My favorite coffee shop is The Station, on Beacon Hill in Seattle. I love this place, not because of my 20 oz. latte, but because it is a hub of millennial grassroots energy. No, I don’t agree with a lot of the signs and T-shirts I see but I applaud the youthful energy and the […]
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Income does not equate to wealth
Before I ruffle any more feathers about the 2020 election; please understand my position; I’m almost 75 years old and we are still talking the same crap as we did in 1963. I will not support that kind of thinking for the remainder of my life. In short, economic disparity is the primary issue facing […]
Harassment and Interdiction_Revised
My Vietnam military experience was spent as a section leader for the Fire and Direction Control for a 105 mm towed howitzer unit. We did the calculations for howitzers and directed fire to prescribed targets. One of our jobs was directing Harassment & Interdiction fire. “In 1965, the U.S. military in South Vietnam began conducting […]
Black Conservatives VS Black Republicans
Recently, I posted on Facebook an article about “Black Conservatives” and as usual I got no response or a single because “Black people are Democrats”. That was heartbreak for my dear departed mother in law. I contend that is a propaganda ploy or better yet a misperception fo many people, including Black people. In an […]
“My dream has turned into a nightmare”
Where do we go from here? I am almost 75 years old and I found myself repeating the same phrases that I had 40 years ago. It’s time that we all reassess. At 75 I can’t go back but I can reaffirm how I see my world today. Emotions of the today! With all the […]
What are we going to do next?
Whether we want to or not, as Black people, most of us are always conscious of race because our lives depend on it. Not just because there has been another Black male shot down in the street but because we exist in this country built on the exploitation and the suppression of our race; suppression […]
An Awakening
I grew up believing in social integration. I was the only Black kid in my kindergarten class, that pattern was often repeated over the years, and the perceived goal, at that time, for Black folk was social integration as the means to rise up and become better Americans. I wanted to be a better American, […]
Stop watching CNBC!
Over the last several years I’ve tried not to get into political discussions because the inevitably ended with discounting or derogatory remarks. I then proclaimed my posts mine with the statement I would share, own and appreciate my views of the world. That stated I moved to mostly posting comments from the Black media, informing […]
Etymology of a name
My name is Phillip Wesley Briscoe. I’ve always hated the name “Phillip”; but this was how my family, friends, and my home town knew me. In the second grade, I tried to get people to call me Wesley. I thought Wesley had more panache; Phillip Briscoe was dull. No one called me anything but Phillip […]
Do you mind if I vent?
I usually enjoy going to Puget Sound Veterans Administration. I enjoy watching the old timers and love the sense of camaraderie that binds us and sometimes I’m almost brought to tears with the sight of amputees and wheelchairs. Today, was not one of those days. I have Bronchiectasis an unresolved lung disease and I went […]
Black Economic Inclusion
For some time now I have been posting on Facebook videos from Dr Claud Anderson regarding PowerNomics, i.e., Black economic empowerment through Black aggregation. I’m relieved that there are young people who are beginning to understand that we need to move in that direction. As I do more research and try to make my blog […]
“Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose.”
Juliet: “‘Tis but thy name that is my enemy; Thou art thyself, though not a Montague. What’s Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot, Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part Belonging to a man. O, be some other name! What’s in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name […]
Positive Steps Forward
I’m taking some time off from social media. I haven’t seen much in the way in positive postings which I find uplifting. Religious/spiritual memes strike me as shallow. I don’t envision a white Christmas with a sleigh ride to grandmas. In addition, I find the political landscape fallow. On the other hand, I found a story […]
Argonne Rebels: Montgomery, AL Summer 1963
I can’t say I enjoyed growing up in a small Kansas town but I knew I was getting a good education, surrounded by family that loved me, and I learned to love clouds. My most enjoyable challenge was marching with the Argonne Rebels Drum and Bugle Corps., our local competitive drum corps was beginning to […]
What did you call me?
I spoke to University Sunrise Rotary this morning about my personal view on race and thought I’d re-post this article in conjunction with that event. This article was originally posted July 22, 2013. It was a sunny Thursday morning, I parked my car behind my office; I felt good. My Rotary meeting had gone better […]