Dear boujee media people covering the Ma’Khia Bryant shooting: please stop trying to downplay knifings in an effort to look “pro-black.” They’re already calling it the “murder of Ma’Khia Bryant” and referring to 16-year-old Bryant, who was chasing another black girl with a knife, as a “baby.” This is the…

I’m pro-life. I lived that today by spending the day as a volunteer distributing Narcan kits in Lorain County. Despite more awareness, overdoses are as high as ever in this area. The health worker who organized us warned that we might get some people trying to debate us on whether…

March is Women’s History Month. Last week, just in time for International Women’s Day on March 8th, I flipped on the news and was greeted by a very angry blonde shouting, “I will never stop talking about my abortion!” My first thought — well, after “is that Anna Nicole Smith?”…

For Women’s History Month, let’s revisit “The Da Vinci Code” and the myth of the Sacred Feminine. March is Women’s History Month. In honor of women’s history, I re-read The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. The 2003 novel, which became a runaway bestseller, tells the story of how the…

Maybe we should do a better job of parenting our own children. I’ve heard enough about Ron DeSantis and his crusade against “Drag queen story hours” in Florida. But as the parent of an 11-year-old fifth grader named Catherine, I thought I might chime in on this ridiculous debate. First…

Here’s what I wrote about his life and death two years ago. Rush Limbaugh’s funeral was today. My take on him and it: yes, he was a pioneer of talk radio who offered a valuable counter to the biased media back when there was no cable, and three networks and…

Is “New Age” spirituality a poor replacement for the real thing? Not long ago, a friend forwarded me a headline from the popular magazine Psychology Today: “Who Believes in Astrology? The Odd Role of Narcissism.” We both shared a laugh over it. …

This black military veteran was a victim of domestic violence. So why is the court system giving custody of his son to his abuser? Tommy Smith, a black man and a U.S. military veteran, was a victim of domestic violence. In fact, his now ex-wife spent a few days in…

The roots of every Millennial’s favorite holiday aren’t as pagan as you think. Despite its growing popularity, the history of Halloween is little-known. We know why we celebrate Christmas and Easter, as well as secular holidays like the Fourth of July. But why do we celebrate Halloween? Historians believe Halloween began as an ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain, which loosely translates as…