May 8From “The 15” to “The 15”: After 40 Years, Friendship Is As Essential To The Soul As It Ever Wasby Darryl L. Fortson, M.D. To The Dear Brothers of the Spring Line of 2023 of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., Psi Chapter, Morehouse College: “Friendship Is Essential To The Soul.” Of course, you have heard this before. It is the motto of our dear fraternity, Omega Psi Phi…Omega Psi Phi6 min readOmega Psi Phi6 min read
Jan 28For Iggy ’80 and Floddy-G: Spontaneous Violence “Orgies” — Tyre Nichols and The Memphis FiveTo The St. Ignatius College Prep Class of 1980 (and to Floddy-G, to answer your text question to me); Exactly ten days ago, our class came together to host a webinar featuring Father Timothy Kesicki, the former recent past President of the Jesuit Conference of the United States and Canada…Memphis 57 min readMemphis 57 min read
Dec 23, 2022Auntie Wanda And The “Immaculate Reception”by Darryl L. Fortson, M.D. December 23rd, fifty years ago today, was a Sunday. I was 9 years old. …Football4 min readFootball4 min read
Nov 21, 2022Black Folks: Have Mercy On White America — Get Your Reparationsby Darryl L. Fortson, M.D. The Twelve Foundational, Spiritual Principles of AASRT: AASRT Foundational Principle #8: If Blacks cannot see how Whites have, through slavery, victimized and oppressed themselves at every level, then we will not be able to show them mercy through compassion and forgiveness at any level. …Reparations3 min readReparations3 min read
Sep 11, 2022First, Reparations. Then, Forgiveness. But It Must Be Both.Rev. James Reeb, murdered, “Bloody Sunday,” 1965Christian Salvation5 min readChristian Salvation5 min read
Aug 23, 2022An Open Letter To Rev. Brian G. Paulson, President Of The Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States Concerning Reparationsby Darryl L. Fortson, M.D. Dear Reverend Paulson: I recently read with, great dismay, the August 16th, 2022 article in the New York Times newspaper entitled, “Catholic Order Struggles to Raise $100 Million to Atone for Slave Labor.” The article discusses the announcement by the Jesuit Order (also known as…Black Catholic6 min readBlack Catholic6 min read
Aug 14, 2022Stop Asking White People To Pay Reparations; Start Asking “Right People”by Darryl L. Fortson, M.D. The Twelve Foundational, Spiritual Principles of AASRT, Inc.: Principle #6 In no way does white skin (or any other hue) confer upon its possessors the requisite character to make good on the unprecedented debt that slavery has imposed upon Black people. “White people” in and…Reparations7 min readReparations7 min read
Jul 31, 2022The Ultimate Purpose of Slave Reparations Isn’t Slave Reparations — It Is The Glorification of God Through Themby Darryl L. Fortson, M.D. The Twelve Foundational, Spiritual Principles of the African American Slave Reparations: Principle #5: The ultimate purpose of Reparations is NOT for the descendants of African American slaves, the purpose is the glorification of God THROUGH Reparations for the descendants of African American slaves. When I…Christian Social Justice5 min readChristian Social Justice5 min read
Jul 26, 2022We Must Look Beyond And Rise Above Everything Temporary To Achieve Reparations, Especially Political Trendsby Darryl L. Fortson, M.D. The Twelve Foundational Spiritual Principles of AASRT, Inc. #4 We must look beyond and rise above everything temporary to be successful in achieving Reparations, especially political trends. AASRT, Inc. (www.theaasrt.org) is not a political Reparational organization. It has no political affiliation and is “of no…Reparations5 min readReparations5 min read
Jul 23, 2022The Joy Of Being Black In Challenging Timesby Darryl L. Fortson, M.D. I would like to say I am proud to be Black (and I am), but that’s not really the point. Moreover, I don’t think I should be proud of something I had no input in determining. Like all of us, I am what I…Overcoming4 min readOvercoming4 min read