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  • District 9 and the Nigerian Hustler

    District 9, one of the most anticipated alien flicks in decades, opened this weekend. And yes, I nearly went into cardiac arrest trying to find tickets and seats for Saturday.  Rest assured, I made it happen.  I love sci-fi films.  I particularly love sci-fi/alien films that make intriguing social commentary on humanity and the humans…

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  • Abercrombie & An Auction Block

    Abercrombie & Fitch is in the news again. Their quarterly sales have come in and it doesn’t look good. The clothing store refuses to lower their prices during the recession and folks aren’t shopping there.  But that’s not the news I’m talking about.  I’m talking about a semi-nude black man, an auction block and dozens…

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  • Teacher Pays 22Gs for CellPhone Call

    Asbury Park, New Jersey is known as a mecca for musicians and artists.  Bruce Springsteen carved out a mammoth career paying homage to the seaside community.  It’s also known for its progressive gay scene and a recent cultural revitalization.  And no, I’m not on the pulse of what’s what in cultural America.  I didn’t know…

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  • HIV Protection: Condom or the New Gel?

    Women make up fifty percent of HIV infections across the globe.  We know this. Some men prefer to have sex without condoms. Especially in sub Saharan Africa and many corners of America.  We know this too.  If not, know it and change the habit or knock some sense into ANYONE who brags about this criminal…

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  • Captive on Continental

    Horror stories from the airlines are getting worse and worse. Just last week a Continental jet encountered severe turbulence and over twenty passengers were injured.  But I don’t think it gets any crazier than Continental Flight 2816. Forty-seven Minneapolis-bound passengers were grounded ten hours because of severe weather and never allowed to leave the plane. …

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  • Big Daddy Kane: On Tour and No Half-Steppin'

    Big Daddy Kane performed at Prospect Park in Brooklyn on Saturday.  And yes, Mister “King Asiatic Nobody Else” was still bringing lyrics and Asiatic flow and the courage to dance like a true golden rapper.  I must admit I wasn’t able to check him out.  Don’t worry.  I was grilled by a few friends about…

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  • Ferris Bueller Director: A Mixed Bag Legacy

    John Hughes has died.  The 59 year-old writer/director who introduced my life to classics like Weird Science, The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, died of a heart attack while taking a morning walk in NYC.  When I first heard the news I didn’t know what to feel.  Or should I say, admit what…

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  • George Sodoni Felt Slighted by Interracial Romance

    I blogged earlier today about George Sodini and the LA Fitness slayings. Even though I’m still disturbed by the idea of a gunman walking into a gym and killing innocent women, I thought I was finished meditating on mass-murder for the day.  Now Jill Tubman over at Jack & Jill Politics has brought something else…

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  • LA Fitness Gunman Posted Plans on Website

    Keith Josef Adkins is an award-winning playwright, screenwriter and social commentator.

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  • Senator McCain and His Jack Johnson Campaign

    I don’t know whether to laugh my butt off or weep foolishly.  Senator John McCain and Representative Peter King have finally drafted a letter to President Obama on the matter of race and boxing.  McCain, a longtime boxing advocate, wants Obama to issue a posthumous pardon to Jack Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight Champion…

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