Freedom - DIC Writes™ https://dicwrites.com The Time To Write Is Write Now™ Tue, 14 May 2024 14:03:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/dicwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/image.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Freedom - DIC Writes™ https://dicwrites.com 32 32 194274249 Footsteps: Coming and Going https://dicwrites.com/footsteps-coming-and-going/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=footsteps-coming-and-going https://dicwrites.com/footsteps-coming-and-going/#respond Tue, 14 May 2024 13:13:53 +0000 https://dicwrites.com/?p=3377 When we walked away, God ran after us. Here’s something to say thanks for His love.

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]]> https://dicwrites.com/footsteps-coming-and-going/feed/ 0 3377 Standing Strong: A Stance of the Weak https://dicwrites.com/standing-strong-a-stance-of-the-weak/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=standing-strong-a-stance-of-the-weak https://dicwrites.com/standing-strong-a-stance-of-the-weak/#respond Tue, 15 Aug 2023 08:30:00 +0000 https://dicwrites.com/?p=2685 Humility is a necessary virtue to view life from a correct perspective. I take a recent eye-opening spiritual versus political talk to walk into the mind of the divine about real strength.

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]]> https://dicwrites.com/standing-strong-a-stance-of-the-weak/feed/ 0 2685 “Fringe” Benefit: Shedding Light on the Revisionist History of Slavery https://dicwrites.com/fringe-benefit-shedding-light-on-revisionist-history-of-slavery/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fringe-benefit-shedding-light-on-revisionist-history-of-slavery https://dicwrites.com/fringe-benefit-shedding-light-on-revisionist-history-of-slavery/#respond Mon, 24 Jul 2023 12:20:45 +0000 https://dicwrites.com/?p=2645 It’s possible for someone to see what’s in plain sight and take extraordinary measures to deny its existence and defy any rational argument. Such is the subject of black captivity. I react to a recent push to sanitize what happened to my ancestors.

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]]> https://dicwrites.com/fringe-benefit-shedding-light-on-revisionist-history-of-slavery/feed/ 0 2645 Made from the Shade: A Black Man’s Praise – Juneteenth https://dicwrites.com/made-from-the-shade-a-black-mans-praise-juneteenth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=made-from-the-shade-a-black-mans-praise-juneteenth https://dicwrites.com/made-from-the-shade-a-black-mans-praise-juneteenth/#respond Fri, 16 Jun 2023 12:43:33 +0000 https://dicwrites.com/?p=2525 With anticipation for a day of celebration as a person of color, I write in honor of Juneteenth.

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]]> https://dicwrites.com/made-from-the-shade-a-black-mans-praise-juneteenth/feed/ 0 2525 Ruge: A Roaring Love for Venezuela  https://dicwrites.com/ruge-a-roaring-love-for-venezuela/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ruge-a-roaring-love-for-venezuela https://dicwrites.com/ruge-a-roaring-love-for-venezuela/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2022 21:33:44 +0000 https://dicwrites.com/?p=1894 I’ve been asked why Venezuela, “La Tierra de Gracia” or the Land of Grace, brings a smile to my face. Let me share a part of my heart.

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]]> https://dicwrites.com/ruge-a-roaring-love-for-venezuela/feed/ 2 1894 Wander Through Wonderland: America  https://dicwrites.com/wander-through-wonderland-america/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wander-through-wonderland-america https://dicwrites.com/wander-through-wonderland-america/#respond Mon, 04 Jul 2022 10:18:02 +0000 https://dicwrites.com/?p=1777 As our nation celebrates the 246th anniversary of its independence, come with me on a revealing country tour.

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]]> https://dicwrites.com/wander-through-wonderland-america/feed/ 0 1777 The Beginning of Sending Freedom’s Message: Juneteenth  https://dicwrites.com/the-beginning-of-sending-freedoms-message-juneteenth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-beginning-of-sending-freedoms-message-juneteenth https://dicwrites.com/the-beginning-of-sending-freedoms-message-juneteenth/#respond Sun, 19 Jun 2022 08:30:00 +0000 https://dicwrites.com/?p=1744 As an African-American man and a father, I commemorate the day the road was paved for my people to start the ongoing march towards racial equality.

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]]> https://dicwrites.com/the-beginning-of-sending-freedoms-message-juneteenth/feed/ 0 1744 Holding On to the Perfect Narrative https://dicwrites.com/holding-on-to-the-perfect-narrative/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=holding-on-to-the-perfect-narrative https://dicwrites.com/holding-on-to-the-perfect-narrative/#respond Tue, 22 Feb 2022 09:00:00 +0000 https://dicwrites.com/?p=1577 It’s the 22nd day of the second month of 2022! What an ideal time to talk of the perils of us parents chaining ourselves and our kids to the fixation with “hitting all the right numbers!”

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]]> https://dicwrites.com/holding-on-to-the-perfect-narrative/feed/ 0 1577 A Higher Plane https://dicwrites.com/a-higher-plane/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-higher-plane https://dicwrites.com/a-higher-plane/#respond Tue, 12 Oct 2021 10:00:00 +0000 https://dicwrites.com/?p=1112 Life is more than achieving goals and acquiring things. Jesus broadened my scope and spoke to me about what it really means.

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]]> https://dicwrites.com/a-higher-plane/feed/ 0 1112 Afternoon Rendezvous https://dicwrites.com/afternoon-rendezvous/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=afternoon-rendezvous https://dicwrites.com/afternoon-rendezvous/#respond Wed, 22 Sep 2021 10:05:00 +0000 https://dicwrites.com/?p=1087 Every now and then, you need time to feel free again. Who better to be with than your love and best friend?

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