The Issue is US

The Issue is US

 I don’t dress like today’s youth and luckily my era had a different dress code. I, however, am afraid that we are telling our young boys that how you look makes a difference in whether or not you’ll be successful in this country. We all have a...
Political Dynasties Good or Bad?

Political Dynasties Good or Bad?

In 2016 we will move beyond the Obama era to a new chapter in Presidential politics. The current political landscape seems to point to a likely showdown between the two most famous families of our current era of politics. The contest possibly may come down to Hilary...
Causation or Correlation You Be the Judge Part I

Causation or Correlation You Be the Judge Part I

“Sure, this country has a black president, but when you look at a black president, President Obama is left with his foot stuck in the mud from all of the Republicans with the way he’s treated,” . . . “We have moved in the right direction, and...
Its Time for a Black Family Sit Down

Its Time for a Black Family Sit Down

Alright Black America sit down and let’s have a chit chat.  I want to address a few issues between the men and the women.  This isn’t going to be your typical “why don’t you to come together” speech, this isn’t going to be that regular “we are the world” jazz, and...
We Aren’t Gay, But We Can Learn From Them

We Aren’t Gay, But We Can Learn From Them

As we sit back and marvel with jubilation, frustration, agitation, or aggravation (depending on your perspective) at the world around us.  We see examples of what we could be and how we could get there swirling around us in a never ending game of nanny nanny boo boo. ...
My Nigga, My Nigga, My Nigga

My Nigga, My Nigga, My Nigga

The N-Word – I have told myself time and time again that I would write something about the argument that is going on within our nation about the term nigger/nigga. I have went back and forth with myself about whether or not it is ever okay to use this word,...
Blackface, White Comfort

Blackface, White Comfort

And there it was, the icing on the cake of racial stereotypes and defamation. Fashion designers at the Milan Halloween fest in Italy Europe, otherwise spectacles of originality, joined the global peasantry and closed their ranks in what I call the Blackface-polonaise...