I’ve been trying to get this blog out for years now. Turning my often conflicting views into a cohesive message has proven difficult. The compounding effects of mass shooting after mass shooting leaves me unable to solidify a message; every new circumstance adds to the complications and thereby, a new thought on how to … [Read more…]
I have several talents I choose not to exploit for profit. I’m a pretty good drummer. I’m a natural motivational speaker and I can breathe life into anyone’s inspirations. My knack for law enables me to beat cops and government authorities in the courtroom constantly. When people I know learn of these talents their first … [Read more…]
While I was having coffee on Hollywood Boulevard the other day A Black man violated an Asian woman. I didn’t pay her or her friend any mind when I saw them come and go. Ten minutes later the security guard, a Black man who I’m friends with, pops his head out to the patio to … [Read more…]
Many African Americans say “Barack Obama didn’t do anything for Black people.” This talking point reeks of a propaganda campaign rather than a view genuinely coming from the Black mindset. Given that we began in America as slaves, having a Black man take Western society’s highest seat of power means some degree of progress. Having … [Read more…]
I learned a lot about myself when writing To Pimp a Nation. The thought of exposing my views to others shaped and refined many of those very views. Cultivating my beliefs for public scrutiny wrangled in a lot of incomplete notions in my mind I felt strongly about; it put them in check. I realized … [Read more…]
How Magic Words Evade Discomfort but Tear America Apart. A very effective tool for hiding truths is the “Evasion Label,” a tool that immediately ends constructive dialogue and puts the person seeking understanding on the defensive. Words like “racist,” “Anti-Semite” and “sexist” pit societal norms against curiosity and inquisitiveness. Being that society is more … [Read more…]