Healthcare Is Broken will be a series that chronicles my journey as a patient in Massachusetts.  It has become necessary to document what has become…

As the noose tightens to get vaccinated, I feel cognitive dissonance. I am uncomfortable and not sure what to do. The physician in me recognizes…

I Was Taught Self-hatred Like most Black people, I was raised to hate myself. My classes were at home, in books, on the TV, or…

With everyone clamoring to get vaccinated, I am among the minority where I usually reside. I wasn’t planning to get vaccinated, but once friends started…

Every day, I read about innocent young unarmed Black men, women, and children murdered at the hands of heavily armed white police officers, who claim…

Republicans have skillfully turned the tables. They have used Biden’s talk of unity to argue that Trump’s criminal action should be swept under the rug. …

The vaccines by Moderna and Pfizer have not been shown to decrease transmission or prevent Covid infection. Transmission is contributing to the spread of the…

Technology giants appear to have reached an agreement to hold Trump accountable for his comments. They have silenced Trump and banned him from their platforms….

In the following video, Chris Hayes does a great job summarizing the Incitement Of An Insurrection— what we know and do not know about January…

Here is something to brighten your day.  Here are several video links of #magaterrorists  at the airport. It appears some of them are on a…

Let’s help @FBI find these white supremacist domestic terrorists. The FBI needs help identifying #DomesticTerrorists with nooses.  The four images below are from Twitter #MAGATerrorists….

Food for thought (FFT): After watching videos and reading about Trump supporters, including law enforcement, support of the terrorist attack on Capitol Hill and the…

Yesterday, Twitter suspended Trump’s account indefinitely. While this action was long overdue, I still applaud them for it. Banning Trump from Twitter may be the…

Food for thought (FFT): I learned a new word after domestic terrorists staged a coup on the Capitol–insurrection. I thought it was a biblical word,…

Food for thought (FFT): Should Trump be impeached? If Pence does not invoke the 25th amendment, then impeach Trump. I don’t care if he had…

Food for thought: Did anyone think Trump would concede power without violence? Hell, I am an ordinary American, and I predicted he would use violence….

Being one of those people who bend and shift, I can get along with almost anyone. Different environments bring out different sides of me. That’s…

Wow! I am still in shock. Trump is a billionaire who did not pay taxes for 10 out of the last 15 years. In 2016…

  Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a significant landmark in my life. I survive in a post-TBI world. Pre-TBI, I was in excellent shape, full…

The price of opportunity for Black people is relatively high. Few can afford it. For those who can, it means embracing an anti-Black culture. For…

With the appointment of Scot Atlas, Trump’s new pandemic advisor, herd immunity could be back on the table. How will herd immunity work? Will one…

Focus on voting! Violence benefits Trump, not the protestors  Do you need to guess the horror of another four years of Trump? If Trump can…

Police Brutality is a euphemism for police terrorism against Black people. Aren’t you tired of hearing the same excuses from the police? It’s just a…

It feels strange blogging about an infection that still ravages our country. Despite over 140,000 dead, it looks like it’s just getting started with no…

Did George Floyd get the due process that Minneapolis officials feel the four officers involved in his murder deserve? Racial tensions are high! Protests are…

A Miami Police Officer handcuffed and arrested a Black doctor, Armen Henderson, in front of his home. The officer claimed the doctor was littering. The…

Food For Thought: COVID-19 What makes some people asymptomatic 50-80% of people infected with the “novel’ coronavirus causing COVID-19 are not symptomatic or mildly so,…

SARS-CoV-2 travels all over the world, using humans as living hosts. Experts believe the natural hosts are bats or pangolins. Both are decreasing in population. Could…

On a bitterly cold night on January 20, 2020, I attended my first Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Observance. It was the town of…

I Have A Dream by Martin Luther King Jr.

It’s a feeling that dominates me daily. Do I need to get up? Does it matter? Will anyone notice or care? I live alone, so…

Happy New Year! Let’s hope for peace and not the beginning of a new World War. Trump solved one problem–no Hillary Clinton– and created a…

The Friend With Benefits I knew the answer to the question. But I had to ask to confirm. We had a nine year relationship of…

Does Trump Represent American Values? Is Abuse Of Power An Impeachable Offense? Isn’t a form of treason to circumvent government for the purpose of seeking…

Impeach Trump: Time Americans Look Beyond America Before starting my blog in 2013, I knew little to nothing about foreign policy except about the Palestinians….

Food For Thought (FFT):  Is Hating Israel’s Actions A Crime? You can publicly declare your hate of Black people, Muslims, and Immigrants without fear of…

Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Representative Rashida Tlaib of Michigan are barred from entering Israel on official US business. The man-child POTUS called Trump…

This weekend I have the pleasure of spending time with my grandson. He is a cutie who triggers a smile every time I look at or…

Coming down and around by Gary Crane   Coming down and around follow the sound coming around and down endless dark cycles around and around…

Misleading Studies and Recommendations Lead To Failed Policies in African-American Communities. I read The Crime Report almost every day.  It’s a news service that is…

Know Your Rights guide The ACLU sent the following email which they want to share so victims of Trump’s administration inhuman immigration policy will know…

Four jails New York City plans to replace its Rikers Island facility will have cells with natural sunlight, space for programming and a children’s play…

Purdue’s David Sackler Added to Colorado Opioid Lawsuit The actions of the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma included sharing studies that they knew were misleading,…

The Real Culprit in the Central Park 5 Convictions To begin with, the notion that Fairstein and Lederer are uniquely evil suggests that the Central…

Around me, the world seems to be exploding. Distrust is rampant. I never thought I would live in such a violent and divided world. The…

If you could have anything in the world, what would that be? Money, a big house, a luxury car, power, the American Dream. How about…

