Caitlyn Jenner: The authentic self
Bruce Jenner’s appearance AND appearance on the cover of Vanity Fair as Caitlyn Jenner will stun many. She is gorgeous … 65 years old …
A colorful family
I never once thought it odd that on my Mom’s side of the family I had aunts and on my dad’s side of the …
Sacrificial dimes
Watching Ken Burns’ magnificent series on the Roosevelts, I am reminded that my West Indian grandmother so adored Eleanor & Franklin that she had …
The bridge walk to equality
This 50th Anniversary of Selma reminds me, as we watch our Pres. & First Lady walk across that bridge, how far we have come …
The death business
When Michael died, the undertaker came to his mother’s home to peddle the casket and vault. Mother, who was 90, was a woman who …
A dark, Muslim visitor
Just now reading a piece in Smithsonian Magazine on Malcolm X. It reminded me of a time in the late 60s, early 70s when …
Haute couture at Easy Bargain Center
Much of what I know of haute couture I gleaned from shopping at the Easy Bargain Center in Syracuse, NY. It was the store …
Happy Birthday, Ms. Steinem!
About fourty years ago, I had the distinct pleasure of meeting the brilliant and delightful Ms. Steinem. It was the time of NOW when …
BG Rudolph
As a kid, just graduated from Central Tech HS and waiting to become a freshman at Albany, I received a great gift. I cannot …
Those check-bouncing Blacks
Met a very nice man at his garage sale … Sadly, he felt compelled to tell me how Blacks bounced checks when he was …