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#Trump: Yes, This Is a Scary Time In America For Young Men. Let ME Tell You Why…

Mr. President, A few days ago, you said, “THIS IS A VERY SCARY TIME FOR YOUNG MEN IN AMERICA.” FINALLY, something you and I can agree on. This definitely IS a scary time for young men in America. Let ME … Continue reading

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#KavanaughHearings: White Male Privilege Strikes Again

Yep…here we go again. No, I’m not talking about “here we go again” as far as a black man bringing up race. So white fragility has no place here. That means if it annoys you that I’m on this again, … Continue reading

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#Trump Supporters: He’s Not “Beating” Us. He’s Beating You

Most of us have known about that abusive relationship where the man is the abuser. Whatever your feelings are about the woman and whether she was an “enabler,” whether she “brought it on herself,” or wherever you want to go … Continue reading

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#BillCosby and #MeToo: Black Folks, Stop Using Unarmed Black Men To Minimize Sexual Assault

“WHAT ABOUT BLACK-ON-BLACK CRIME???” You know how much you hate hearing that, right? This usually comes after a white person kills someone black; most often, when white police officers are involved. This isn’t about black-on-black crime, though. We already know that most … Continue reading

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#NotAllMen: Why We As Men Need To Stop Saying, “Not All Men Are Like That!”

It never fails. Something is posted by either a man or a woman (more often women) where there exists a complaint of some kind about a man. It isn’t long before a man comes along to say some form of … Continue reading

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#MeToo: We Say Everything To Our Little Girls…But What Are We Saying To Our Boys?

My wife and I have two children. Our son is 12 and our daughter is 9. Now I won’t pretend to be “Holier Than Thou” here. Our daughter is a “Daddy’s Girl,” big time. She’s my princess. Nothing in the … Continue reading

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Here Are Some Reasons We Shouldn’t Be Angry At Those Who Don’t Speak Up Enough About Bad People

Back in 2003, I was deployed to Iraq. I moved from one unit to another and it wasn’t long before I made new friends. One friend in particular, a fellow soldier, confided in me that she was being physically abused … Continue reading

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“Don’t Feed The #Trolls:” Here Is Why That Doesn’t Fix The Problem

Several years ago, I attended Army Equal Opportunity Training. There was an exercise we did in which the class was instructed to draw five random chips of different colors from a cup and each color was to represent an unknown (to … Continue reading

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#ViolenceAgainstWomen: Like Much Else, Speaking Up Against It Bothers More Than The Acts Themselves

Let’s say you’re a man and walking down the street, a kid comes up to you and kicks you in the shin. Or, let’s say the child just shoves you. Now I understand that kids can be brats at times; … Continue reading

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