UNT alumnus and former faculty member, Denton pastor, and retirement center administrator. Childhood, education, and perceptions of race relations in Florida and Texas; education at UNT, Southern Baptist College, and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; career as associate pastor at First United Methodist Church in Denton; experiences with race relations and civil rights at First United and in Denton generally; experiences with Denton Ministers Alliance and Denton Women’s Interracial Fellowship; influences of Bill Moyers and Carlyle Marney; perceptions of modern-day race relations, including the Black Lives Matter movement.