Slater Hayes Podcast

Send us Fan Mail I was confronted this week with whether to publish a new piece or re-visit a previously published piece. Concurrently, I battled with whether to deliver an episode that addressed my personal issues as it relates to family, or deliver a piece that addresses the seemingly perpetual struggles that afflictsMY PEOPLE as a whole.  I chose the latter. Wh?, Because it angers and confounds...

Send us Fan Mail Citadel : a fortress that commands a city. Synonyms: fortification, bastion, stronghold. The portrayal of the black man within the black family-within society-has been defined as everything EXCEPT those words above. The persistent portrayal of the black man as a shiftless thug- one who has abdicated his position due to a lack of concern for family and community-has been perpetuate...

Send us Fan Mail Hatred is manifested in a number of ways. One of them is through acts of RACISM. Yes, RACISM is now on full display in how the availability and administration, or lack thereof, of the COVID vaccine is occurring within the black and brown communities. Initially, there was this huge push to address the prevalence of  vaccine hesitancy within the Black community due to the the pletho...

Send us Fan Mail This scourge called Covid has enlightened me, and I am sure many others, as to the position held within the lives of others. Those once considered friends have revealed themselves to be nothing more than acquaintances. Conversely, those thought to be casual associates have proven to be friends, in every sense of the word. I know this subject matter is difficult to talk about but i...

Send us Fan Mail The passing of time, especially when that time is highlighted by a birthday-a special birthday, is oftentimes met with melancholy. This special occasion for me, my 60th birthday is filled with just that. I look back over time  and I can truly state that my life experiences  have definitely run the gamut. Experiences for which I am proud, experiences that have created tremendous sa...

Send us Fan Mail This episode was written with  the express purpose of release on this day...March 9th- my 25th wedding anniversary. The lady, my wife Marjorie,  that has held my heart , and will continue to hold it, has given my life GREAT JOY-through the good and the not so good. We were intent on living a life that exuded the Kingdom-and, for the  most part, we have done just that.  Celebrate w...

Send us Fan Mail On this day of JUBILEE, I thought this piece to be ideal to honor the numerous heroes that sacrificed their very lives on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in their struggle for CIVIL RIGHTS. Numerous persons were beaten on that fateful day in order to attain, not only voting rights, but rights that should have been inherent to ALL human beings.  I penned this piece on the day that civil r...

Send us Fan Mail EPISODE 2 There is a question that seems to have grown in popularity in recent weeks..."is this America?"  This question was posed by one of the brave Capitol Hill  policemen during the  attempted coup on January 6th. It seems that numerous insurrectionists spewed racist vitriol(shhh-they called him  nigger) at him as they  plundered  the beacon of democracy in search of...

Send us Fan Mail Listen...Listen to that friend, that family member, that co-worker. Listen...listen-don't be so intent on getting your point across that you fail to hear what is being said to you. Undoubtedly, the subject of this piece had voiced his intent at some time prior to making the ultimate decision to end his life.  So, I encourage us all to...Listen-with our eyes...Listen-with our...