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Why Would NY Mag Hire A White Writer To Write On The President's Relationship With Black People?
Before I read the first sentence of a new story published by New York Magazine entitled “The Paradox of the First Black President,” I ran a Google search of the author’s name, Jennifer Senior. I’ve seen her byline before, as I am a regular reader of the publication, so I didn’t doubt her credentials, and…
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After Charleston, Questioning The Power of Prayer
Lookin’ down on my soul now Tell me I’m in control now Tell me I can live long and I can live wrong and I can live right And I can sing songs and I can unite with you that I love, you that I like Look at my life and tell me I fight.”…
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Living And Other Things We Can't Do While Black
After work yesterday, I was going to my friend Jason’s event down in Soho. He does this monthly conversation series called “Brothers and Sisters” in which brothers and sisters gather somewhere and over beer and wine have thoughtful discussion about a specific topic. Past topics have included conversations on beauty and dating. This month’s discussion…
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Why I Want T-Pain To Sing At My Wedding
Not to brag about my life, but Wednesday night, I was in the same room eating chicken with T-Pain. I was invited to a listening session for his new Gangsta Grillz mixtape, The Iron Way, which will be released on Friday. This almost made up for the fact that I never got a chance to…
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Remembering Stuart Scott
I know I watched SportsCenter before Stuart Scott made his first appearance on the show 1993. I just don’t remember what it looked like or sounded like prior to him. This morning, as I was getting ready for work, I did what I always do and turned on ESPN to watch SportsCenter, but this time…
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Actually, Some Men Do Trust Women
Because I’m the type of guy who is prone to document a personal ah-ha moment in a blog post, I appreciated what Damon wrote here the other day on inherently not trusting women; specifically, with their feelings. He wrote: But you know what I don’t really trust? What I’ve never actually trusted with any women…
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I Came, I Saw, And I Conquered The Beyhive
On Tuesday, December 2 at 10:52 AM EST, the first shot was fired by me on Twitter. It read: Admittedly, none of this was being said to get the attention of any one group or even to cause controversy on my timeline. It was simply a thought I had about Beyonce’s new song that I…
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Four Questions After Watching The Ray Rice Video
[Admin Note: Around 230pm EST, it was reported that the Baltimore Ravens have cut Ray Rice from the football team.] I never played double-dutch as a kid, but I have always likened the playground game to mixing it up with my followers and those I follow on Twitter. It’s challenging, especially because as great of a…
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On J. Cole's "Be Free" and Hip-Hop In Times of Protest
One thing I have stopped doing over the years is looking at hip-hop artists to be a voice for our social conscious. Of course when things in Ferguson, Missouri started getting out of control I had a quick thought: “What’s Nelly going to do?” But I dismissed it as quick as it entered my head.…
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What Did We Learn From Robin Thicke?
I promise you, I did not want to write about Robin Thicke and Paula Patton. My man Alex already gave Robin that work on here. Also, I spent more time than I’m comfortable admitting talking about their whole situation in the week leading up to the release of his recent album, which he named after…
