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I’m Just Sayin’ Dr. T’s Column 01/19/22 America is standing on the precipice of a moral moment. It is not unlike the moral moment the...

I’m Just Sayin’ Dr. T’s Column 1/05/22 Welp! Here we are in the new year 2022! It remains astounding to me each time we move into a new...

I’m Just Sayin’ Dr.T Column 12/22/21 Kindness is Free What does it cost you to be kind to someone? Not because someone “deserves” your...

Equal Justice Under the Law” is written above the main entrance to the Supreme Court building in Washington. DC. These words literally...

I’m Just Sayin’ Dr. T Column 12/08/21 When someone says they are “pro-life”, what do they really mean? Because from what individual...

I’m Just Sayin’ Dr.T Column 11/10/21 We just had an election in Virginia. There were also elections in other states around the country,...

I’m Just Sayin’ Dr.T Column 10/20/21 “I don’t believe we should turn our society into an entitlement society”, said the once obscure and...

The dictionary definition of democracy is control of an organization or group by the majority of its members. Most people assume it means...

In 1962 Malcolm X delivered a speech in Los Angeles, California where he plainly stated a fundamental truth, “The most disrespected...

The great experiment called the United States of America is currently in a very fragile state. As the nation paused in remembrance of the...

As the summer comes to an end, we are starting the new academic year on college campuses and in school districts all around the country,...

Hurricane Ida has caused devastation across the entire state of Louisiana and parts of Mississippi. Various other states felt Ida’s wrath...

The strong Black woman trope is a myth that perpetuates the idea that Black women have an inhumane toughness and are uniquely...

Absolutely nothing! War I despise ‘cause it means destruction of innocent lives. War means tears to thousands of mother’s eyes… When...

The USA, as expected, earned the most medals of any country at the 2020 Olympic games in Tokyo, Japan. While our nation’s athletes had...

“When the Revolution comes….some of us will probably catch it on TV, with chicken hangin’ from our mouths. You’ll know it’s the...

NOT Again!! When you do not learn the lessons that history is trying to teach you…you will have to repeat the course! How many times must...

America just got a new national holiday. On Thursday June 17, 2021 President Joseph R. Biden signed legislation enshrining June 19th as...

“When the Revolution comes….some of us will probably catch it on TV, with chicken hangin’ from our mouths. You’ll know it’s the...

There has always been Black Excellence. It is Ancient. That is a FACT. However, the recognition of Black Excellence by the so-called...