The Unheard

Dr. King called riots the language of the unheard. That "unheard" is too passive a description. This element of society isn't unheard, it's forcibly silenced and held in place with a knee on its neck. The murder of George Floyd resonated so deeply because it wasn't like so many of the swift, brutal incidents we've grown so shockingly accustomed to. There was no sudden spray of bullets into unarmed black bodies. This was a slow, merciless, brutal suffocation. A killing horrifying not because it illustrated indifference, but rather the enjoyment taken in slowly snuffing out a life.

COVID-19 Is More Than A Virus

Nine weeks. That is how long it took COVID-19 to become deadlier to Americans than every other war fought by this country, save for the two World Wars and the Civil War. It may be on track to take third place away from World War I. It has fundamentally changed the world, and exposed some deep and ugly fissures in our society.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - A Man To Make Proud - By David Pratt

Ninety-one years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia. In the course of a too-short life, ended by a gunshot in Memphis 39 years later, Dr. King would spend nearly half of it fighting for the equality of all people. The movement he led was catapulted to national notoriety when he, along with fellow activist E.D. Nixon, organized the Montgomery bus boycott in 1955, an event which eventually led to the end of segregation of Montgomery public buses, an enormous triumph for African Americans at the time. But where are we now?

The Balance of Power By David Pratt

Impeachment! It is at the forefront of the media these days, but is it in Trump’s future?

Articles, zIssue16, zIssue 16David PrattNovember 11, 2019political, Government, our future, future, president, representativesComment

The Gathering - By David Pratt

With the idea of a looming impeachment and an upcoming election, are the democrats ready for what is coming up next for them?

Reviewed, ArticlesDavid PrattOctober 7, 2019voting rights, voting, vote, democratic race, president, 2020, Government, politicalComment

Never Again - by David Pratt

Let us not repeat history. Concentration Camps are open along our border, and they are holding men, women, children, and Americans. The first step to changing history is to see it for what it is, David Pratt elaborates more here.

Reviewed, ArticlesDavid PrattAugust 12, 2019The Border, family, Families, Immigration, community, Government, Latin AmericanComment

Speak for the Trees - By David Pratt

If this past weekend hasn’t proven to you that climate change is a worry, I don’t know what will! But is our future bleak or is there hope? David Pratt walks us through some of our options here.

Articles, ReviewedDavid PrattJuly 22, 2019climate change, trees, environment, #savetheplanet, #saveatree, pollution, scienceComment

An Unjust Justice System - David Pratt

What happens when your justice system is unjust? David Pratt speaks on the incarceration problems of The United States of America.

Articles, ReviewedDavid PrattJune 17, 2019political, black rights, black lives matter, incarceration, Justice, African American rights, USAComment

Working As Intended - By David Pratt

What happens in a world where everything is owned by only a select few? Learn more here about mergers and the ramifications as David Pratt untangles our world.

Articles, ReviewedDavid PrattApril 15, 2019political, politics, money, capitalism, Free MarketComment

Reprehensible - By David Pratt

Building “The Wall” is an expense the US government cannot afford, both financially and socially. We can not sacrifice so much for one man’s vanity project. Learn more here.

Articles, ReviewedDavid PrattMarch 18, 2019The Wall, Government, budget, USA, Politics, Immigration, Families, do the right thingComment

Gun Violence in America, A Multifaceted Problem - By David Pratt

America clearly has a gun violence problem, but what if it is more than that? What else should we be looking at to make America a safer place to live?