Potential Deferred

Like the rest of the country, Gary, Indiana, is wrestling with what was, what is, and what may come

Expecting Civility, Hoping for Love

“Civility is one thing you can expect at an Episcopal church,” my uncle said to me two Sunday’s…

Welcome to A Prairie Homeboy Companion, a weekly blog exploring progressive activism in the Midwest, as well as an occasional platform for my own thoughts on pop culture, politics…

How Long Must We Sing This Song?

As we walked through St. Louis’ Missouri Historical Museum’s current civil rights exhibit, I was…

Hiding in plain sight

Hidden Figures is a treasure, but we need to dig deeper in finding new talent

Preserving the People’s Lakes

Slashing EPA initiative is shortsighted and dangerous

Addendum: My trip to St. Louis was cancelled due to an ice storm. Mark, Lisa, and I saw Hidden Figures in Fort Wayne. It lived up to the hype.

Nay, it went way beyond the hype.

Three things I’m still thinking about today: