jimi izrael

Single Father, Author, Screenwriter, Award-Winning Journalist, NPR Moderator, Lecturer and College Professor. Habitual Line-Stepper

About The Hardline

One man's opinion on very nearly everything. It's hard but it's fair.

All NOVEMBER POSTS (8)

Heather Ellis: Not That Innocent

Heather Ellis is not being tried for cutting in line at Walmart. That's not accurate. Heather Ellis is being tried for allegedly assaulting two police officers. Sometimes when you are wrong, you buy a ticket to a ride you have to stay on 'til the end. Heather Ellis needs to take a big girl pill, ride that ride alone, and we need to let a court sort that out.

College Education Is No Longer an Option ... Is It?

You might have a hard time getting into a community college -- not because of your scores, but because there might not be room. How many of you have gone back to college, or how many of you are on your way?

Hasan: Who Shot Ya?

When there are two heroes and one of them is black, why can't we seem to get the story straight?

Michelle Obama's dating advice sounds familiar....

I guess it makes sense that when Michelle Obama gives the same dating advice I gave, it sounds like some grand revelation.

Single Fathers = Glorified Babysitters

Single fathers are not glorified babysitters. They are men every bit as worthy of the title of father, and they face a lot more obstacles and prejudices to be good fathers to their children.

Anthony Sowell: Neighborhood Pervert

Raping naked, bloody women in bushes, telling curious neighbors "It's cool." WTF?  A dog doesn't deserve to live this way. To the cops, its just another day in the 'Hood. How does a pervert move in next door and you have no clue? Is it about race or class?

Color Commentary After Dark

People of color can't find a home on TV after 11 -- what up wit dat?

Sharpton Family Values

After the Rev. Al Sharpton's ex and his daughter get arrested for running a red light to get past an unmarked police vehicle, color him perplexed.