America is at a breaking point, and many critical issues and problems must be addressed with integrity, knowledge, and transparency. It is easy to put our heads in the sand and tell America, that mainstream media is the fake news and they are lying. But it will take courage, truth, and knowledge to improve and change the trajectory of America in 2020.

"The Equality in Policing Act (formally named The Uniform Reporting Law Enforcement Improvement Act (URLEIA)) has everything we need to retool America's system of policing on a national level," states Jerroll Sanders-President of non-profit, ONUS, Inc. 

Black people in America have faced over 400 years of oppression in this country. As people of African ancestry, known as African Americans, we have suffered in silence long enough. Even though we have made gains, institutional systemic racism still exists.  Racism is a learned behavior, it’s taught, and as a school system, we teach. Just like we teach students in the classrooms and in schoolhouses, we must also teach our students in the classroom of life.

Dear defenders of the Lost Cause, wavers of Confederate flags, and keepers of marble monuments to soldiers long dead,

Too many whites on the right and left only want to listen to Blacks who agree with them on everything.

First, learn what racism is, and what it’s not. I need White people to understand that all White people are racist.

The campaign to designate June as National Caribbean American Heritage Month was spearheaded by Dr. Claire Nelson, visionary, Founder, and President of the Institute of Caribbean Studies, Glenn Joseph Executive Vice President of the Institute of Caribbean Studies and President of the Greater Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce Inc. and Mr. Anthony Carter of the Guyanese Association of New York and New Jersey.

On October 16, 2017, I penned a column entitled TIME FOR CHANGE NOW.

The past two weeks have witnessed unprecedented fervor in nationwide and international protests sparked by the extra judicial killings of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd.  The failure of leadership which contributed significantly to the alarming death toll of more than 100,000 persons in the United States, with Blacks disproportionately accounting for approximately 30% of those killed by the global pandemic, fueled people’s uncertainty and anxiety and created the perfect firestorm for protests to erupt at the unmasking of systemic and institutionalized racism in the United States.  With such a sobering start to Caribbean-American Heritage Month, is there a reason to celebrate?

My fellow Jamaicans, I am delighted to convey warm greetings to you as we celebrate the 15th Jamaica Diaspora Day. It is indeed a great honour for me to serve at this special juncture as Ambassador of a people whose talent, resilienceand giving spirit remain hallmarks worthy of the Jamaican heritage and outstanding strength in these unprecedented times.

Sometimes things in America are simple and easy.

I have the utmost respect for the public officials who are taking the time to listen, learn, and hear from the communities they represent.