PinnedMember-onlyEx-Factor: Interracial Marriage Is Hard.“It could all be so simple (ba-ba-ba-baby, baby, baby) But you’d rather make it hard (huh, uh) Loving you is like a battle (it’s like a battle) And we both end up with scars” — Ex-Factor by Lauryn Hill Marrying a white woman was the hardest thing I have ever…Interracial Relationships13 min readInterracial Relationships13 min read
PinnedMember-onlyTennessee: Why White America Is Now Black. Let Me Explain“Lord, I’ve really been real stressed, down and out, losing ground. Although I am black and proud, problems got me pessimistic.” — Tennessee, by Arrested Development I wrote this around June 6th, 2020. It was before the 2020 election results conspiracy was manufactured by a depraved man who use to…Hip Hop16 min readHip Hop16 min read
Mar 19Member-onlyKnow Your Enemy: Fox News Drafts Its Audience To Serve As Cannon Fodder For The Culture Wars.“Yes, I know my enemies! They’re the teachers who taught me to fight me! Compromise! Conformity! Assimilation! Submission! Ignorance! Hypocrisy! Brutality! The elite! All of which are American dreams! All of which are American dreams!” — Know Your Enemy by Rage Against The Machine. Even I, a well-read man with…Whiteness12 min readWhiteness12 min read
Mar 9Member-onlyMe Myself And I: Hogwarts Is Now An HBCU“What I do ain’t make-believe People say I sit and try But whan it comes to being de la It’s just me myself and I” — Me Myself And I, by De La Soul. I grew up in the suburbs of the Twin Cities. There was no gang-banging in my…Social Media7 min readSocial Media7 min read
Mar 3Member-onlyThe Message: Coffee and Books Are How We Stop Fascism In America“Got no money to move out, I guess I got no choice Rats in the front room, broke dudes in the back” — The Message by GrandMaster Flash And the Furious Five They never wanted us to be friends. They never wanted you to hear the roar of my laugh…Hip Hop10 min readHip Hop10 min read
Feb 26Member-onlyHeroes: Kang Is The First Black Villian And He Matters“When I grew up, criminals were my heroes” — Heroes by Macklemore Allow me to be vulnerable for a moment and share one of my character flaws with you. I appreciate your patience with this indulgence. I must admit that I am a product of video/computer games, and while my…Marvel Cinematic Universe7 min readMarvel Cinematic Universe7 min read
Feb 24Member-onlyBlak Iz Blak: The Rebirth Of Black History Month“The Way Franz Fanon put it, you lucky I ain’t read Wretched yet.” — Blak Iz Blak by the Mau Maus I attended virtually all-white schools. During this time, Black History Month (BHM) was the bane of my existence because these teachers had no concept of what being black in…Black History Month9 min readBlack History Month9 min read
Published in ZORA·Feb 17Member-onlyFeeling Good Inc: Misery Tourism Needs To End“You got a new horizon, it’s ephemeral style A melancholy town where we never smile And all I wanna hear is the message beep” — Feeling Good Inc by the Gorillaz Growing up in the early 80s, my Saturday cartoons were routinely interrupted by commercials begging us to save the…Travel9 min readTravel9 min read
Feb 15Member-onlySame Love: Tennessee Wants To Kill A Generation Of Gay Black Men.“If I was gay I would think hip-hop hates me” — Same Love by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. In 2023, the Governor of Tennessee rejected federal funds to combat the spread of HIV in his state. Currently, young black gay and bisexual men are the people most likely to contract…HIV9 min readHIV9 min read
Published in AfroSapiophile·Feb 9Member-onlyThe Tower: Prisons In Rural America Are The Bribe For Hiding The Horrors Committed Within.“I’m rollin’ up in a big gray bus And I’m shackled down” — The Tower by Ice-T When I was 19 years old, I went to Dachau, the concentration camp that is famously located right outside of Munich, Germany. I will never forget the dampness of evil that possessed my…Prison12 min readPrison12 min read
