THERE IS A CREEPING SENSE of bitterness in our society - an ugly cynicism that says that [...]
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The Great Flood of 2015
IT WAS EARLY Saturday morning when I burrowed beneath the covers, my lips turned up in a [...]
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I took my kids to see Selma. I had to.
I TOOK MY family to see "Selma," the Golden Globe-nominated film that portrays the bloody battle for [...]
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2015: Reflecting on Ferguson, Rihanna and more
FATHERHOOD was tough for me in 2014, because there were moments in which it was impossible to laugh. There was the moment [...]
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A daughters light shines through the dark times
THE LAST FEW WEEKS have been trying times for me as a father. The debate on police [...]
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Solomon and son talk Ferguson on Nightline
In the wake of Ferguson, I worry about my son. Those words, from a Philadelphia Daily News [...]
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I saw myself in the Eric Garner tragedy
THE IMAGE was horrific. An unarmed father of six, choked from behind by a police officer on [...]
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Daughter turns 13 … dad goes mad
EVE IS TURNING 13. That's scary. Not zombie-movie, brain-eating scary, but scary just the same. Why would I be [...]
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Eric Garner: The new Rodney King
IN 1991, a large black man was beaten by four white police officers. The videotaped attack appeared to be [...]
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Fred Flintstone lives at my house
I KNEW, from the time he was born, that my son had feet like Fred Flintstone. You know, [...]
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Pull your pants up Oldhead
I'D BEEN UNDER the weather for the past week, coughing and wheezing with a sore throat that just [...]
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With a little luck, the family will take Solomon to Aycee this fathers day
LAST WEEK, LaVeta asked me what I want for Father's Day. I told her I want a [...]
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