Story on Mindful Living Transformed His Life
Anderson Cooper is a darling of the American media, known for his compassion in covering tragic stories and for his daily mindfulness meditation.___Anderson Cooper is a household name in America. He...
View ArticleThings You Might Have Missed
Can’t make it through the site? Let our Twitter feed be your reading guide.Why don’t we give more attention to the loving #blackfather? The Legacy of a Black Father’s Love http://t.co/PYvGkXn8z5 via...
View ArticleI Believe in Your Victory
View image | gettyimages.comTo be a real man, I must be as cool McConaughey, as bad ass as Diesel, as stylish as Ford, as funny as Key and Peele, all while maintaining the sensitivity of a golden...
View ArticleJon Stewart, Young Adults, and the Sanitized Classroom
What made Jon Stewart, and moreover The Daily Show, trustworthy and compelling to young adults? _________On August 6, 2015, Jon Stewart said goodbye to the nation after sixteen years as host of The...
View ArticleDemocratic Presidential Debate in Stark Contrast to its Republican Counterpart
View image | gettyimages.comAccording to CNN Money, income inequality was mentioned six times at last night’s debate, compared to zero by the GOP.—The opening of the GOP Presidential debate, hosted by...
View ArticleThe Right (and Wrong) Way to Discuss Socialism
Matthew Rozsa looks at why the word socialism is stigmatized in current politics and how that changes.—Is the term “socialist” losing its stigma? There are two examples from last week’s news cycle...
View ArticleAnderson Cooper vs. Trump
Anderson Cooper Rightly Calls Out Trump for Acting Like a Child—The Trump train stopped by CNN last night for their Republican town hall, and the Donald pretty much got owned by everyone’s favorite...
View ArticleAnderson Cooper Lays Into Gingrich’s “Sex Fascination” Hypocrisy
By Jeff TaylorDonald Trump surrogate and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich recently appeared on Megyn Kelly‘s show “The Kelly File” in an explosive segment where he accused her of being “fascinated...
View ArticleA Majority of the Rapt Online Crowd Believes Stormy
>Source: 30dB.com – @StormyDanielsThe interlude, which Daniels says happened in 2006, has become headline news after it was revealed that Trump’s personal attorney, Michael Cohen, tried to quell...
View ArticleAnderson Cooper’s Tribute to his Friend Anthony Bourdain
On his award-winning series, “Parts Unknown,” Bourdain brought the world home to CNN viewers. Through the simple act of sharing meals, he showcased both the extraordinary diversity of cultures and...
View ArticleI’m Speaking
I am both a listener and talker by nature. My mother used to say that I began speaking at six months and never stopped. She and my dad also modeled being quiet and listening to the occasional flood...
View ArticleIn the Final Moments Before the Election of a Lifetime
My heart is beating out a staccato rhythm as I anticipate what is the most pivotal election of my life. My first foray into that sacred duty was when I was a child and joined my parents in the...
View ArticleGeorge Floyd, Derek Chauvin, Police Brutality and the Ongoing Devaluation of...
Throughout the past week, I have spoken with friends of all races, ethnic groups, and genders about the ongoing racial conflicts that are routinely plaguing this nation. I will admit: I was hesitant to...
View ArticleIs Prayer Enough to Heal the Ills of the World?
I just watched an interview that Anderson Cooper did with a mother in a shelter in Ukraine who was holding her three-month-old daughter decked out in a little red hooded suit. The baby was fascinated...
View ArticleFrom Anderson Cooper to Heartstopper, Gay Man Learns the Value of Living for...
. . After college and in a serious relationship, Kevin Bentley made a promise to himself and to God: if his parents ever asked him directly, he would tell him he was gay. Sure enough, when his Mom...
View ArticleRing Out the Old, Ring In the New
New years eve is an opportunity for musing about what has come to pass and what is yet to be. As the world crosses the threshold between 2022 and 2023, I am called to share my own experience. Hard to...
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