By Michael Tyler, EJS Poet in Residence The most gripping news story seizing headlines, dominating air time and galvanizing the opinion-making fervor of the general public, is the sidewalk execution of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. That such a patently bold and graphic slaying took place on a street at the start of the day, inContinueContinue reading “Repair The Nation—For Everyone, by Michael Tyler”
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Understand the Assignment, by Michael Tyler
By Michael Tyler, EJS Poet-in-Residence The title of this commentary is taken directly from what became the most spoken idiomatic phrase in the country, over the past 5 months. It came up during a conversation I had recently with an individual, regarding the current mood of African Americans in the country. The discussion was broadContinueContinue reading “Understand the Assignment, by Michael Tyler”
A Veteran’s Salute, by Michael Tyler
By Michael Tyler, EJS Poet-in-Residence The Black Power Movement was in full swing during the Vietnam War. When many Black soldiers arrived to the battlefields, they took with them, as a gesture of cultural solidarity, the raising of the Black Power fist. White soldiers and officers took offense to the gesture, even equating it withContinueContinue reading “A Veteran’s Salute, by Michael Tyler”