Become A Pro
How does being “A Professional” give us legitimacy? I wanted The Title. By calling myself The Title, I thought I would be legitimate. People would listen. I would be important. My voice would matter. By itself, The Title meant nothing.…
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Today’s RTD: Helping Or Hindering?
Here’s a piece I wrote, published in today’s Richmond Times-Dispatch: It feels so good to give. Millions of pounds of food are donated and distributed in our city every year. Families are provided new toys and gifts for their children each…
“I Hate Suburbia”
Notice the quotes. Please, notice the quotes. I don’t hate suburbia. To be quite honest, I haven’t heard anyone say this direct quote. Close, but not this. Let’s be honest: the city is sexy. Downtown skylines are picturesque at sunset,…
Meet Dr. G
Everyone, meet Gamaliel. Gama-who? Let’s set the stage. This band of brothers, the earliest storytellers about Jesus, were arrested for doing good. After they were freed from jail — by an angel — they kept doing what they had been…
You Are Privileged.
You are privileged if you had many books in your home as a child. You are privileged if most of the other children you went to school with looked like you. You are privileged if you have never been told…
Let’s Talk About Race
Bigler ran a study in which children read brief biographies of famous African-Americans. For instance, in a biography of Jackie Robinson, they read that he was the first African-American in the major leagues. But only half read about how he’d…