It becomes more and more difficult to avoid the idea of black men as subjects of not just racial profiling but of an insidious form of racial obliteration sanctioned by silence.

Learning to cultivate an awareness of the known and unknown within one's being often leads to a healthier and more realistic sense of self.

A horn of plenty spills from your hands into the starved lives of millions.

What hell condemned, let heaven now heal.

The thorn is a bridge spanning the muddy depths of agony and sorrow so that one may on the other side dance to the drums of the rose of joy.

The word 'survivor' carries a weight of remembrance that has broken the minds and bodies of more than a few men and women. It also contains a humbling light of recognition that compels many to do whatever they can to help reinforce the efforts of those who might be 'at risk' of not just giving up on their dreams, but of giving up on their continued existence.

What a lover’s heart knows let no man’s brain dispute.