The Fault In Our Star…Wars
I was indoctrinated into the Star Wars fandom from an early age. I was born in 1980, and my brother is eight years older than me. So being like any … Continue reading
The Trouble With Matt
I loved Matt Damon. Come on, we all did. Ok maybe you did not LOOOOOVE him like I did as a young gay boy, but you liked him. His history … Continue reading
The Struggle Is Real
Deep friendships end, marriages die, and somehow life manages to go on. I am finding lately that despite knowing all the reasons why something ended- all the good reasons, I … Continue reading
The Long Hurt
When my long ago relatives feet touched the shore, weighed down by chains, back ripped up from the lash of the terrorist captain, malnourished from rations, raped and bloody, struggling … Continue reading
When will it be enough?
We keep marching. I keep praying. We spread the word on blogs, all social media platforms, we hold town halls on CNN, we put body cameras on police. None of … Continue reading
Waiting
We have been waiting. It was August 9th when an unarmed brown teenager was shot to death in the street, and we have been waiting. Waiting for justice. Waiting for … Continue reading
Questions
This being Sunday I am reflective. I might go so far as to even say contemplative. I am interested in being a person who pushes boundaries, asks the question not … Continue reading
Renee and Raven, Two Sides of the Same Coin
We make our idols, and then our idols make us. When they no longer appear as we desire, we get uncomfortable as a society. We have created the virus that … Continue reading
More than you know…
I recently got into a kerfuffle online regarding a ridiculous quote attributed to Katherine Hepburn. A fine actress, but no social scientist. The causes of human behavior are not so … Continue reading
That’s So Raven
Here we go… Raven Mess Raven Symone is not black, or gay. She’s human and lives in America… At first I jumped all over this child on Facebook. After taking … Continue reading