We’re in a difficult period of history. Most of us aren’t really sure how it all happened. Future generations will surely see it more clearly than we do. As you look around the world, there is significant division among people. In many cases, governments seem to no longer have the… Read More »Keeping Light in the Darkness
I don’t remember the year, but the memory is very clear. I’m guessing it happened in 1968 or 1969. My classmates and I took a school field trip to Washington, D.C. We visited the monuments and one or two of the Smithsonian Museum buildings. What stood out most was the… Read More »Creating Change: Toward a Better Society
A few months ago, I was asked to be part of a panel discussing policing, public policy, and race. The event was sponsored by a professional psychological association and was titled, “After Ferguson.” I was invited to be part of this panel because I am faculty in a graduate school… Read More »Black Lives Matter
The year was 1936. Three years earlier, the Nazi’s came to power in Germany. In three short years, they charted a course for the final solution that not only initiated ethnic cleansing against Jews but also targeted the Roma (Gypsies), homosexuals, and those whose political ideologies worked against the regime.… Read More »Civil Rights and the Olympic Games: Who Will Take A Stand?
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” (from the Declaration of Independence) “We the People of the United States, in Order to… Read More »Toward a More Perfect Union