by Drick Boyd | Aug 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
What happens to a dream deferred?Does it dry uplike a raisin in the sun?Or fester like a sore –And then run?Does it stink like rotten meat?Or crust and sugar over –like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sagslike a heavy load. Or does it explode?(Langston Hughes) On August...
by Drick Boyd | Feb 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
Last night I attended a community meeting at Catalyst for Change Church in West Philadelphia entitled “Philadelphia After Ferguson: A Meeting to Discuss Policing, Politics and Perception”. An impressive group of leaders including representatives of several activist...
by Drick Boyd | Dec 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
For me, the period of time between Thanksgiving and New Year’s is usually a kind of personal sacred time. Each year I begin this five week season by making a list of all the people, events and things in the past year for which I am thankful. Then I go thru Advent with...
by Drick Boyd | Dec 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
Over a week has passed since the announcement was made that Ferguson police officer Darrin Wilson would not be indicted for the killing of Michael Brown. Over the last week there have been demonstrations in Ferguson and cities around the country...
by Drick Boyd | Nov 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
Today, as I was preparing to board an early morning flight to Minnesota, where I will join my family for Thanksgiving, I heard the news of the St. Louis grand jury’s decision not to indict Officer Wilson for the murder of Michael Brown in nearby Ferguson. After...