The gallows humor has begun! As we approach Judgment Day (literally), there’s been more ‘jokes’ in my tribe about how soon President Trump will deport us, and where we’ll go if we we’re given a choice. (Assuming he doesn’t just send me ‘back to where I came from’, I have thought about what it […]
Things are looking up and getting wrapped up in a way I can allow myself to think about the next #MalikWeek, which is already themed ‘Dark Knight of Cups’. As I’m in a high mood, treat yourself to another very, very lovely George Benson cover of a Beatles song. Enjoy!
So… I could go into my soapbox again this Sunday with another reminder of how, historically, one of the One Percent’s most effective tactics in turning working class whites against their own interest is fanning the ‘Other’ tag (which right now obviously includes Mexicans and Muslims), even though from a captalist, every day life […]
I want to stay away from the obvious cliches when I judge this film on its own and within the long view of Ava Duvernay’s career (‘this is an important film’), so I’ll try to find the right words at the end… The conceit of this documentary is that while the 13th Amendment abolished […]
Feels like this leg of 2016 has finally, officially closed and I can meditate on things til the holidays at least. Walked in the house and this was the first tune the Shuffle threw at me. Yep. Enjoy.
Quite a month for me. A sports fan dream weekend (minus the actual game) and time spent with two legendary fan bases. An Indian mendhi and a Muslim wedding in Pasadena. A black church funeral in Inglewood. Even by my normal standards, I think it’s very possible I touched on every single element of my […]
Wearing your emotions on your sleeve (to a fault sometimes), refusing to conform even when it’s sometimes in your best interest, being the underdog, being the little guy, enduring when sometimes bad things happen to you beyond your control, being hip hop at the core, maybe above all else, being true to yourself and […]
Been considering changing my Twitter bio again. A out of respect for Warners and Batfleck and the new direction/generation, and b, because, well, I’m not really a ‘silent guardian’ anymore (not on Sundays anyway…) Some things will never change though. Enjoy.
First, Kaepernick. Don’t have much to add here. My father, uncles, cousins, good friends are all veterans so I’ve always stood for the national anthem out of respect for them. But if the man doesn’t want to do it, and he’s expressed why he doesn’t want to do it, I’ve been there too. And […]
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