College Has Been Very Good But Hard for Me and That’s Okay
College, in my past life, had been more of an obstacle than a path. 1966, 1967, 1970 were the last years of my previous attempts. College was just too demanding on my body, mind, and spirit;...
2020 Is A Year of Choices for the DisUnited States of America
2020 reminds me of 1968 America, an almost apocalyptic year of violence, cathartic change, and disunity. Americans shouted at each other, threatened each other with profanity and violence; threats...
Boomers are Ok. It’s the Power Gap that Sucks.
Boomers versus Millennial wars are a waste of energy, a misdirection of anger, and clearly a plot to distract us from the real struggle (Okay, the plot part may be a little over the top). In fact,...
“People Were Not Slaves, They Were Enslaved” By Ta-Nehisi Coates
“Editor-in-Chief of HuffPost Lydia Polgreen interviews journalist and novelist Ta-Nehisi Coates on the enduring legacy of slavery in the US and the inspiration for his new book, The Water...
Angry Americans, Our House is on Fire. We better Do Something.
I am an Angry American and I’m not alone except I really don’t want to be. But, it’s hard when you are being daily bombarded by violent words and violent images from both sides of the...
How Immigrants Shape(d) the United States from Nalini Krishnankutty
“Do immigrants need the United States, or does the United States need its immigrants? Writer, researcher, and first-generation immigrant American Nalini Krishnankutty showcases many surprising...
Library Naming Process: Transparent? Depends on Who’s Asking.
The soon to be opened new Main Public Library will get a name on Tuesday, July 23. That’s when the Long Beach City Council is scheduled to make a decision. I’m not taking bets on whose name...
California Dreams: Thirty-Five Years Living. Lessons Learned.
I really believed in California Dreams. I still do. People come to California from all over the world to make new lives. That’s why I came. It was a little past midnight when I arrived at Los...