He was more than a basketball player, more than a champion, he was a hero in every sense. This excerpt is from Racism Is Not a Historical Footnote which he published on September 15, 2020. America is not the land of the free when Black people have to worry that they will be murdered in … Continue reading Bill Russell
Author: David Valade
Bill Russell: An Inspiration
"I have never worked to be well liked or well loved, but only to be respected. I have fought a problem the only way I know how. Maybe it was right or wrong in the approach, but a man can only ultimately be counted if he thinks he is doing right. Then, at least, he … Continue reading Bill Russell: An Inspiration
RIP
"Do you know the difference between your ego and mine? My ego is not a personal ego. It's a team ego. My ego demands the success of my team. My personal achievements became my team's achievements." - William Felton "Bill" Russell Be the Pebble Act
The Boston Globe
Excited! I've been published again! https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/07/25/opinion/hmm-state-lawmakers-questioning-t-officials-about-lack-transparency/?et_rid=1842253355&s_campaign=todaysheadlines:newsletter Be the Pebble Act
Trump in 2024
Someone needs to talk to Donald Trump about his dilemma. You see, according to his logic under the "Big Lie", he won the 2020 election. As a result, he can't run in 2024. Article 22, Section 1 of the United States Constitution states "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more … Continue reading Trump in 2024
“Weirdo”
There is a man who regularly harasses me when I'm out holding signs, making statements to say that Black Lives Matter. One of his favorite things is to yell, to call me "weirdo". I was just thinking that it's time to accept and embrace the term. “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the … Continue reading “Weirdo”
Choice
"Some people make things happen, some watch things happen, while others wonder what has happened" - Proverb I like quotes. Why work on saying something when someone has always done it well before? Teddy Roosevelt said this at the Sorbonne in Paris in 1910: “It is not the critic who counts, not the one who … Continue reading Choice
Restorative Justice
We need a better way, especially in our criminal justice system. That's clear. In September 2018 Rachael Rollins was elected District Attorney of Suffolk County. Suffolk County encompasses Boston, MA as well as a handful of neighboring communities. One of her campaign promises was, that as District Attorney, she would no longer prosecute certain offenses … Continue reading Restorative Justice
A Problem
Leftist. Progressive. Liberal. Whatever moniker we on the left use to label ourselves (and if I haven't included yours please add it to the comments section), we have a problem. I can only summarize it is that we continue to fail because we bring facts to a gun fight. We delude ourselves into believing that … Continue reading A Problem
The only….
"The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun". Charlton Heston was the first person I heard say that. The guy who played Moses. The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. In Uvalde nineteen "good … Continue reading The only….