ON MY MIND-BLOGS

By everett / April 11, 2018

No Country for Con Men

Growing up, my circle of friends were mostly athletes with a sprinkle of nerds and thugs. Later, during my poolroom...

By everett / December 5, 2017

Perspectives

I was talking to a friend of mine from Los Angeles a few days ago. It made me recall a...

By everett / January 17, 2017

Why Donald Trump will Never be as Wealthy as John Lewis

A guest blog by my daughter, Lia P ___________________________________ Donald Trump began buying properties in the 60s. By 1973, he...

By everett / July 24, 2016

Unintended Consequences

They say people are often inspired by small things--an encouraging word, a pat on the back, or even a wink. ...

By everett / April 18, 2016

The Ambush

Nineteen-sixty-six is the 50th year of my graduation from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, the oldest historically black college and university in...

By everett / March 4, 2016

So

I was talking to a young African-American man a couple of months ago who was moving up in corporate America....

By everett / January 26, 2016

Chrissy the Greek

I enjoyed the 2015 match between Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova at the Australian Open, but, alas, I had to...

By everett / December 10, 2015

Song For My Father

J. Everett Prewitt's eulogy to his father, Selmer E. Prewitt

By everett / November 20, 2015

Darryl

A friend of mine drove from Chicago just to attend my book signing. Darryl Flenoy and I met because we...

By everett / March 27, 2011

The Real Thugs

There’s been a lot of talk in Cleveland, Ohio about the young people in our city who have chosen the thug...

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