I’m so affected by racists throwing Black marriage statistics at me in my early life that today I notice nearly every Black father I see walking down the street with his child. I’ve even contemplated making a website called “Return of the Black Father,” where people can submit anonymous pictures of Black men fathering. Seeing … [Read more…]
The social and political football known as the “N” word is like uranium in that by not having a stable and consistent definition or social regard, its instability gives endless social and political power to those who can direct its energy towards their cause. I seek to put an end to this by wrangling in the … [Read more…]
America was anti-Black from its inception and it still is. Many feel racism is conscious and intentional but that’s far from true. Racism is America’s original form so any thoughts formed from the American mindset will likely have a racist trajectory. To undo this racist underpinning, if America even intends to, would take a degree … [Read more…]
I started this blog a couple of years ago after walking out of a Starbucks the night before and hearing someone lock their car door as I approached the curb. Someone locked their car door on me the other day. While it doesn’t, as it did as a kid, hurt my feelings or make me … [Read more…]