Tupac Amaru Shakur remains one of the world’s most recognizable figures over 20 years after his murder. On the 46th anniversary of his birth, his story has finally come to the big screen. These are my reflections.
The Perfect Peace of All Eyez On Me
Yes, This Is Us.
WHITE people have the PRIVILEGE of ignoring and consuming a negative stereotype that doesn’t apply to them while being oblivious to the subliminal messages being created within our psyche.
Dr. Maya Angelou: A Lesson in Love, Liberation, and Living without Limits
“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.”
~Maya Angelou
Sorry, But the GOP is Stupid.
The GOP is shooting itself in the foot by being so flagrantly racist that they’re going to lose massive amounts of votes in the coming years.
She Persisted: Reflections From The March
Women, if the soul of the nation is to be saved, I believe that you must become its soul.
~Coretta Scott King
Remembering Nat Hentoff: Prolific Journalist, Jazz Critic and Relentless Free Speech Defender
Criticized by liberals and conservatives alike, Hentoff, like many of his heroes, refused to be pigeon-holed
Why Black Lives Matter
In case you don’t remember why we say Black Lives Matter
Queerbaiting And The Boring Shows That Do It
Entertainment validates us majorly in negative and positive ways, but LGBTQ people aren’t even getting the screen time.
America Has Destroyed Everyone’s American Dream
Trump’s victory turns the clock back at least 60 years for Americans and the world alike. And after decades of flourishing culture, civil rights, and progress, the American dream, as we knew it, is over.
To Be A Black American In 2016…
In 2016, Blackness is loved and hated; envied and despised; iconic and criminal; embraced and feared all at the same time. It is marked by hopefulness, sadness, brilliance, anxiety, rage and joy. It is the sauce and the lemonade.