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Can you live a life without Faith?
https://www.gettyimages.com/videos/filipino-family Why is St. Paul not in contradiction with St. James? How is it that we are told we have God’s grace and that faith without actions, is dead? St. Paul condemned the sins of pride, hypocrisy, favoritism and slander....
Racism should be museum artifact, not in our hearts and minds!
Racism is a physical experience. The soul is part of the body. The mind is part of the body. When folks do physical violence to black people, to black bodies in this country, the soul as we construe it is damaged too, the mind is damaged too. Ta-Nehisi Coates, as...
Growing Non-Racist Children as HERO (Honest, Exemplary, Respectful and Open-Minded)
Racism is a physical experience. The soul is part of the body. The mind is part of the body. When folks do physical violence to black people, to black bodies in this country, the soul as we construe it is damaged too, the mind is damaged too. Ta-Nehisi Coates, as...
Choose not to keep racism alive in America’s consciousness
I think the time is right and the ground is fertile for us to make progress as a state and to come together and remove the Confederate battle flag from prominent statue outside the Statehouse and put it in the museum. It is time to acknowledge our past, atone for our...
The most craven part of Dolezal’s charade
None of that required Dolezal to be black. In fact, civil rights battles benefit from the support of white allies. When I was in high school, my black history teacher was a white woman who pushed us to dispatch propaganda and seek truth. We learned that skin color...
A Game Changer wins $11,040,000 for Port Truck Drivers
Published in Asian Journal “But he [George Moriarty] wrote something where I think he did what I tried to do in this [John Wooden] pyramid. He called it the road ahead or the road behind. He said, “Sometimes, I think the fates must grin as we denounce them and insist...
The Joy of a Miracle Grandbaby: Chronicles of Love, Laughter, and Learning
Natural joy-giver, my beautiful, loving grandbaby, raised by a #superdad, #supermom, doting #abuela, #superlolo and an "in love" grandma. She was born with grace, smarts and a tank of love. Mom gave me permission to post. The key: "Presence,...
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Message: Peace, not nuclear bombs and lost tomorrows
Let no more children fall victim to an atomic bombing. Children’s Peace Monument, Hiroshima, Japan Based on their own experiences and carrying in their hearts the voices and feelings of those sacrificed to the bomb, the hibakusha called for a world without nuclear...
Standing Ovation Heaped on Matthew John Ignacio at Andrea Morricone’s Cinematic Visions
Believing mirrors are believers, first of all, in the basic good of life. Setting aside chic skepticism, they are upbeat and encouraging. They believe in the college try. What’s more, they believe in trying again. They are realists. They expect good things, they know...