Want to Swaddle Them and Sway to the Black Lullaby: Black Men After the Death of Kobe
Somethin’ about seeing a Black man cry cracks open the outer-layer of my soul, revealing the rawest instincts in me to rush to his side, wrap him in my arms, […]
Obama, Trump and Bubba Gump
Obama, Trump and Bubba Gump By Greg T. “If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pocket. […]
A Lil’ Feel Good: the Movie, The Photograph
Fam, will I lose my woke-credibility if I admit that it was so nice to lounge in a fake-leather reclining chair, drink a margarita, graze on a mix of popcorn and Milk Duds, and watch a movie that didn’t have not one enslaved, tortured, marching, jailed or drug-dealing Black person? This world ain’t been kind to Black folks lately. Many days, I feel as if I am a character in a civil rights movie, so I’m plain tired. I needed The Photograph. I needed that movie.
The Photograph: The Happily Ever After Story I Have Been Waiting For
Let’s face it. The Photograph is a romantic comedy. That is not at all an insult, because when was the last time you saw a romantic comedy with black leads?
Valentine’s Day
Damn, she shouldn’t have worn a girdle. She had debated this morning: she wanted to look her best, but also worried that this would happen. There is no sexy way […]
My Dearest Black Valentine
My Dearest Valentines, I love you. Those words are insufficient; like one color in a rainbow. Expressly, I adore you. I am in love with you madly, completely, proudly, my […]
Legends Live Forever
By Greg T. A month before Kobe Bryant’s tragic death, I learned about the passing of an old friend. He was not as famous as Kobe, but his life was […]
Ya’ll Best Get the Lesson
I distinctly remember thinking, “why is everybody acting as if the world still has the pull of gravity; as if it hasn’t been irrevocably and dramatically altered?”. I wanted to scream […]
‘You Ain’t Everybody’ – Black Moms & Their Sons
I could hear the familiar tinging sounds of Frosted Mini Wheats hitting the sides of the bowl, so I knew that Evan, my youngest was having his breakfast. I grabbed my […]
Dueces! Peace! The Power of Bye!
Freedom is not something that one people can bestow on another as a gift. They must claim it as their own and none can Keep it from them. -Kwame Nkrumah […]