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These Are The Tales, The PJ Tales, Part V
Now, let’s be clear. Going out of town to see somebody that you don’t remember but have had some great conversations with will go one of two ways: 1) you all will have the same amazing chemistry in person that you have over the phone (I’ve been on that yacht before); or 2) it gets…
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These Are The Tales, The PJ Tales, Part IV
Did I ever tell you about the one time I went to Rochester, NY? I probably didn’t. I’ve been to Rochester, NY, one time in my life. And because I am both genius and legend, I went in February, in the dead of cold in 2004. It was so cold when I landed in the…
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Bad Decisions I Will Continue To Make
I have a small crew. We don’t tag buildings with graffiti or jump crews called The Sharks. We’re better than that. We tend to meet up for things called “cocktails” and they eat sushi when its available and I eat things that aren’t sushi. I do not like sushi. Anyway, one of the folks in…
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10 Thoughts On "Light Girls"
1. Like it or not, a show, song, role of hot buttered wax called “Light Girls” is going to be met with a million side-eyes BEFORE anybody even sees it. It’s an uphill battle from the second the title hits the ether. To that end, there’s nearly no way this can be successful by doing…
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Why I Don't Talk About Race With My White Family
I came across this very interesting piece on Gawker the other day about a Black man (he’s mixed, but ya know, he’s Black) talking about a discussion he got into about race with his white cousin who was pretty much of the mindset that racism was more or less a figment of Black imagination and…
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Was The HBCU Experience Necessary For My Success? Maybe. Maybe Not.
I have a friend who I consider to be uber-successful. I have very successful friends. Every one of my immediate closest friends from college has at least one advanced degree. A few have Ph.D.s. Some own their own businesses. Some of us are married. Some of us are parents. Point is, everybody, on paper and…
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Kendrick Lamar Said Something Dumb. Looks Like Rappers Are People, Too.
In a recent cover story for Billboard magazine, hip-hop wunderkind Kendrick Lamar spoke on Ferguson in comments that lit up the Blackosphere and caught the ire of self-imposed musical Civil Rights leader and idiot savant, Azealia Banks: “I wish somebody would look in our neighborhood knowing that it’s already a situation, mentally, where it’s f—-ked…
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Black Card Revocation Commission: An Inquiry About Dominoes
Hi. My name is Panama Jackson. I went to an HBCU. I grew up watching Martin, A Different World, The Cosby Show (awwwwwwwwkward), Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and even spent precious moments of my life watching Homeboys from Outer Space. I’ve watched both Alex Haley’s Roots and Queen and own at least two Tyler Perry movies…
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It's Colder Than A Witches Tit In The East. I Have Questions.
While we cannot compete with the likes of Chicago, Detroit, or some place called a Minnesota, it’s colder than a summabitch here on the East Coast. It’s the kind of cold that makes you dread going outside. I’m afraid of the cold. I have come to this realization in life. I do not fuck with…
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It Snowed in DC. Of Course, We Weren't Ready.
In snowed in DC this morning. It is important to note what time it snowed (about 5am) because if it had snowed last night or in the really wee hours of the morning then perhaps the mayhem that occurred wouldn’t be as terrible as it was. Mind you, it would still be mayhem, but instead…
