Jul 24A Step Back In TimeIn Alamance County, It’s 1950 I recently visited a small, quaint southern town and was unexpectantly transported to the year 1950. The courthouse is located in the town square. A colossal statue dedicated to the brave soldiers of the confederacy stands guard at the entrance. …Statue Removal3 min read
Jul 11Why I Embrace HumanismWhen I was around six or seven years old, my best friend and neighbor, Raymond, told me the story of how our earth was made. I found it fascinating and thought that Raymond must have been the most intelligent person in the world. It was some time before I realized…Humanist6 min read
May 30The Most Disturbing Movie On HBOAt less than 15 minutes long, the featurette, “One, Two, Three, Eyes On Me,” left a mark I can’t erase. A few weeks ago, I watched a movie that was one of the most disturbing movies I have ever watched on HBO. So disturbing, as a matter of fact, that…School Shootings5 min read
May 16We have the technology for secure votingDistrust is stopping us from using it. We have the technology to conduct secure voting. The technology is not 100% un-hackable. Society has not invented Hacker-proof technology yet. However, it can provide security, anonymity, and accuracy to ensure fair elections.ff Then why are we not using digital technology to vote…Vote5 min read
Apr 20Black Skin & FashionThe New Black Vanguard Exhibition is Coming to a Place Near You (hopefully) At a recent visit to the Detroit Institute of Art, I was lucky enough to catch the last day of the exhibition, The New Black Vanguard — Photography Between Art and Fashion. The photos in this collection…Photography4 min read
Feb 7Cybersecurity Training OpportunitiesYou don't have to spend a fortune to receive quality Cybersecurity Training. There are several pathways to a career in cybersecurity. Some of the skillsets for cybersecurity overlap, such as pen testing and network analysis, and some require different skillsets, such as risk management or contingency planning. The best way…Cybersecurity4 min read
Jan 16Sydney Poitiera personal perspective on an iconic legend Sidney Poitier was the most iconic Black actor for almost three-quarters of a century. We could always look to this larger-than-life figure and imagine what life could be like for African Americans both on and off-screen. As a boy growing up in the…Hollywood6 min read
Jan 8Covid FogI recovered from COVID-19 over a year ago — or did I? My COVID experience was a family affair. I, my wife, and two grown children went through COVID in November of 2020. Of the four of us, my symptoms were less severe. If I did not know about COVID…Covid 195 min read
Jan 5Birds in my backyardduring the pandemic, I turned my attention to our avian neighbors I’ve been taking photographs of Colorado birds for a few years and I’ve run into a sort of cul-de-sac as far as the frequency of finding and photographing new birds species. So when I do find new species to…Birds3 min read
Dec 22, 2021Technology for the sake of technologyusing apps for simple tasks does not make you a tech-savvy I'm old enough to remember what life was like before email. I was in the military-industrial complex during the '70s through the '90s. To put it in its most straightforward way, that was the time the military went from…Education Technology7 min read