"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." Martin Luther King, Jr.

Peace Not Patience...these words first stated by Rev. Al Sharpton during the riots across America this past week. Dr. Rumay Alexander, Professor & Former Vice Chancellor of Diversity & Inclusion at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill discusses systemic racism, structural violence with specific deep examples & analysis...stating "problems don't age well..." reminding listeners that the time for patience is past.

Violence Speaking Volumes..Ajenai Clemmons, Doctoral Candidate  at Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy details specific definitions, descriptions and analysis regarding the relational causes of problems between the police and the community. Her insightful and thought provoking analysis begs for further discussion and analysis of the messages being conveyed during these protests that continue throughout the United States and spreading world wide.