by Jay Richards | Apr 22, 2016 | Fiction Friday
Read Part 1 Here Cochran was humiliated but he was even more angry with himself for putting up with her unpredictability. He decided to eliminate this variable from the equation. No more mister nice guy, he told himself. He retreated from the car and pulled his keys...
by Jay Richards | Apr 15, 2016 | Fiction Friday
In the near darkness of the highway, the sedan’s cheap faux leather upholstery took on a sickly, blood-clot color that Ruby’s captor probably thought of as burgundy. She was on the back bench seat balanced precariously on her right side and slipping on her own cold...
by Jay Richards | Apr 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
Read Part 3 Here The theme of this three-part series is the significance of Nigeria: to Africa, to African Americans, and to the world in general. And no discussion of Nigeria’s significance can be conducted without a discussion about the political/philosophical...
by Jay Richards | Mar 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
Read Part 2 Here Afro-Futurist art work by Oakland artist Joshua Mays. When I speak, or read or write about Africa, I am keenly aware that this word, which is also a place, means different things to different people. For many, it is one of the world’s seven...
by Jay Richards | Mar 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
Read Part 1 Here Photo of a young Yoruba Nigerian boy heading to a church service with his family. In my last article, I shared a series of interesting facts and figures about Nigeria to highlight how the country is so significant at this moment in history. But, my...
by Jay Richards | Mar 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
Read Part 1 Here Photo of a young Yoruba Nigerian boy heading to a church service with his family. In my last article, I shared a series of interesting facts and figures about Nigeria to highlight how the country is so significant at this moment in history. But, my...
by Jay Richards | Mar 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
As an African American, Nigeria and Africa in general are important places because they represent an historic part of my identity. And as a “global citizen” who is concerned about the future of the planet, Nigeria is a significant player in the “new globalism” that is...
by Jay Richards | Dec 25, 2015 | Fiction Friday
Read Part 2 Here Mom had left in August, but we treated her leaving like the threshold to winter. We ate out the flesh out of a small watermelon and carved the rind into a Jack o’ Lantern. We cut a candle down to a little stub and its shallow flame and caused the...
by Jay Richards | Dec 19, 2015 | Podcast
You are always at a specific place at a specific time. Wherever you go, there you are. When introducing the topic of criminal psychology to a class, I often ask students to brainstorm a list of factors that increase the likelihood that an individual will commit a...
by Jay Richards | Nov 27, 2015 | Fiction Friday
Read Part 3 here. Permit me voyage, Love, into your hands. – James Agee The sun was high in the smoky-blue haze by the time they began, making every step an effort. When she saw two goldfinches dart by, she warned the boys not to brush against the thistles...