DEEP WATERS

It's been exactly two weeks since Michael Brown , age 18, was shot and killed by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri.  Other than a few discussions at home with my family, I haven't talked much about this volatile situation. I've wanted to share about it here in Deep Waters , but I've wanted to speak intelligently about it. There's just so much I don't know about this case right now. And then I received an email from a sweet sister-friend that told me she'd checked my blog for my reaction to the Ferguson crisis. She encouraged me to "weigh-in" here, and I knew I needed to break my silence. I feel like I did when I wrote about the Trayvon Martin crisis back in May 2012 in "Our Sons Are Trayvon." I feel the way I did when I wrote about the verdict in the Zimmerman trial back in July 2013 in "Zimmerman Found Not Guilty/The Church Found Guilty" . I feel like there's so much I don't know. I wasn...

The news is buzzing once again about a life cut short.  Yesterday, 63-year-old actor-comedian Robin Williams was found dead in his California hom e. In a public statement, the Marin County sheriff's office has says that it "suspects the death to be a suicide due to asphyxia ."  They have begun an investigation to determine the official cause of death, but I am already saddened by the possibility... For decades I've enjoyed the talent of Robin Williams. I was introduced to him way back in 19 - shhhh... when he starred in the silly sitcom  Mork and Mindy . I smile when I think of that crazy outer space greeting, "Nanoo, nanoo". I also loved his movies - Good Morning, Vietnam , Dead Poets Society , Mrs. Doubtfire , and Good Will Hunting . Robin Williams was a rare find - a comedian that could also handle his business in a dramatic role. Like the role of Sean Maguire, a Boston-based college professor in Good Will Hunting .  I ...