In honor of the first anniversary of this blog, I’ve opted to write something personal. Because I know she’s a frequent reader, I’m going to use this space today to speak directly to my ex-wife. The rest of you (who I know enjoy learning more about my private side anyway), enjoy: Dear XXXXXXXX, How have […]
Debatably the most popular black film of all time, Coming to America is the story of Prince Akeem, who, in lieu of his arranged marriage as the Prince of Zumunda, elects to go to Queens in search of true love. On to the tale of the tape… Relevance: While we live in a ‘post-racial’ America […]
Eyes on the Prize was a miniseries broadcast on PBS that explored the Civil Rights movement from the mid fifties to the mid eighties. It is widely considered to be one of the best nonfiction works regarding black history ever produced. On to the tale of the tape… Relevance: From an ambition stand point […]
The film that literally starts the discussion of modern black filmmaking, Sweet Sweetback on its most basic level is the story of one brotha on the run from the police. If you know anything about black folks, our history, and our paranoia, you can easily insert the statement/joke, “Well, that’s a movie!” and be done […]
With Halloween around the corner, a local radio station in L.A. is trying to break the world record for the biggest Thriller danceoff ever. I’d heard it about for awhile but at this point I feel like I’ve done more than my part to pay tribute to his memory. I still don’t plan to […]
Today was one of those days I was damn near frustrated to tears. I woke up knowing I would settle a personal matter in the afternoon…and it went stunningly downhill from there. Within a 45 minute time span, the personal affair imploded in my face, my car starting squealing as I drove it (and when […]
Just as there are some of you who stop by on a regular basis to check out whatever is on my mind, I thought today I would pass on three stops on the Net that are always part of my daily routine. Let’s start with the obvious: 1. YouTube My goodness, what was life like […]
A man who never spends time with his family can never be a real man. – Don Vito Corleone I’ll tell you up front, this is me rambling… Last night I had a dream about one of my exes. The one my homie describes as my ‘Trying to Fix My Childhood’ Ex…funny because it’s true. […]
When you start talking about the iconic films of black cinema, it won’t be long before you get to Shaft. Made in 1971, this film stars Richard Roundtree as a black private eye in Harlem who gets dragged into a private war between the Italian mob and the black gangsters of the city. Yes, I […]
faith: 2 a (1) : belief and trust in and loyalty to God (2) : belief in the traditional doctrines of a religion b (1) : firm belief in something for which there is no proof (2) : complete trust Maybe it was due to my own ambition, but I’ve always liked the parable of […]
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