Author: Reggie Jackson

“I think this is the most ridiculous thing that has ever happened. The nigras are just as free as we are, they have the same opportunity to work and build their part of the town up the same as we have. I just don’t understand it and don’t approve of it. I’m gonna stand up for my rights.” “Well I think if they remain peaceful it would be a lot better than perhaps the violence.” “I don’t think it’s the time right now, I think they have equal rights though.” “I don’t like it, I think it’s tryin to...

“27 inmates at House of Correction have tested positive for coronavirus” – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 17, 2020 “38 percent of Arkansas COVID-19 cases concentrated in state prison” – The Hill, April 21, 2020 “63 House of Correction inmates tested positive for COVID-19, along with 3 employees” – Fox6News, April 20, 2020 “73% Of Inmates At An Ohio Prison Test Positive For Coronavirus” – NPR, April 20, 2020 These disturbing headlines keep coming. As the coronavirus continues to kill tens of thousands of Americans, we get daily updates from city, county, state and federal leaders about the outbreak. One...

“The Accelerated Velocity of Terminological Inexactitude is really just my obnoxious way of saying lies travel fast. And boy, did my Terminological Inexactitude accelerate with velocity.” – Olive Penderghast, Easy A “This is a flu. This is like a flu”; “Now, you treat this like a flu.” – President Donald Trump, February 26, 2020 “So last year 37,000 Americans died from the common Flu. It averages between 27,000 and 70,000 per year. Nothing is shut down, life & the economy go on. At this moment there are 546 confirmed cases of CoronaVirus, with 22 deaths.” – President Donald Trump,...

“True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.” – Arthur Ashe “Heroism often results as a response to extreme events.” – James Geary People the world over love heroes. Great and not so great novels have been written about our heroes. The story of individual and collective heroism is a part of the defining mythology of every society. Those who get to name heroes are generally those who also write our histories. We live in a society that compels...