This for my people Tryna stay alive and just stay peaceful So hard to survive a world so lethal —Joey Bada$$, “FOR MY PEOPLE”    I am...

“Don't save her, she don't wanna be saved.”   —J. Cole, “No Role Modelz”   America’s original sin is something that is often spoken of....

Last week, with over 75 million votes, Donald Trump was re-elected to the office of President of the United States. Religious voters,...

I hate the fact that I harbor distrust towards some of my brothers and sisters in Christ. Over the last nine years, since 2015, through...

“See, this weight is on my shoulders, pray, Jehovah, lift me up.”   —Vince Staples, “Lift Me Up”   The 2024 election season has been...

“Damn, Stunna, I loved you. . . . Hate it came to this.”   —Rick Ross, “Idols Become Rivals”   Last November, I wrote an open letter  to...

Dr. Umar Johnson (or as I refer to him, Malarkus Garvey), over years, has garnered a reputation for making provocative statements. From...

Over the weekend, on Saturday, Donald Trump held a campaign rally in Erie, Pennsylvania. As usual, Mr. Trump launched  into a rambling,...

“A Man Was Lynched Yesterday.”   In 1936, a black flag heralding this message was famously flown  outside the NAACP headquarters in New...

There have been terrible fathers throughout the Game of Thrones Cinematic Universe. Craster. Roose Bolton. Balon Greyjoy. Randyll Tarly....

As a follower of the Way of Jesus, a practicing Christian, a New Yorker, and a husband to a wife who is a diehard New York Giants fan,...

“But don't tell no lie about me and I won't tell truths 'bout you” —Kendrick Lamar, “euphoria” At 8:24 AM Pacific Standard Time, on a...

Many people have written and spoken about the debacle that took place at the the Stronger Men’s Conference 2024, involving Mark Driscoll...

Franklin Graham—the President and CEO of both Samaritan’s Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA)—is a xenophobic and...

Justin Timberlake, for the sixth time in his music career, performed as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live. This time around,...

Why are some Christians so seemingly obsessed with Lil Nas X? That is the question. Several days ago, I came across a post on Threads...

On this Christmas Day, on two separate occasions, I was reminded of the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama...

Dear Pastor Tim Dilena, I have watched and listened, in full, to the sermon you preached on Sunday, November 12, at Times Square Church,...

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” —Jesus “We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never...

"Love cannot coexist with domination." —bell hooks "Walk in the way of love." —Ephesians 5:2a In 1966, James Brown, the "Godfather of...