November 18, 2022 Birthday Missive ’22 As always thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes! For those of you that know me this is the day I recount, relive, and…
November 4, 2022 I Got Next! Last weekend I had the chance to spend some time with some old friends as we came together to celebrate Ron’s 60th birthday. One…
October 18, 2022 Will Smith vs. Kanye West (+Hershel) Will Smith slapped Chris Rock, another Black man, in front of America. For that, for weeks and weeks he was excoriated in the media….
October 9, 2022 Black Joy Yesterday, the joy of our people was on full display. The main ingredient, Blackness paired with love, family, and rhythm. Married under the warm…
September 24, 2022 The Brown of the Girl It was the light. At first, I didn’t know what it was, but it was the light. Not the harsh white of the fluorescents…
September 21, 2022 Our Backs On the backs of our people On the backs of our people On the backs of our people On the backs of our people…
September 21, 2022 Why Are We Still Dreaming? Dreaming – 1.experience dreams during sleep. 2.indulge in daydreams or fantasies about something greatly desired. Every year since his assassination, we honor the life,…
September 2, 2022 The 4th Or the 5th? “I say it with a sad sense of the disparity between us. I am not included within the pale of glorious anniversary! Your high…
September 2, 2022 A Funny (not) Thing Happened on the Road to Arkansas Shannon Sharpe said something that Black people have been saying for a long time, “…if you say, “I got black friends” and you can’t…
September 2, 2022 An Abusive Relationship Originally featured as a guest essay on the Michael Smerconish website. Black America is in an abusive relationship. A relationship where everybody knows about…
