I wasn’t allowed to play with guns as a youth. Not a toy cowboy gun or even a water gun. In my home, toy guns were not considered toys. The closest I ever got to shooting a gun was on…
Category: Robert Wright
The danger of not using the belt at home, paddle in the classroom
My first grade teacher, Mrs. Vera Dyer, delivered corporal punishment to us when we were out of order. Her method of correction was her paddle, which she named “Woebeun”. She said that if we got out of line, woe be…
Are you even qualified to die for your country?
The country recently celebrated Memorial Day. It was a day of which we paused to honor the men and women of the Armed Services who made the ultimate sacrifice on the battlefield in defense of not only the country, but…
The joke of being Bad and Boujee
The hit song “Bad and Boujee” by Atlanta rap group Migos made it to the number one spot of Billboard’s Hot RnB/Hip-Hop Songs last week. The track has a catchy rhyme and seductive beat that has heads bobbing all over the…