Cultural Appropriation has different meanings in parallel worlds. To people of color, the term is a ‘dig.’ To whites, it’s their bread and butter, and…

Aren’t we all at risk for suicide? A risk factor for suicide is exposure to suicide. What do you do when a friend or family…

I Am “Homeless!”It’s stressful living from your suitcase in a car. In San Francisco, I saw many homeless people. Walking by each homeless person laying…

Sometimes painful things can teach us lessons that we didn’t think we needed to know.  -unknown Say what? These days I have to ask myself, is…

A couple of days ago, I read a thought-provoking article by Ezinne Ukoha, an eloquent writer on Medium.  It was, Who Can Save White Men…

The HuffPost is one of the few traditional MSM that tries to present unbiased news. This HuffPost article is about the terrorist gunman, Ian David…

An excellent review of slavery in the Caribbean by Moorbey’z Blog. How could slavery thrive in an environment where slaves outnumbered slave owners by 10…

The following is a reblog from ScottiesToyBox.com. The story is about a divorced white man, Gregory Bush, who murdered two random black people who were…

Warning: Full of profanity, this post does not hold back. I’m not a believer in going high when others go low. Trump issues threats over…

Each year, millions die from preventable complications of Chronic Discrimination Syndrome (CDS). It afflicts 100% of the black population. It’s not well-researched and treatment options…

Food for thought:  With Kavanaugh confirmed, did white women just get what they deserve? I was not a fan of Brett Kavanaugh for a lifetime…

nyti.ms/2CyF3Jh I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration It may be cold comfort in this chaotic era, but Americans should know that there…

The Appeal is a national criminal justice news outlet, which produces compelling, original journalism and commentary. — Read on theappeal.org/case-of-intellectually-disabled-teen-falsely-accused-of-sex-offense-reveals-registry-flaws/ Edgar Coker’s case reminded me…

What Is The Role Of Education? What we need is not a history of selected races or nations, but the history of the world void…

Interviews can seem intimidating especially for high schoolers, college applicants or young adults trying to land their first job. The competitive landscape makes interviews look…

This reblogged post is a reminder of mindfulness and comfortableness in one’s skin. What other people think of you is their business. As long as…

Comments motivated this post. One of the most consistent feedback I get from readers is my tendency to generalize. Often I don’t even realize I…

Stumbled on a video by Ken O’Keefe who was a former United States Marine and Gulf War veteran. In 2001 he set fire to his…

Billie Holiday-Strange fruit- HD [Full HD 1080p] Southern trees bear a strange fruit, Blood on the leaves and blood at the root, Black body swinging…

FailureToListen.com wants Communities of Color to NEVER FORGET!  #BlackVotesMatter and #BlackLivesMatter To that end, a gallery of images on police brutality, slavery, and torture will…

Narcissist, Psychopath, or Sociopath: How To Tell The Differences He is a charming, thoughtful man who gives to his community. A charismatic man whose grandiosity…

Feeling stronger makes me more productive.  Soon I will want to be around people again. That means adjusting to other people. Last summer’s attempt without…

If you’re not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing….

For 40 years, public health professionals violated their solemn medical oath (“To do no harm”). They conducted research known as the Tuskegee Syphilis Study in Macon County,…

If your dreams don’t scare you, they aren’t big enough.  -Muhammad Ali Food For Thought: Don’t Dream Of Becoming A Doctor, Dream Bigger Don’t dream…

Food For Thought:  Where Are The Black Developers? Technology fascinates me. Atm, blockchains and artificial intelligence are high on my list. Every day I read…

Mass Incarceration: What Caused The Dramatic Rise In Never Married African-Americans Why are so many black women single?  Could this be due to structural racism?…

Food For Thought:  MBA’s View On Why POTUS Is Still POTUS This FFT  brought to us by MBA (Mr. Bad Ass) aka Roald Michel, was…

How many are tired of Donald Trump’s lies? I am. I’m tired of reading his daily lies without him being held accountable. He is an…

Is there a silver lining to traumatic brain injury? Does head trauma come with benefits? I didn’t think so until my youngest shared his wisdom….

The new plantations where the unspeakable occurs daily. What one has to ask is the purpose of prison to torture and make sure prisoners never reintegrate into…

Lately, I question everything I do because I forget. You see, in 2012, I suffered severe head trauma that doctors missed. Since then, I had…

Some days it’s not worth getting out of bed. The news always seems terrible, and as a woman of color, I feel estranged from the…

Let me start by saying I mean no disrespect to those who are genuinely religious but how many Churches will tell the truth about a…

Did it! I walked 6.19 miles today, and I feel fantastic! My goal was to do 5 miles, so I exceeded that. Since two summers…

Did it! I ran a 5k, and I feel wonderful! Today I pushed it because I needed the post-run endorphins to take away my stress….

Did it! I ran a 5k, and I feel fantastic! I am back in New England, where the weather was perfect this morning. My heart…

Did it! I walked over 4 miles, and I feel fantastic! It’s been hard working out in hot, humid weather, so I took two days…

Did it! I walked over 3.66 miles, and I feel great! It was hot and humid. My body heated up the moment I was outside….

Did it! I ran over 2.7 miles in heavy humidity. Though not accustomed to such humidity, I feel great. I wanted to do a 5k,…

Did it! I exercised today. It was a short walk of about 2 miles, but it felt beautiful. The temperature of 70 F almost discouraged…

Did it! I ran a 5k two days in a row. It felt great. As usual, I paced myself to my heart rate. It’s frustrating…

Did it! I did a HIIT (high-intensity interval training) workout where I ran until my HR got to 170. I walked until it slowed down…

Did it! Felt strong! My goal was to keep the HR below 180. I stopped when it got to 180 and did a cool-down walk….