When to Wash Our Faces and Shake Our Shoes

When to Wash Our Faces and Shake Our Shoes

There are always things to learn if we are curious enough. The late storytelling songwriter Tom T. Hall got me to digging after contemplating some of his words that flowed from the radio: “Bathed my soul in the sun; washed my face in the morning dew; and kept on...
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom

Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom

David Blight’s biography of Fredrick Douglass is a tough read. Some will probably want it to be banned, along with any of Douglass’s writings in states where the Confederacy is still revered and celebrated. Why is it a tough read? It presents a crushing...
Standing up for My Jewish Friends

Standing up for My Jewish Friends

Several troubling, high-profile antisemitic incidents have occurred recently across the U.S. Last week, in Los Angeles, California, a group stood on an overpass above the 405 Freeway performing Nazi salutes and unfurling a banner reading, “Kanye was right about the...