



Quick! Recite the Golden Rule. Nearly everyone knows the words: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” But what you may not know is that the “Golden Rule” can’t be found…

Ever felt words hit hard as a fist? Ever felt them thrill you? Nelson Mandela, who opposed the South African apartheid regime and was imprisoned for almost three decades, knew the power of words. He has said, “It is never my…

How many graduations have you traveled to this month? I arrived home this past week from northern Virginia and the graduation of a granddaughter—Salutatorian may I add!—just in time for Father’s Day weekend with family…

Author’s Note: In light of the horrific massacre that took place this past week in Ebenezer Baptist Church, Charleston, South Carolina, I would like to share with you an excerpt from my book, Bounce! Don’t…

It started on the bus with the school bully.“What’s the matter,Penny? You’re mother so cheap she couldn’t name you nickle?”Then the chant began, caught on, and went on for days..“One cent, one cent – nothing…

“I get knocked down, but I get up again—and you’re never gonna keep me down!” Those are the lyrics of a song from the 90’s by a British punk band called Chumbawamba—and are also the…