
My Hopes for Michael Sam
In case anyone is counting, it has been 22 days, and I am still lamenting over the Patriot’s loss in the AFC Championship game. But today, I read some good news about the National Football League that may take my mind off Tom Brady’s piss poor performance for the meantime. Has anyone heard of Michael Sam? Admittedly until last night, I hadn’t. Michael Sam is one of the NFL’s top prospects for the 2014 Draft, and last night he announced that he is gay, making him the first
America Is Beautiful, Except When We Are Ugly
With my Patriots out of the running, I had no vested interest in watching the Super Bowl this year. Bruno Mars is great, but he is not one of my favorites so I wasn’t necessarily looking forward to the Halftime Show either. This year I decided to skip the parties, leave my jersey in the closet and watch the game from the comfort of my own couch for the same reason most Americans tune in to the football marathon-for the commercials. I am typically a fan of the commercials whe

Make a Career of Humanity
"Make a career of humanity. Commit yourself to the noble struggle for equal rights. You will make a greater person of yourself, a greater Nation of your country, and a finer world to live in." ~MLK I had the honor of visiting the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. in 2012. I was taken aback by how emotional the experience was for me. As I walked with my mother through the "Mountain of Despair" to the "Stone of Hope," a reference to a line from Dr. King's