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The Cross & Lil Nas X

….Now before you cut my head off and scream at me by saying…” How dare you compare Michael Jackson and Lil Nas X…” just hear me out…

…but when you seek the type of fame he openly wanted, you do not get to say “I accept none of the responsibility, but all the exposure that comes with it…” That is the irresponsibility that chokes the core of people’s ire. He may not want the responsibility, but in the same way we expect artists to be social justice advocates due to their platform, we expect the same amount of responsibility when it comes to the acknowledgment of their influence whether its attached to children or adults alike…..

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The actual statement here is that unless we are willing to have a genuine conversation, not laced in emotional undercarriage, then we will fall short in proper evaluation and context. Instead of grown adults besmirching serious criticism, or grown men arguing on the behalf of a cartoon character, we should be asking the weighty questions and seeking honest answers that will push the culture forward.

Tiger Trump

America…or at the least…the mainstream media (MSM) misses Trump. It is not exactly breaking news….but after the coverage of a certain international sports superstar figure. I am sure of it. However, before we get deep into the bag of that opinion.

Black Stories Matter

“…we only get so many opportunities to have our stories shown in mass studio release, and if we don’t take the time to explore every nook and cranny of that story, we would have lost that moment al together…’

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…… If a revolution cannot be televised. Well then, can it be streamed? Can the death of a man whose neck was sat on for 8 minutes and 46 seconds be carried across the world in just a blink of an eye?

The Toxicity Of Love

The Toxicity of Love

“….There are landmines you do not cross in a relationship argument and someone’s personal history is the biggest one. Thankfully my wife and I acknowledge that attacking someone with the sword of their past is a definite no-no. Because once you use a person’s deepest and darkest points against them-there is no coming back. Nobody wins in that situation. What do you get for cutting someone so low and so deep? Pain. That is the only reason to embark on such a trip. But you see that is the inherent problem of love…”

Performative Advocacy

“…The protection of black women must be a product integrity, not self-interest. Otherwise, we risk operating in the performative and not with actual meaning-sort of like your favorite entertainer..”

Black Bodies..

“…Our bodies are nothing but symbols to you.Whether that symbol is commerce, pain or entertainment. That is who we are and what we represent, to you…”

One Night In Miami

“…..I am referring to resembles something more beautiful, the ability for black men to exist as their whole selves, without fear of mischaracterization and righteous condemnation. The film also highlights the how black men can show the layered portion of their personality that the general public is not privy too or even deserves to see…”

21 Thoughts on the Siege

The attempted capital siege and US Sedition between dismay anger and happiness; with Anger holding the largest portion of my emotions.

Here are my 21 thoughts and feelings concerning the attempted coup d’état….