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Police Assassinate Michael Brown's Character. Then Say They're Not Assassinating His Character.
Earlier today, it was reported, along with video, that Michael Brown was the primary suspect in a convenience store robbery before being fatally shot by police officer Darren Wilson. He, and eye-witness to the shooting Dorian Johnson, allegedly robbed a store of a box of Swisher Sweets and on the way out of the store,…
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White Guy Acts A Fool, Black Guy Gets Maced For Being In The Vicinity
Thank the lord for camera-phones, photogs, and civic-minded individuals who give a shit. Especially considering everything going on in Missouri right now, its kind of cool to hear non-Black people have the back (unsuccessfully) of a young, Black guy. Because it’s been that kind of week, such is the story of 25-year-old Raymond Wilford who…
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Recap: The Naturalista Hair Show "Men's Perspective Panel"
On Sunday, August 3rd, I had the privelege of being apart of a panel discussion about natural hair at the Naturalista Hair Show. This fact surprised many people who delighted in reminding me that I didn’t have any hair. There are some observant ass people out here in these streets, let me tell you. (Video…
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Why Gospel Rap Struggles for Acceptance
“…people ask for God, ’til the day he comes/see God’s face, turn around and run/God sees the face, of the man/God shakes his head, says he’ll never understand…” ~ Dice Raw of The Roots, “Understand” …and then you shoot your cousin I’m not a fan of gospel rap. Well most of it anyway. I’ve listened to…
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Swagger Wagon: Here's How I Like My Cultural Appropriation
By now, I’m sure most people have seen the commercial/video for the 2015 Toyota Sienna minivan. It features a new version of the Sienna family (The Neuberts) from the original “Swagger Wagon” video from 2010. There’s one big difference between the 2010 version and this latest 2014 version. The 2014 version is exactly how I like my cultural…
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Why I Love Natural Hair
[I’m speaking on a panel entitled, The Men’s Perspective Panel, on Sunday, August 3, about men’s opinions on women and natural hair. I figured I might as well get a few thoughts out in advance spread my wings a bit. The panel is apart of the Naturalista Hair Show happening in Silver Spring, MD, on…
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The Thing About Relationship Panels
Last night, I was apart of a relationship panel in DC. It was the focal point of a larger event called The Loves Jones Cafe which featured some spoken word poets and a live performance from my boo and yours, Teedra Moses, to bring it to a close. For quite some time now, I’ve strayed…
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Tony Dungy and Things That Sound Bad No Matter What You Mean
Recently, Tony Dungy, the former head coach of the Indianapolis Colts and current NFL analyst, was asked some questions about drafting players into the NFL and the subject of Michael Sam came up. If you’ll remember, Michael Sam is the openly gay player drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the recent draft out of the…
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Hi. I'm A Writer. And I Suck at Scrabble.
Whether you love or hate my literary canon balls, they contribute to the overall canon of literacy. There are canons both to the left and right of them. You can hear the volley and thunder. Hell, I am the world renowned, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition…really I could do this all day. I mean it…
