There are several noticeable signs of the pall that has hung over many Americans since President Donald Trump took office.

The 50th anniversary of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination is sadly a searing reminder of unaddressed gun violence in America.

“A Wrinkle in Time” was a must-see film for me. And, a must-see flick worldly different from dashing out to see “Black Panther.”

John Kuntz’s is a masterful storyteller. His genius to getting his audience to look at the difficult and messiness of life with laughter.

For Black History Month on Valentine’s Day 2018, I’m showing my love for Mildred Loving (1942-2008).

Frederick Douglas is dead. This February during Black History Month Americans across the country will commemorate the bicentennial of his birthday.

Donald Trump’s proclivity for racist remarks comes as no surprise.

This year is the 50th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King. It’s a painful and necessary anniversary to remember, considering where the country is today.

Black women voters in the recent Alabama U.S. Senate race are being thanked for “saving” the state from Republican candidate Roy Moore, a homophobe, slavery apologist, and accused pedophile.

Last week the U. S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments for the case “Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission.”

Democratic Senate President Stanley C. Rosenberg, 68, looked heartbroken, shocked and devastated during an impromptu press conference outside of his office at the State House where he publicly addressed allegations that his spouse, Bryon Hefner, 38, groped and assaulted four men who do business before the Senate.

The reality of unarmed African American women- LBTQ, gender nonconforming and straight-  being beaten, profiled, sexually violated and murdered by law enforcement officials with alarming regularity is too often ignored – especially with the focus of police brutality on our males.

Since the election of Donald Trump, most Americans on both sides of the political aisle feel American democracy is under siege.

Boston-born White House chief of staff John Kelly’s recent remark on Laura Ingraham’s new Fox News show reopened a divide so deep in this country about slavery that I am reminded of American novelist William Faulkner’s quote “The past is never dead.

Fifty years ago this summer, an urban rebellion took place. One hundred and fifty-nine riots erupted in African American cities across the country.

This week LGBT Americans received a one-two punch from the Presidents administration.

The Catholic Church is the largest Christian denomination in the world. The fight for the dignity and inclusion of its LGBTQI parishioners is a fight for the church’s soul and moral integrity.

This week the U. S. Supreme Court announced that in the fall it will hear the case “Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission.”

In this political climate, hate speech is becoming common. And there has been an uptick of the use of the N-word, even from the mouths of people one would not expect.