by Drick Boyd | Oct 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
Across the country, Republicans have decided to make “Law-and-Order” an issue they are pushing in the upcoming mid-term elections. In Pennsylvania and states across the country, Republican candidates are making the claim that their Democratic opponents are “soft and...
by Drick Boyd | Apr 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
A recent editorial cartoon of Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner has the heading “Crime under the ‘Watchful’ eye of Larry Krasner” and shows him blaming crime, COVID, the court system, police and the Philadelphia Flyers defense for the rise in crime,...
by Drick Boyd | Mar 31, 2018 | Uncategorized
On Saturday, March 24 I joined an estimated 7000 people in Philadelphia and millions across the country participating in the March for Our Lives. Marching thru Old City Philadelphia and down by the Delaware River, hearing young people voice their passionate concerns,...
by Drick Boyd | Jun 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
Looks like what drives me crazyDon’t have no effect on you –But I’m gonna keep on at itTil it drives you crazy too(“Evil,” Langston Hughes) Though I have read and studied many of Langston Hughes’ poems, I had not heard this one until a few weeks ago when...
by Drick Boyd | Oct 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over, expecting different results.” (Source Unknown) When I heard of the tragic shooting at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg last week, my first response was sadness, followed quickly be a sense of resignation That...
