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Amendment One: Wasn’t North Carolina The “Good” Carolina?

May 14, 2012 3 Comments by

I think that one of my proudest moments in life happened at the beginning of this year: my younger brother – a heterosexual Black adult male – joined me in the fight against Amendment One by taking a photo with me, donning “Vote Against” t-shirts. For about a year, I’ve worked tirelessly against the passing [...]

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Obama’s America: White New Jersey Mother Arrested For Tanning 6-Year-Old Daughter

May 02, 2012 9 Comments by

Apparently things are pretty bad for white folks in America these days. Sure, we’re post-racial; and yes, the country is being headed by a guy with black skin. However, with the crippling white unemployment rate in this post-recessionary jobless economy, coupled with the usual centuries-long internalized oppression forced upon them by slavery and that Jim Crow thing– [...]

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Fatherhood: The (Odd) Benefits of Lowered Expectations

Apr 23, 2012 3 Comments by

Strange things have happened since my daughter was born, perhaps even including the miraculous manner in which she arrived. The first of which seems to be related to the genuine surprise that comes from being a young(ish) black man who is actively involved in his kid’s life. Everyone who knows me knows that my Ava [...]

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When Thugs Cry, #Blacktwitter Laughs: DMX Breaks Down On VH1′s “Couple’s Retreat”

Apr 19, 2012 4 Comments by

I somehow stumbled and ran into DMX on my TV last night. Of course I ordinarily watch nothing but political stuff on grown people teevee, but my life needs balance so I wounded up on VH1 – hey, don’t judge me. I must say that what I witnessed while watching their hit show Couple’s Therapy kinda threw [...]

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Hipster Activism: So, Umm, What Happened to Kony 2012?

Apr 05, 2012 3 Comments by

“What about Bob?” Funny thing, I have glanced and narrowly missed EVER having seen that 1991 movie, despite the fact that I LOVE Bill Murray’s work. As a fan of all things silly, as it seems to be on the surface, I am shocked at this fact. The last 2.5 sentences have NOTHING to do [...]

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Scott Henson, Trayvon Martin, & the Kinda Sorta Argument in Support of Racial Profiling

Apr 04, 2012 9 Comments

OK, let’s face it: the only reason anyone is talking about Trayvon Martin is because he’s dead, and George Zimmerman hasn’t been arrested. Yes, if Zimmerman never followed Martin, pending on what the police did once they showed up after his 911 call, Trayvon may still be alive today. Yes, there would  be no million hoodie marches, [...]

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Why I Won’t Wear a Hoodie Reason #4,080: My Fear of Being Shot by Geraldo Rivera

Mar 24, 2012 7 Comments

On some real talk: this Trayvon Martin thing has become exhausting. No seriously, I’m at the point where it’s hard for me to even respond to all the stupid talk about the situation. If it isn’t the idiocy of Dr. Boyce Watkins and his article bashing president Obama for not calling Trayvon’s mom because unlike Sandra [...]

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Obama on Trayvon Martin: “If I had a son, he’d look like Trayvon.” [UPDATE]

Mar 23, 2012 9 Comments

I heard there was a reporter on the campaign trail who asked Mitt Romney to weigh in on the Trayvon Martin homicide. And, as to be expected, just like the badly programmed robot that he is, Romney offered no comment and brushed off the question. For someone with a track record for inserting his foot [...]

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Shaquan Duley, Mistakes, and Dysfunctional Families

Mar 22, 2012 2 Comments

Everyone may make mistakes, but there are some errors in judgement and actions that cannot be countenanced and that there is no easy path to redemption from. Shaquan Duley made some grave mistakes that, to this day most people are hard pressed to understand or relate to.A mother who killed her own children and initially [...]

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Witnesses in Trayvon Martin Homicide Speak: “It Was Not Self-Defense”

Mar 20, 2012 8 Comments

I figured it would be a matter of time before more information as to what happened just before Trayvon Martin was killed by George Zimmerman would come out. As said information is released, one has to wonder yet and still just exactly what transpired on the night in question. At this point I think we [...]

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A Message to the Hood: Knowledge is the Key

Mar 20, 2012 1 Comment

Some people take umbrage with my defining myself as a hood rat. They say that by doing so, I’m not only demeaning myself, but I’m also demeaning other Black people in the process. But people who think like that are violating one of the most important principles in life – that we should always seek [...]

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