Blog Posts Where Race is an Aspect of the Themes Following George Floyd’s tortuous murder, many were deeply motivated to try to do something. I read Randall Robinson’s book when it came out in 2001. “The Debt: What America Owes to Blacks.” Thereafter, I frequently thought about reparations. After George Floyd’s death, I interviewed 20Continue reading “Blog #22: 2023 Post: Vision for Repair and Transformation”
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Blog #21: 2023 Post: A Takeaway from the Historically Accurate McCleod Plantation Visit
Blog Posts Where Race is an Aspect of the Themes When we went to the Plantation many things stood out and were impactful. One that stays with me is that this big house and the land from 1861 to 1863 was a headquarters for the Confederate army. Fort Sumter is visible in the distance. TheContinue reading “Blog #21: 2023 Post: A Takeaway from the Historically Accurate McCleod Plantation Visit”
Blog #20: 2023 Post: Daughter Goes to South Africa
Blog Posts Where Race is an Aspect of the Themes My daughter Sonja Kristine was born in October of 1991. President Mandela’s autobiography was published in 1994. He was elected President in 1994. His autobiography became a passion for me. So as family nature would have it, my daughter grew up with me at theContinue reading “Blog #20: 2023 Post: Daughter Goes to South Africa”
Blog #19: 2023 Post: Speaking about Mandela
How to Welcome Mandela as Your Mentor Blog Posts where Race is an Aspect of the Themes It has been a deep honor for me to be able to speak about Nelson Mandela over the past many years. I have done so with Federal Bar Associations, State Bar Associations, businesses, churches and synagogues. I haveContinue reading “Blog #19: 2023 Post: Speaking about Mandela”
Blog #18: 2023 Post: The Honorable Michael J. Davis
Blog Posts where Race is an Aspect of the Themes #1: Stunning Trial Lawyer I met Michael Davis in the summer of 1976. I had just completed my first year of law school. I was told at school if I wanted to be a trial lawyer to go and watch great trial lawyers. I wentContinue reading “Blog #18: 2023 Post: The Honorable Michael J. Davis”
Blog #17: 2023 Post: Sitting Down? No – You Must Stand Up
Blog Posts where Race is an Aspect of the Themes At the Jesuit Catholic University I went to from 1969-1973, an issue arose regarding Black Civil Rights. In 1972 and 1973, a large group of Black students attended the school’s Division One home basketball games. When doing so, they sat as a group at centerContinue reading “Blog #17: 2023 Post: Sitting Down? No – You Must Stand Up”
Blog #16: 2023 Post: First Great Love
Blog Posts Where Race is an Aspect of the Themes I met a woman at a Bill Withers concert. She was in the row in front of me on a date with another man. She had a great smile, a great laugh and a lightness of being. I did everything I could sitting behind herContinue reading “Blog #16: 2023 Post: First Great Love”
Blog #15: 2023 Post: A Scrimmage with a Forward Lineage
Blog Posts where Race is an Aspect of the Themes In the fall of 1969, I was a new recruit – selected by retiring head coach Red McManus to play basketball at Creighton. The new young coach I was to play for was Eddie Sutton. He had come from Oklahoma. I was one of threeContinue reading “Blog #15: 2023 Post: A Scrimmage with a Forward Lineage”
Blog #14: 2023 Post: Beat Up
Blog Posts where Race is an Aspect of the Themes One Saturday evening in the fall of 1971, I was coming back to my dorm. I walked a familiar route and was next to my dorm in front of the campus bookstore and about to climb some steps that would lead to more steps toContinue reading “Blog #14: 2023 Post: Beat Up”
Blog #13: 2023 Post: Chey Chey – The Wonderful Guy – Cheyenne – Walter Middleton
Blog Posts where Race is an Aspect of the Themes “Chey Chey — The Wonderful Guy – so nice they named me twice.” That is the name and greeting I received when I met Walter Middleton also known as Cheyenne. He shows up in my dorm room as my roommate in 1970. Me, an 18Continue reading “Blog #13: 2023 Post: Chey Chey – The Wonderful Guy – Cheyenne – Walter Middleton”