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Ron Alexander Books
- Aug 23
- 3 min
The Searing Lyrics of Marvin Gaye's"What's Going On"
Article written by Ron Alexander Did Marvin Gaye write lyrics, poetry, or both? Musical songs are often compared to poetry. Lyrics have...
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Ron Alexander Books
- Aug 21
- 5 min
How to Apologize Like a Pro
By Arthur C. Brooks The Atlantic 6 min August 17, 2023 Apologizing well, after all, is tricky. It requires personal strength, a good...
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Ron Alexander Books
- Aug 2
- 6 min
12 Step Programs: How They Work, Benefits & Criticisms
Written by Mara Sugue Medically Reviewed by Annamarie Coy, BA, ICPR, MATS What are 12 Step Programs? Alcoholics Anonymous is often...
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Ron Alexander Books
- May 22
- 5 min
Is there such a thing as an addictive personality?
The term "addictive personality" is widely used. Are some people really more prone to developing an addiction? During the 1990s, the...
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Ron Alexander Books
- Jan 28
- 5 min
Yes, We Mean Literally Abolish the Police
By Guest Blogger, Mariame Kaba Congressional Democrats want to make it easier to identify and prosecute police misconduct; Joe Biden...
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Ron Alexander Books
- Jan 10
- 5 min
I Can't Breath!
My whole life, white America has told me that reaching the American dream comes from individual merit. My interpersonal relationship with...
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Ron Alexander Books
- Jan 4
- 5 min
How My Son Became Me
Sons want to become like their fathers. Fathers desire their sons to be an extension of themselves and reflect their values, character,...
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Ron Alexander
- Oct 31, 2022
- 3 min
Addiction and Mental Illness: A Deadly Combination!
I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 1979 when I was twenty-nine. My bipolar diagnosis predated my drug addiction by six years when...
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Ron Alexander
- Sep 30, 2022
- 12 min
Why addictive cravings are so powerful
By Zoey Lavallee The neuroscientific picture of addiction overlooks the psychological and social factors that make cravings so hard to...
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Ron Alexander
- Sep 24, 2022
- 6 min
Why are black funeral homes closing in America and Philadelphia?
The glory days of black funeral homes infusing black communities with economic power have come and gone. Ebony Magazine reported 3000 ...
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Ron Alexander
- Sep 20, 2022
- 5 min
Black Panther Party is the Century's Most Impactful Political Organization
The drama of armed patrols of Black Panthers confronting the police in Oakland, California, made national headlines in 1966 when I was...
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Ron Alexander
- Aug 28, 2022
- 2 min
Read an exciting chapter from a new book
I once believed that living as a Black man in the United States was my worst nightmare, given my encounters with racism and discrimination.
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Ron Alexander
- Jul 12, 2022
- 3 min
Black People Can Work Together to Achieve Anything
I was a forty-year-old, ambitious black professional when I moved from Philadelphia to Chicago in 1981 to work for Burrell Advertising....
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Ron Alexander
- Jun 9, 2021
- 4 min
My Father was a Pedophile: From my forthcoming book "Bullet Proof Soul"
I remember watching for the first time Alice Walker's film adaption from her book, The Color Purple. I was stunned by the audacious...
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Ron Alexander
- Jul 16, 2020
- 4 min
My Drug Addiction and Mental Illness
I was first diagnosis with having a bi-polar disorder in 1999 when I was twenty-one years old.
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