Eddie Kendrick Phillips
Sep 18, 20151 min read
EDGE OF OBLIVION
At the edge of oblivion is a moment of contemplation. You have time to reflect on the depths of your situation. It is a moment of...
Eddie K. Phillips
Aug 26, 20153 min read
MINISTER'S UNFOUNDED CONDEMNATION OF BLACK LIVES MATTER ON FOX NEWS
I have little respect for ministers and so called leaders who go on FOX News to condemn Black Lives Matter. When Dr. King and the SCLC...
Eddie K. Phillips
Aug 1, 20153 min read
A BLACK MAN'S STATE OF MIND
I write this simple message for those I leave behind. I hope my words provide a window into my current state of mind. I am a black man....
Eddie K. Phillips
Jul 19, 20151 min read
SOARING
I don't want to just survive. I want to rise up and thrive. I want to fly like a majestic eagle. I want to soar and feel alive. No...
Eddie Kendrick Phillips
Jul 8, 20151 min read
THE WAY TO INSPIRE
The most practical way to inspire is just by being a good friend or peer. You provide a ear as someone’s conscience; so that they can...
Eddie Kendrick Phillips
Jul 8, 20151 min read
A WRITER'S B.S.
What is this writer's B.S. that you write to just belong? The truth is that you write so you don't feel alone. You write to be heard...
Eddie K. Phillips
Jun 24, 20153 min read
WHITE AMERICA! YOU CAN'T WALK AWAY FOR LONG!
I often ask myself a simple question: How long does White America believe they can willfully turn their attention and walk away from...
Eddie K. Phillips
Jun 22, 20151 min read
A FATHERLY EXAMPLE
A son on his wedding day said: Dad, I'm going to be just like you. A hard working man; honest, faithful, and true. I will feed and...
Eddie K. Phillips
Jun 22, 20151 min read
A FATHER'S PRAYER
For my sons I have very simple prayers. I pray God protects and holds them in his loving care. I pray that he gives them laughter and...
Eddie K. Phillips
Jun 22, 20151 min read
I AM NOT A POET
I am not an elegist. I am only a man who picks up a pen. I write the thoughts that cross my mind, and then I put the pen down again....