Monday; January 24
You might have noticed an uptick in my frustrations with violence over the last several weeks. Recently, our community has had its share of crimes of violence and it has been wearing on me. If that wasn’t enough, I have been struggling with wondering why someone isn’t doing something about it. Well, a couple of days ago, things took a pretty drastic change for me. Rather than an act of violence happening in our community it happened in my neighborhood – on my block – during broad daylight – when I was at home. Folks, I can no longer ask why “someone” doesn’t do something about the problem that plagues “them”. I have come to realize this is “my” problem. No more excuses, no more wondering who was going to step to the plate … I am now at the epicenter of the need to make a difference. I share this with you for two reasons. First, I invite you to work with me on dealing with violence in our community (whether that community is the block we share, the neighborhood in which we l