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Every day I lose more and more faith in what we call “the news.” By now we’ve all heard about the tragedy in Boston. Over the last few days, the focus has shifted from the victims to capturing the bastards behind this atrocity. And in the process of finding the suspects, we’ve once again seen [...]
If you’ve been reading my writing on the internet for any amount of time you know that I try and stay away from topics around Interracial Dating. I have never really seen a productive conversation about the topic take place and it all depends on where you are how the conversation will play itself out. [...]
I’m a spiritual person. Notice I didn’t describe myself as religious. I believe in God, Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost. I know scripture. I even have my favorite verse tattooed on my back (2 Timothy 2:3) in the shape of a cross. Since I moved away from Nashville in the summer of 2011, I’ve [...]
If you were to walk into my closet, you could find just about everything you need to know about the complexity of the person that is me. On the left side of my closet are suits, sports coats, slacks, white/blue dress shirts, and atop the hangar rack are folded polos and v-neck sweaters in just [...]
Where is your personal responsibility? What got me thinking about this was an article in The Washington Post about abortion. This isn’t the place for a discourse about what side of the abortion debate we fall on. As with everything else in life, it’s a multi-layered answer. However, what struck me in the article was [...]
Let me state this simply, black people do not have to be everywhere. Yet, some people truly believe that the absence of black people from mainstream TV shows (or movies) is always indicative of racism or racial insensitivity by the creators, producers, and in some cases, the very viewers of the shows. To be fair, [...]
Is the word “fat“ a slur or a description? This is a variation of a question posed by someone Re-Tweeted onto my timeline. The conversation that followed described the ways people who are overweight should be described; and they debated whether fat is in fact a slur. It’s a sensitive subject, especially when you [...]
If there’s one thing that will bring me to the point of tears, it’s the future of our children. My heart still goes out to the Sandy Hook victims. It’s been over a week and it’s as fresh as yesterday. I remember staring at the television and thinking, “These are kids, man. Kids!” I know [...]
By now, you’ve probably seen or heard Chris Rock’s “Message for White Voters” video that aired on the Jimmy Kimmel show last week. I know. The election’s over and you’re physically and mentally exhausted from hearing about polls, pundits, predictions and public service announcements. You don’t wanna hear another approved message until 2016. I’m right [...]
We should have a tv show. Call it the Bald and the Beautiful. Hahaha. That would be interesting. Do you think people would watch? Men would until they realized it was about a bald dude and a natural hair chick. Women would because you’re natural and I like it. You know how yall get your [...]
