The first day of college…..at 26.

I have to be honest…..this feels a little weird. Today, I started my studies at The University of Alabama. These studies will eventually lead to my earning a Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science, with focuses in American Politics, Comparative Politics, and Public Administration. I really could not wait to start them, since it is [...]

The road trip musings of a young Black man.

Today I drove from my new home in Tuscaloosa, Alabama (roll tide) to Virginia Beach, Virginia, which is where my mother lives. This is a semi-ritualistic trip (semi because there are occasional gaps, and this is my first time back in Virginia in two years) as it always occurs around the time of my mother’s family reunion, [...]

How do college bookstores remain in business?

I have not bought a book for school or pleasure from anywhere but Amazon in two years.  I mean, why would you?  The lines at the bookstores are always ridiculous around the beginning of classes, you have newbies (freshmen) who have no idea where to go or what to do, and you get a feeling [...]