Essay Topics

Family

  • O.G.’s (Original Gangsters) – Our Moms
  • Our Big ‘Brudda’
  • Sometimes, You Just Gotta Smile (Or Laugh)
  • My Favorite Sister
  • “Now, Kenneth, I’m Your Mother…”
  • “King” . . . One Healthy Canine!!!

‘My Peeps’

  • Bologna Sandwiches
  • Our Gratitude: My Response
  • Farewell Letter & Parting Words
  • My Dream Team
  • Scott, Goodie & Arnold: Westinghouse’s Best!!!
  • The Company You Keep

Politics

  • The Trump Phenomenon & Legacy: The GOP, White Privilege, Hypocrisy & Racism
  • A Sheep In Wolf’s Clothing: ‘Never Trump’ Republicans in 2020
  • Why Iowa & New Hampshire??
  • Shakin’ My Head… Again & Again

Media

  • “Green Book” Movie – Accurately Telling Our Stories???
  • Media’s Hatin’ On Black Love

Race

  • My Life Without White People
  • I Coulda Easily Been A White Boy
  • ‘Mayor Pete’ – Another Clear Case Of White Privilege
  • (They’re Getting) Our Best And Our Brightest… Oh No!!!

Culture

  • Black Women & White Women –An Unlikely Coalition
  • The Deepening Intellectual Abyss During These Uncertain Times
  • Stay-At-Home Moms… At What Price???
  • Love & Romance in 2019: The Game Has Changed, The Rules Are Different
  • Keeping Up With The Joneses
  • Blue-Collar vs. White-Collar – My First Exposure (College Summers)
  • The Lost Generation
  • Trappings Of Success – “What’s My Motivation?”

Parents & Children

  • Doting Parents & Generation Z
  • Millennials Still Living At Home… Man (Woman) Up & Move Out!!!
  • Waste Food… Are You Serious???
  • “My Mom (Dad) Is My Best Friend” – I Don’t Think So!!!
  • Turning 18 – Transitioning To Adulthood (A Message To Our Young Folks)

Unapologetically Black!!! (Or “Keepin’ It 100!”)

  • And You Wonder Why Your Daughter Can’t Find A Man
  • Pale In Comparison – “Black Don’t Crack!” (Standard of Beauty Revised)
  • “Brother, Don’t Be Surprised If…”
  • “Light Skin-Did”-ness
  • A Dad’s Talk With His Son: 2019
  • Baby’s Mamas/Daddies & Dating
  • What’s In A Name??? If You Only Knew
  • “How Stella’s Mom Got Her Groove Back” – Homage To ‘Seasoned’ Black Women
  • Black Hair – Misguided Grievance

Education

  • In The Church Basement
  • A Year In The Life Of A High School Substitute Math Teacher In The County

Religion

  • Religion & Mega-Churches

Sports

  • Sports & The De-feminization of Women Athletes

Jazz

  • West Coast Jazz Party
  • Straight, No Chaser: No Giant Steps When It Comes To Gigs & Opportunities

Bonus!

  • Labor Day Remembrance
  • The Lost Six Months of 2020: March 15th – September 15th
  • Sports Fans (Fanatics) – Great For Business
  • Openly Gay White Males – Underrepresented vs. Discriminated Against
  • 40 Years: Where Has The Time Gone??? – A Retrospective
  • Unsolicited Advice To The Class of 2021 “Black Girls”
  • Diary: A Day At The Cook-Cobb Home
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Filing: Complaint Of Discrimination
  • When You Know It’s Time To Go . . . Retirement!!!
  • Summer of ’79 . . . Earn, Baby, Earn!!!