(BALTIMORE – November 30, 2025) – I am tough on preachers. I am. And unapologetically so. However, when one does good – it is imperative that those of us who are the quickest to criticize also be the quickest to elevate. I say that across the board.
We live in a day and time when the church has found itself challenged. The church has changed because the trajectory of the Black community has also evolved. We don’t all live together in East and West Baltimore anymore. A lot of us have moved our roots to Baltimore, Harford, and Howard Counties – and deservedly so. It’s just that the church was once the center of the community. All across America, we either gathered at the church or the mosque – depending on one’s persuasion. Now, while there are more mosques than ever, those that served the inner city remain intact. The church, however, has evolved.
Still, our challenges remain the same. For if we think that moving beyond the beltway means that we don’t have to fight for our liberty in this land of the living, then we have lost our minds…