Sifting Through the Stench of a Dying Democracy
In honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., several of Dr. King’s sentiments in his “letter from Birmingham Jail (1963) addressed to ‘My [...]
Is Democracy Sounding Its Death Rattle?
Evil Triumphs When Good Men Do Nothing --- Thomas Jefferson [...]
Open Letter to Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema
Dear Senators Manchin and Sinema, Republican state legislators in 48 states have passed or proposed 389 restrictive voting laws (Brennan Center of Justice, May 2021) [...]
My Osaka French Open Exit Afterthought
“The truth is I have suffered long bouts of depression since the US Open in 2018 and I have had a really hard time coping [...]
Emotional Fragility Forces Osaka Out of French Open
Four years ago, Naomi Osaka displayed an unexpected level of greatness with racket-in-hand at the U.S. Open by upsetting Serena Williams, 6-2, 6-4 in a [...]
Racism at Core of Nation’s Ongoing Social Woes
Sociologist/historian W.E. B. Dubois noted in his book, The Souls of Black Folk, published in 1903 that the ‘problem of the 20th century is the [...]
Henry Livas, Jr. (1938 -2021) – Arthur Ashe’s Nemesis (with an asterisk)
Before Arthur Ashe became Virginia’s No. 1 black junior tennis player, Henry Livas, Jr. was the states’ top black teen. During the era of racial [...]
U.S. Voters Pick 1: Back to Democracy or Road to Despotism
“We don’t need someone who can think. we need someone with enough digits to hold a pen.” - Grover Norquist, Republican strategist, In 2012 [...]
John Lewis’ Tentacles of Goodness Also Touched the Tennis World
A week-long celebration of the life of U.S. Congressman John R. Lewis ends in Georgia Thursday where the legendary Civil Rights leader will be buried, [...]