Song of the Day – ‘Inner City Blues’

Rockets, moon shots Spend it on the have-nots Money, we make it ‘Fore we see it, you’ll take it Oh, make you wanna holler The way they do my life Make me wanna holler The way they do my life This ain’t livin’, this ain’t livin’ No, no baby, this ain’t livin’ No, no, no, […]

The Urban Legal Education Group

Paying it forward for one of my brothers today… What’s happened in the past couple of years has affected all of us who care about ‘justice’ in different ways.  My friend Kareem Ali happens to have a formal education in law, and he’s using that knowledge for a higher purpose. The Urban Legal Education Group […]

‘My Scandal Audition’

(cutting and pasting this opening from yesterday; if you already read it you can skip ahead to the backstory…) The family and friends don’t get to see the millions of middle steps in between ‘here’ and ‘There’ so today’s posts are for you… Here’s the ‘why’: NBC and the American Black Film Festival run a […]

My ‘True Detective’ Audition

The family and friends don’t get to see the millions of middle steps in between ‘here’ and ‘There’ so today and tomorrow’s posts are for you… Here’s the ‘why’: NBC and the American Black Film Festival run a competition called ‘the Star Project’ where the non movie stars among us can audition for the network […]

Mick Foley’s RAINN Raffle

I’m not as interested in ‘the product’ as I was when I was younger, but still, for the hardcore wrestling fans among you.  This is an incredible chance at a once in a lifetime opportunity. Mick Foley has been running his WrestleMania raffle for a few years now, but this year the winning package is […]

Song of the Day – ‘Body of an American’

Hope everyone had a great weekend.  I know some of you had more fun than others. And if you’re going out tonight to have your fun, hey, you only live once. Get drunk if that’s your thing. But seriously, don’t get ‘McNulty drunk’… I’ve heard the word ‘Uber’ thrown around a lot when Friday night […]

Redemption Song 2015

I don’t assume anymore when I fall asleep that God is going to wake me up.  That single train of thought is why I’ve shifted to making a more conscious effort into leaving all of my interactions with positive karma (or at worst, if I’m indifferent about you, I’ll just leave you to live your […]

Song of the Day – ‘Redemption Song’

Old pirates, yes, they rob I; Sold I to the merchant ships, Minutes after they took I From the bottomless pit. But my hand was made strong By the ‘and of the Almighty. We forward in this generation Triumphantly. Won’t you help to sing These songs of freedom? – ‘Cause all I ever have: Redemption […]