What’s in a word? More than just the games people play. For example, I call myself an “antiracist.” Why? Because racism’s destructive history is irrefutable and antiracism is a word that literally means I’m opposed to racism. …

First, let’s cut through the whitewashing. Whenever you hear anyone say they are “anti-woke” in the news or on social media, they are actually railing against whole other sets of circumstances that they do not welcome. It’s apparently good to stay asleep. Yet to misappropriate the term “woke” and mistranslate…

The Roots of STEM STEM education has unique limitations that can be effectively remedied with an added creative perspective. This article opens up the throttle toward what lies ahead. While the acronym for the convergence of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) in education is very new, the concept itself is age-old and…

Let’s start here: You don’t have to be white to perpetrate a racist attack or offense against other citizens of color. You don’t even have to be angry. All you have to be is complicit. Yesterday, five Black Memphis police officers were fired and charged with murder and other crimes…

This is a short story about racism, but it’s not what you think you’re going to hear because it’s not a story about hatred, prejudice, false superiority, or even being mean. It’s a story about power. Racism is like rape in the way rape might appear to be about sex…

Every once in a while, a visionary new movie helps us all to see what was right in front of our eyes all along, offering a flight plan to the future. On Friday, November 4, I was watching “Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda” on ABC’s 20/20, a preview of…

It’s been a very difficult year — so many losses. But today is my birthday and I wanted to write. I don’t have a plan for this new bit of writing and perhaps that’s the best way to exit 2021 and enter 2022 as another December 28 comes and goes…

How to vaccinate yourself against apathy and indifference — I am an anti-racist because everyday monsters live among us. …

The Best Path To Your Next Creative Leap Is Through Collaboration, Not Competition — While the practice of free market competition makes for a compelling story, it’s not actually how the most enduring creative leaps have been made throughout human history. The real story of explosive growth and sustained development is collaborative, not competitive. Within our communities of creative and business practice as well…