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 …
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 …
“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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …