Taking stock of the past twelve months… For the first time (within one calendar year), I auditioned as Othello, Dr. King, and Malcolm X for different stage productions across town. Malcolm came post-November, and it was ‘Nation of Islam Minister Malcolm X’ at that. I would have given Denzel a run for his money […]
Many thoughts still, but as of this writing, we still have at least eight years to cover that. In the meantime, you most likely knew I’d start this week with a sketch from last night’s SNL. It was just a matter of which one. I still have to pick my spots with the interwebs […]
Where do I begin? Consoling my mother who thought she would vote a woman into the Oval Office in her lifetime? Trying to find something to say other than ‘I’m sorry’ to my friends who have children and have to try to explain to them (especially the girls) what happened and why? Pretending I have […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
It’s not just the weekend but a holiday weekend at that. I’ll be in Dallas supporting my team (FIGHT ON!) so no Soapbox on Sunday. Back Monday night. Be safe and enjoy yourselves!
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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