The recent social media outage made one thing perfectly clear, we need to put down our dividing devices and talk to each other.

Over the years we have seen division, witnessed increases in racism, discrimination and hate. But thankfully we have also seen a surge of energy. From protests in the streets to calls for action on social media and in government offices, there has been a renewed societal effort to move towards creating a more inclusive and equitable world

Francis of Assisi, venerated as Saint Francis of Assisi, also known in his ministry as Francesco, was an Italian Catholic friar, deacon, mystic, and preacher. He founded the men's Order of Friars Minor, the women's Order of St. Clare, the Third Order of St. Francis and the Custody of the Holy Land. 

On the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, we remember that he is the true spiritual founder. Franciscan friars we’re followers of St. Francis who took the vows of poverty, and so it goes. 

Seasons Greetings from #CityImages. This is the first full week of the most wonderful three months and our favorite time of the year.

And so it begins... The best trimester of the year. Regardless of whether you're using the ancient Aztec Calendar or not.

We enjoy these three months because October's still Hispanic History Month, UB’s birthday, and then followed by Halloween. November is Thanksgiving, a time to enjoy family and friends. December is Christmas, a time when everyone feels special.

Facebook is a worldwide online social media and global networking service owned by Facebook, but I am over and out of there.

The CBS New Program  60 Minutes says Facebook puts profit over safety and amplifies the worst of human nature.

The platform also owns #Instagram and #WhatsApp, to get messaging and calling for free, available on phones all over the world.

What will it take to get West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin to say yes to a sweeping spending package from The Democrats?

Democrats are on the verge of passing the largest-ever investment in our country's families and workers—including paid family leave, child care, and tuition-free community college, as well as essential initiatives to combat the climate crisis. So why would other members of their own party be blocking a final deal?

I first met Ed Bradley while I was a journalism student in graduate school. I interviewed him for my thesis on Minorities in the Media.

In 1976,  Ed Bradley became CBS' first-ever African-American correspondent to the White House. The last time I saw Ed before he died, he was standing on the corner of 66 Street and Broadway. I had finished lecturing my journalism students at NYIT. We spoke briefly, but he never said anything about his leukemia. Ed was friendly each and every time we spoke.