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Jay Simpson | The best thing you can do is be your child's safe space
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOct. 4—I read an article last week that really blew my mind. An 11-year-old kid caught with a book bag full of guns and ammunition is just absurd. I'm just wondering, at what point do we stop ...
Jay Simpson: Remembering Jayce Griffin
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJul. 30—I want to send my condolences to a good friend of mine, Jasmine Riggs. She is an amazing mother to two amazing young boys, Carter and Jayce. Unfortunately, her youngest son Jayce, 2, ...
Jay Simpson: It's going to take a village to change misguided youths' ways
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 1—I had the opportunity to reconnect with a friend who has been raising three children, two being young ladies. One of the girls was a victim of gun violence that transpired over the summer ...
Jay Simpson: Quality relationships can take you a long way
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 4 days agoMay 31—When you grow up with people and see them come from the bottom and work their way to the top, it hits different. Over Memorial Day weekend, my sons and I went to spend it in Indianapolis ...
Jay Simpson | Here's to you, hiphop
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAug. 20—Since it's the 50th anniversary of hip hop, and I grew up in a hip hop household, I'm going to list a few of my favorite artists and what memories they bring to me. As a child, I had ...
Jay Simpson: Therapy works -- just ask me
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 9 months agoSep. 7—Therapy is a powerful tool. If I could go back to fix past relationships of mine, I would have gone to therapy a lot sooner, because at times we can't even see the problem or the fact ...
Jay Simpson: Do it for Trell
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAug. 30—Saturday's community walk in memory of Montrell Emery Jr. will be a powerful way to honor him and raise awareness to the many survivors battling struggles within our community. We have ...
Jay Simpson: Rest in peace, Marcus
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJul. 7—My generation has lost so many people to homicide. I mean, it's like we can't even grieve properly before we are dealing with another death. It's easy to get numb to it, and it may look ...
Jay Simpson: Times are different, so I try to treat my children differently
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOct. 13—Respect is a two-way thing. You can't expect to be respected by someone you don't respect — it just doesn't work that way. I've learned as a parent that it's necessary to apologize to ...
Jay Simpson: Dinner with an athlete? Hands down, I'd pick LeBron James
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 3—If I had the opportunity to sit down with an athlete of my choice and have a conversation that doesn't involve sports whatsoever, I would for sure choose LeBron James, just because of ...
