I remember when I was doing my externship at the U.S. State Department in 2003 in Washington D.C., I had a to work hard just to convince my friends that there were actually Black people in Oklahoma! However, Oklahoma not only has a rich history involving Black People. I argue that Oklahoma’s Black History is the most interesting and unique, …
African-Americans should passionately celebrate Kwanzaa because it informs us of who we are, it inspires us to do what is needed to improve our communities, and it empowers us to endure the odds, obstacles, and opposition we face to a better future. Kwanzaa is important because it celebrates seven principles that promote family unity and a strong communities. Further, Kwanza should …
A few days ago all over America MLK Day was celebrated by millions. Unfortunately mostly everyone and everything that discussed Dr. King this weekend will over or in most cases only emphasize a few passages of his 1963 “I have a dream” speech. Specifically you will be inundated with Dr. King’s “dream” about “little Black […]
A couple of months before Michael Brown was gunned down by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson while driving back to Oklahoma from Kansas City, Missouri with my wife. I was racially profiled, illegally detained, and humiliated with demeaning questions by a white Missouri State Trooper. See, even as as a law abiding, tax paying lawyer, as a Black man nothing …
