Labor Week

UNITED STATES—It was the story last week that literally ripped my heart out of my chest. Hearing about 2 year-old Lane Graves being snatched by an alligator while walking near the water reservoir at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort Hotel in Orlando, Florida shook Americans. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing and to make the matter worse, is knowing...

UNITED STATES—For quite some time I have been thinking about going vegan. On occasion, I have actually done it, where I would completely give up red meat, pork and seafood. Yes, I know what you all are thinking, but what about chicken. Yes, I do indulge in chicken a bit simply because I need to have protein in my...

UNITED STATES—Credit cards can be dangerous. It’s that piece of plastic that many of us go to in an effort to reserve cash that we might not have at a particular time. I believe in the notion of having at least 2-3 major credit cards. Anything beyond that number can get you into trouble fairly quickly. As Americans, we...

UNITED STATES—We have heard the conversation for the past few years about the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement in response to the countless lives of African-Americans that have been lost to police shootings. However, I want to have a conversation about the importance of ‘Saving Black Lives’ in the African-American community. This conversation is not for everyone, but for those who...

UNITED STATES—It was perhaps the most anticipated moment in TV history that I can recall in my time on earth. Former FBI Director James Comey testified on Capitol Hill, in front of tons of the Senate Intelligence Committee, not to mention all of America. So many people including myself were glued to the TV screen. I wanted to know...

UNITED STATES—It has been an issue that I have wanted to talk about for an extremely long time, however, I really wanted to collect my thoughts and really focus on the issue at hand with a blunt reality, truth and some insight that forces us to do some serious soul searching. With the recent National Anthem protests taking place...

UNITED STATES—Monday, January 18 was the celebration of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday for most Americans. I mean for this to be a national holiday it seems more like a ‘day off’ for most people. I mean kids are out of school, most government offices are closed, no banks are open, it’s another checkmark on the calendar...

UNITED STATES—The recent incident involving Harambe, the gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo, being fatally shot by zoo officials after a 4 year-old boy fell into the gorilla’s environment has raised a vital question for many in the public sphere: just how safe is the zoo. This is a question beforehand that was always in the back of my mind, but...

UNITED STATES—It has been said time and time again, driving is a privilege not a guarantee, yet so many people think they have a ‘right’ to be behind the wheel of a car. I recall vividly the days of taking driver’s education after school. We were shown those videos of how dangerous driving under the influence can be. We were...

UNITED STATES—As we approach Christmas, and ultimately say au revoir to 2015, it appears the time to give will disappear as well. I’ve always noticed that as Americans we are 10x more likely to give during the fall season than any other time of the year. What is it about the months of November and December that opens our...