As the days of 2009 begin to wind down, many of us will begin to contemplate those ever elusive New Year’s Resolutions for 2010.  Some years I make a long list of things that I want to accomplish and some years I don’t even bother.  However, what I have noticed is “failing to plan is a plan [...]

During the Thanksgiving holiday, many of us take the opportunity to give thanks for all that we are grateful for.  I think this is great but my only problem with holidays are that they encourage people to do things on one day that they should be doing every day.  For example, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are [...]

In our society the debate over public health care continues because there are many that do not see the need for such a program and many more that are skeptical about its implementation. What amazes me is that most of the people who oppose the plans being presented not only have no viable alternatives to [...]

Why did you go to college?
Why did you choose the (first) college you attended?
How extensive was your college search? What criteria did you use to choose your list of schools?
How many schools did you apply [...]

It was a bright, sunny day outside and I was sitting in class waiting for the lunch bell to ring.  I remember because lunch was the time when everything happened; everyone sat with their friends; everyone tried to muscle their way into the serving line; everyone avoided the people that didn’t fit in, treating them [...]

“My aim is not to provide excuses for black behavior or to absolve blacks of personal responsibility. But when the new black conservatives accent black behavior and responsibility in such a way that the cultural realities of black people are ignored, they are playing a deceptive and dangerous intellectual game with the lives and fortunes [...]