Support Black Owned Businesses

I am reposting this article on supporting Black-owned businesses – Check it out! (DB)     Support Black-Owned Businesses: 181 Places to Start Online Sophia Conti February 07, 2021 Racial and wealth disparities in the United States have been thrown into sharp...
The Woman Who Shaped Me

The Woman Who Shaped Me

Most men I know first learn about the strength and endurance of women from their mothers. During this Women’s History Month I want to take this opportunity to talk about the woman who shaped me, Mary “Sis” Mullins Boyd, my mother.  On the 19th of this month, she would...
2042 and the Insurrection

2042 and the Insurrection

My father died nearly five years ago in May 2016; he was 89 years old and outlived my mother by 11 years. Seeing how long my father lived has caused me to wonder how old I will be when I die; a morbid thought perhaps, but quite natural when one is the oldest living...
Howard Thurman’s Christmas Reflections

Howard Thurman’s Christmas Reflections

Howard Thurman was a prolific writer on many areas both in terms of social and political concerns, as well as the spiritual life in relationship to those more “secular realms.”  He was also the writer of several collections of short reflections and prayers. One of...

Gratitude and Remorse At Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. Always in the days before it, I take time to make a list of all the people, events and other things from the previous year that I am thankful for. I have been doing this personal ritual since my college days. And I am...