Khalid’s Corner: My 30-Year High School Reunion
My Kennedy High School reunion was a night that will be a lasting memory for me...
18
Oct
23
Aug
Khalid’s Corner: Would You Rather Be Loved or Feared?
When they fear you, they will try to subtract life from you. When they love you, they will add to your life. ...
14
Jul
The Great Manipulation – Glorifying Prison and Preaching Death
Be smart. How well you listen determines how long you live....
08
Jun
Khalid’s Corner: The Beautiful Thing About Falling Down
The beautiful thing about falling down is getting back up....
08
Mar
Khalid’s Corner: A Little Relationship Advice — How to Be a Good Partner
Yesterday, one of my students asked me for some relationship advice. He said he is in a relationship with a young woman he would like to stay with. I shared...
13
Feb
25
Dec
Khalid’s Corner: Once They’re Gone
Hold on to your children, brother, sister or family with all your might. Because once they're gone, they're gone!...
30
Sep
Khalid’s: Corner: Bury the Man and Carry on the Plan
I keep my brother alive through something I learned from historian John Henrik Clarke: Bury the man and carry on the plan....
Khalid’s Corner: The Secret to Doing What You Want
If you don't have a good education, you'll always be in the position of doing what you have to do -- instead of doing what you want....
24
Jul
Khalid’s Corner: The Community Has Failed Betty Reid Soskin
I was shocked to hear that someone broke into 94-year-old Betty Reid Soskin’s house and savagely beat and robbed her....
01
Jul
The Cure to Inner-City Violence Must Come from the Inner City
In order to have any impact in the war on violence in the inner city, you must first understand the inner city. You must see firsthand the causes of death...
25
Mar
Khalid’s Corner: Cleaning Up Your Life Is a Job
Cleaning up your own life is a job! Once I started thinking correctly instead of destructively, I felt extremely good about myself and I thought it would be cool to...
22
Jan
Khalid’s Corner: Rest in Peace, Auntie
My aunt’s death has been a brutal reminder that you must take care of your temple while you are younger in order to increase stability when you get older....
29
Nov
Khalid’s Corner: Life is the Best Thing You’ve Got
It takes a matter of seconds to get in trouble and years to get out of it. I used to put my life in harm’s way countless times, expecting nothing...
22
Oct
Khalid’s Corner: Be a Leader!
I understand why some people might hesitate to use the term "leader." A leader is expected to be brave, intentional, on point and real. You see leaders go off on...
