The greatest living man in my life is my father. I say these words without hesitation. I want to thank Jerry Wright for being a great father and excellent role model for me. For clarification I make no distinction between the word Dad and Father. A man that does not take care of his children [...]
An illustration of how kids played during my childhood. Today kids do not play outside much. I recall always wanting to be outside as kid. The only thing that would prevent that was homework. Video game systems were still in their infancy; a visit to the arcade was more likely. I took a moment to [...]
In 1997, I began my college career at Illinois State University. At this point in my life I felt I had overcome adversity to beat the odds and enter college. Many African American men my age were dead or in jail. I felt I needed to take advantage of the opportunity. My grandmother Betty Jean [...]
In 1989, my two siblings and I moved to DeKalb, Illinois to stay with my father and step-mother. Later on as adults we would come to embrace our step-mother as our mother. By 1991, two siblings were added to our family, and another was on the way. Our family was growing and DeKalb presented some [...]
Life began for me in Chicago, Illinois in 1979. I was born to two teenage parents. Within three years two of my siblings, one sister and brother, would be born. The relationships that we developed with our parents and each other shaped the rest of our lives. My sister and I were born while my [...]
