KAEPERNICK IS RIGHT

(a praise poem for the conscious and brave athlete) By Lloyd C. Daniel Not so long after slavery, in the early 1900s, when Black people were being lynched in wholesale fashion, Jack Johnson challenged Jim...

AS THE REPUBLICAN PARTY EATS ITSELF

A Commentary by Lloyd C. Daniel April 2016 As the Republican Party continues to eat itself, the motion of history is proving to be unstoppable.  Whatever happens, time will move on. But the question remains,...

AN EPIPHANY *NEW*

(A short story by Lloyd C. Daniel)     I’ve been blessed to have a number of life altering or fork in the road moments and choices.  The one that stands out in my mind at this time is when I...

Kansas City Roll Call

Now, just because it's something cool on a Friday afternoon, here's the latest from our favorite former Missouri state rep/poet, Lloyd Daniel. Inspired by "Kansas City's authentic cultural identity," and thinking that, regardless of the national economy, we could do a better job of "using our past as a primary pillar of the city's economic future,"

STOP THE TPP *NEW*

An Open Letter By Former Missouri State Rep. Lloyd C. Daniel     Congress can stop the worst international trade agreement in United States’ history.  The people need elected leaders who ha...