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Black History & The Black Church
by Minister Derrick Holmes As we take time this month to celebrate Black History and the African-American role in the development of this country, I want to take a moment to focus in on the most...
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My People, Get Up!!
Photo Courtesy of Damiano Rossi The state, station, and condition of the African American is one that is cause for significant concern. The 21st Century finds many of our families mismanaged, our...
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Everyone Has A Seat At The Table
I have to start this article by first saying that as a Bible Believing Christian, based on my interpretation of God’s Holy Text, it is my contention that homosexuality is not only a sin, but wrong in...
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The New Normal
A few nights ago, I found myself watching a cable news network, hoping to stay informed as best I could with relevant developments, both locally, as well as internationally. As I watched, report after...
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Stand Your Ground
Dream Defenders Stand Their Ground Until ‘Stand Your Ground’ is Repealed It is known as the “Stand Your Ground” law. A law states that a person may justifiably use force in self-defense when there is...
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The Capacity To Care
The twenty-second chapter of the Book of Matthew records one of the most powerful and significant scriptures in all of the Bible. Jesus, when asked by a Pharisee “What is the greatest commandment in...
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The Beautiful Struggle
It is the author Betty Smith that beautifully writes in her acclaimed classic “A Tree Grows In Brooklyn” of the relationship between struggle and survival. Smith powerfully pens that, “Everything...
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Putting Christ Back Into Christmas
It is Christmas time and the holiday season is in full swing. Families all over are moving faster than ever to purchase gifts for family members, shopping for festive decorations, and getting the...
View ArticleI Had A Dream Too
I had a dream that I was meeting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for lunch at a small, family owned, soul food restaurant on the poorer side of town. I sat at the table reading a book when I noticed him...
View ArticleWe Are Still Black
With all of the respect that I can express in writing to Carter G. Woodson and the foresight he exercised to create what we all now know of as Black History Month, I lovingly offer this declaration to...
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