Early this summer, Zion made it known he was not feeling doing any type of schoolwork during his break. The eager to learn pre-schooler and kindergartener was replaced with a sullen grade schooler. Maybe, he did not know any better when he was younger. After a month of inactivity, I found a website called outschool.com,…

Recently, I started listening to Michelle Obama’s book “Becoming.” One of the early stories discusses her first piano recital. Mrs. Obama received piano lessons from her great aunt, Robbie. Robbie’s piano was a raggedy upright with yellow keys. Furthermore, the middle C key, a piano’s “north star,” was chipped and not perfectly in the middle…

Today, I started listening to Lisa Brennan-Jobs’ “Small Fry.” She mentions an incident in the book involving her mother and palm reading. Her mother was reading her palm but was unable to tell Lisa’s right hand from her left hand. Lisa’s mom is dyslexic, and people with dyslexia sometimes cannot tell the right hand from…

Is This Your King? Yes . He. Is! – Michael B. Jordan on Chadwick Boseman Colon cancer. Does the English language contain two worse words? I suffer from hemorrhoids. Every year, I have to give a stool sample to confirm the blood in my stool result from hemorrhoids not colon cancer. Waiting for the results…

Last weekend, I went bike riding with Zion when I noticed a strange sight. A bald spot the size of a nickel. Not on myself but on the nine-year old, Zion. Naturally, I googled “child hair loss” and “bald spots on children” while biking. Does he have a scalp infection or an autoimmune disease? A…

When I lost my mother in 2016, I lost a lot. I lost my teacher, mentor, spiritual guide, conscious, biggest supporter and…best babysitter. She was my go-to babysitter for her grandson, Zion. She was thrilled to babysit her grandson. Five months after holding her first grandson, she died suddenly and unexpectedly. I had a monumental…

Talk less, smile more. These are lyrics from the song “Aaron Burr, Sir” in the musical Hamilton. I absolutely love Hamilton. Last month, when it came to Disney+, I watched the movie twice the during the first day. My son, Zion, watched with me during the second viewing. Naturally, I was singing, having a good…

Daily Soundtrack: Black Is King by Beyonce The U.S. Navy’s first Black female tactical air (TACAIR) pilot received her Wings of Gold on Saturday, July 31, 2020, marking a significant milestone for Naval Aviation. Lt. j.g. Madeline G. Swegle was designated a naval aviator and received her Wings of Gold with 25 classmates during a…

Daily Soundtrack: NBA on ESPN Theme Sports is my constant companion. As an extreme introvert, I do not have many companions, but sports is one. Since I was six everywhere I went, sports was nearby. NCAA Basketball’s March Madness is my favorite event of the year, bar none. Saturday nights were alright for watching fighting…

What would have happened if we never have the Talk? The Talk is as old as time. It is the moment when an important piece of knowledge is transferred from father to son. It’s a father’s duty to have the Talk with his son when the young man comes of age. As a father of…