But a simple tweak suddenly sent one of my articles from 7 views to more than 3.8k views and 1.5k reads within a few weeks. — Dreaming up a good headline for a recent article caused me to delay submitting it for publication. I thought no one would see, much less read, an article with the headline I had already chosen. A title that already flooded the stratosphere. But I had few choices. …

A solution to what society often overlooks — “We will talk in 28 days about how many things George Washington Carver did with that peanut, … what Sojourner Truth did, where Harriet Tubman went, what Frederick Douglas wrote, how Malcolm was brave, … and how King did this, that and the other. It hardly represents civilization, culture, memory…

Be careful who you sue — The backstory of the 1980s class-action lawsuit is much more than a crime story report, featured on ABC TV last year and written about by Medium writer Tammy M. People of color and multicultural allies fighting against discrimination is a significant theme. “Chippendale’s history of racism is not well documented.”…

And why it cost an Oscar nomination — The late Sidney Poitier was 15-years old when he fled the South for New York after angering the KKK. Having a thick accent and being unable to read, the goal to become an actor seemed highly unlikely, but seven years later, the childhood dream became a reality. According to American…

Unintentional humor from a total disconnect — Four years ago, a computer search on YouTube triggered an embarrassing incident while searching for a TV video clip from Will Smith’s 90s iconic sitcom Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Inspired by invitation to pin content on Pinterest boards for ELA and English language teachers, I wanted to post humor. One…

When getting even can be productive — On the outskirts of a cornfield in a South Carolina neighborhood, it was midnight. Neighbors saw spotlights flickering from a yard in the neighborhood. Spotlights from the three-acre backyard of a factory worker named Pearl Fryar. Years earlier, while house-hunting, Fryar learned neighbors did not want him in their neighborhood…

When it’s not imagination — Regardless of race, many people have experienced bad customer service while dining out. But when does bad restaurant treatment cross the line into something more than what is considered poor, slow, or nonexistent service? Take the case of twenty-one secret service agents on President Clinton’s detail in the early 1990s…

Turning discrimination into redemption and entrepreneurship — Twenty-two million people tuned in weekly to watch NCIS: New Orleans on CBS TV during its seven-year run, which ended recently. But many people were not aware of what was playing out behind the scenes and before their eyes from 2014–2018. The following story highlights the creative tactics some use…

Some pushed back in memorable ways — In some cases, the racist treatment famous people of color encounter could be classified as stranger than fiction. And at least two of the stories that follow can be classified as downright weird. In October 1963, in Shreveport, Louisiana, legendary singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur Sam Cooke, his wife, and band…