Omar Passons13 days into COVID-19 — what I’ve learned so farTechnically, this started much earlier. One of my staff was conscripted to lead standing up a hotel program a couple weeks before March…3 min read·Jul 12, 2023----
Omar PassonsLaw Enforcement Must Stand UpWhen LeBron James builds a school for primarily poor African American children in his hometown and pays for them to go to college, neither…4 min read·Jun 27, 2020----
Omar PassonsInspired and shook: from hopeful kids to death on the street in an hourUpdate: I’m not sure when I wrote the post below other than that it was close to the day that Terence Crutcher lost his life. I’ve been…3 min read·Jun 7, 2020----
Omar PassonsA story about being neighborlyThis past Sunday a guy I’ll call Pete told me a story that I just had to share. We had never met before, but he was an engaging…5 min read·May 12, 2018----
Omar PassonsFood for thought: Reflecting on ‘The Help’Last night I watched The Help. It is the movie for which Octavia Spencer won an Oscar for best actress in a supporting role. The movie is…4 min read·Sep 21, 2016----
Omar PassonsExperiencing prison: An afternoon at Donovan State PrisonToday I hopped in my car and made a very familiar drive south on the 805 in San Diego. For those who don’t know, San Diego borders Tijuana…7 min read·May 28, 2016----
Omar PassonsA dangerous inheritance: Thoughts on Between the World & MeThe first few times I watched ABC’s Black-ish I was annoyed and frustrated. The early shows were about why the son shouldn’t play field…12 min read·Feb 27, 2016----