January 25, 2021 Taking a stand — on one knee A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece that was highly critical of the University of Kentucky basketball program and college basketball in general. That piece…
August 7, 2020 John Lewis’ legacy of passive resistance I was a kid in the 1960s. I was too young to scarcely notice, much less comprehend, the tremendous changes occurring in the US. I did have…
July 17, 2020 Changing team names put in perspective Our priorities are out of whack. This week, the owner of the NFL football franchise in Washington, DC, announced the organization would be changing its name.…
June 12, 2020 On Juneteenth, let’s be ‘better together’ This week, I was educated on an American holiday known as “Juneteenth.” Before this, about all I knew about the holiday was that it occurred in…
June 5, 2020 What we stand to lose I was listening to the excellent podcast “The Daily” from the New York Times earlier this week. The episode was about the unrest around…
February 28, 2020 Back on the trail of Winchester’s black history This article appeared in The Winchester Sun on February 27, 2020. Today we’re concluding last week’s column about my recent visit to the African…
February 21, 2020 On the trail of Winchester’s black history This article appeared in The Winchester Sun on Thursday, February 20, 2020. Recently I decided to finally do something I’d been meaning to do for some…
August 22, 2019 Winchester needs a fairness ordinance Published on Winchester Sun, August 22, 2019 In January 1999, Louisville became the first municipality in Kentucky to enact a fairness ordinance. While broader protections would follow,…