What is the doing?
In the middle, (or are we at the beginning) of this new chapter in the ongoing domestic terrorism waged against people of color in America, I have a question: What … Continue reading
Love Wins…
I am supposed to be happy today, Marriage Equality has passed, and now, (as soon as one will have me) I can legally marry a man in America. This news … Continue reading
Two Worlds, One Town
The Auto Zone is still scorched in Ferguson. I know because I saw it with my own eyes today. The once bright orange letters are black, and twisted. There is … Continue reading
Where do Black Men go?
I am at a loss. There is a frustration and anger within me that is mixed with sadness. I cry often and beat my fists into things, rather than people. … Continue reading
The Vogue problem
Recently Kanye West and his partner Kim Kardashian were asked by Vogue to pose as cover models. Then the internet exploded. The comments ranged from people laughing at them, to … Continue reading
Oscar?
86th Academy Awards: Best Picture nominees March 2, 2014 — Host: Ellen DeGeneres Best Picture American Hustle Captain Phillips Dallas Buyers Club Gravity Her Nebraska Philomena 12 Years a Slave … Continue reading
Intersections
My heart hurts. Brown boys can be shot dead over and over. It’s all over, and it is over skittles, Over being handcuffed and on the ground, Over walking down … Continue reading
Michael Sam
michael Sam I’m concerned. I am pleased as punch that Michael Sam has come out ahead of the draft. According to reports, he had already come out to his team … Continue reading
Tell Me Your Story
I am moved to make a devised piece on the current murders of young black men. This would involve transcribing interviews with young black men about how they feel, and … Continue reading
He would have been 19 today
Trayvon would have been 19 today… The phrase sits on me and makes it hard to breathe. It should. I’m sitting here in my Panera typing this on my iPad … Continue reading
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