A few years ago, a little after my son was born, a friend/former colleague, of mine called me kind of out of the blue. He told me that he had a young non-profit that was doing very well and helping a lot of people. He then asked me if I'd be interested in working with [...]
I am a fan of the "timeout." It's not the only punishment in my arsenal, not by a long shot, yet it has a certain appeal. It's a good option for lesser crimes; I stand by it. Many black folk have criticized me for advocating non-corporal punishments as a means of discipline. They talk about the [...]
OK, that may not be true, but don't we like to think that about our offspring anyway? It's kind of like having a kid that's not all that cute and thinking he or she is the next Denzel or Halle. We, as parents, are blind to the reality that our kids possibly have average looks and IQs. [...]
It just dawned on me that I didn't speak to my father this Thanksgiving. The rift between us has obviously grown, and in such a way that it has become something I don't think about much. I'm not proud of the fact that neither of us was willing to pick up a phone and go [...]
I didn't have to go to work today because of the holiday, so I left the kid with his great grandmother and went to the barber shop. It was a lively day at the shop, much more so than usual. We talked about politics, the old timers talked aboout the old days, we discussed racism, sports (which [...]