What Is Erotica?

What Is Erotica?

Erotica comes from the Greek god of love and sex, Eros.  According to the author, Aristophanes, Eros fathered humanity. “Firstly, blackwinged Night laid a germless egg in the bosom of the infinite deeps of Darkness. And from this, sprang the graceful Love (Eros). He...
Whiteness Has Its Benefits

Whiteness Has Its Benefits

Indeed, whiteness has its benefits. My wife, a Black woman, a well-dressed very professional attorney, stopped on her way home from work to purchase a bicycle for our daughter’s Christmas present at a local department store. When she wheeled it out of the store a...
Feelings of A Black Mother

Feelings of A Black Mother

Justice for All   But to name a few:   Breonna Taylor, Trayvon Martin, Atitiana Jefferson, Jordan Edwards, Stephon Clark, Ahmaud Arbery, Sandra Bland, Alton Sterling, Tamir Rice, Eric Garner, Botham Jean and George Floyd I toss, I turn, my eyes open wide, my...