December 8, 2023

Isiah Smith, Jr. | Author

Isiah Smith, Jr. is a retired government attorney. He was born in Blakely, Georgia, but considers Miami, Florida, his adopted hometown.


I Am Not Your African American

April 1, 2017

It would have been a gas to sit on a pillow beneath the womb of Baldwin’s typewriter and catch each newborn page as it entered this world of ours.                      &... Read More >>

Searching For Meaning

Jan. 28, 2017

“Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm”

 -- JAMES MADISON

I like to start an essay with a touch of humor and -- I hope -- brilliant witticisms. But I just can’t bring myself to this time.  Since early November, I... Read More >>