As I plunge deeper into Blackness, there is nothing but light. As I emerge from the shadows of my own Blackness, I see color. The deeper I go; the Blacker I get. A misguided negro…
June 20th (1865)
Yesterday Juneteenth was celebrated as a national holiday. I’ve been contemplating this question – What did the formerly enslaved Black people do on the 20th that was different than day before? Let’s examine some of…
Happy Father’s Day
Nothing in this world brings me more joy than being a father. I cherish the fact that I am the father of two amazing sons. Fatherhood, on its face, can be the most significant undertaking…
Cut the Cord
This was one of my 23 intentions that I kind of started working on at the end of ’22, the goal was to get rid of cable, something I never thought I’d do! As of…
Guns and Babies
It should hit home with this one statistic – the leading cause of death for children 1-19 in America is gun violence. I don’t remember writing about mass shootings before and I don’t want to…
Daddy’s Jacket
This morning I put on daddy’s jacket. I forgot I had it. I forgot I needed it. The reflection in the mirror and in my mind caused a tidal wave of emotions, seeing him/me in…
Reparations?
You’ve been hoodwinked, bamboozled, run amok! Every time I hear about Evanston Reparations that exactly how I feel, there I said it! Until yesterday, I only vocalized my direct opposition to my close circle but…
Speak Spanish
Speak Spanish to Spanish speakers, I have been using Duolingo and currently on a 191-day streak of consecutive learning. I can now read and most sentences and paragraphs and use context to figure out words…
Write more
Writing is like any skill you want to improve on, you have to practice and put in the work to be good at it. I was very excited about one of the gifts I got…
2023 Intentions
In 2023 my mantra is “Thoughts become Things”, I mentioned that I was hesitant to post my list of Intentions and although I’m still struggling with it I think I’ll post them periodically with insight…