Out of the other black guys in my dorm, one was from Kansas City. He was from the Missouri side, but he loved sports like me. We were on the same floor, so would meet up in our floor lobby to watch Sportscenter. That’s how it started. Now I’m not one of those big ‘I always […]
If my father was my benefactor, my biggest fan in the family was his brother’s wife, my godmother. My father is very laid-back, which is where I get it from. My aunt was the one who would stick up for me (all of us really) if someone was bullying us. I chuckle at how many […]
I subscribe to the theory that relationships are like investments: the more you put into it, the more you get out of it. I’m not going to reveal all the various forms of physical and sexual Kryptonite I have a weakness for, but I will say this: I’m a man. I’m reminded of an old […]
My earliest memories of the movies were from the summers in Salina. The local theatre would play these Sinbad serials as matinees, and we’d all ride our bikes home afterward and play out in the street. Pirates, cops and robbers, cowboys and Indians, what have you. E.T. was the first ‘Hollywood’ movie I remember seeing at the […]
I spent half a year living with my mother and roughly a year living with my father, first in Salina, followed by a move back to Kansas City. My mother and sister came to stay with us after that, and the family was reunited. This was around 1985-1986 I believe: the Royals had just won […]
My affection for the colors black and gold started earlier than most people think. My parents met at Grambling State University in the late 60s/early 70s. As any black child would, I have vivid memories of going to a Grambling homecoming when I was 9 or 10. There is NOTHING like seeing an HBCU marching […]
A quick primer for those of you who are unfamiliar with where my loyalties lie… College Basketball: the Jayhawks. Do I enjoy playing the ‘sellout’ role a little too much for my KU friends? Probably. My first sports event ever, my father took me to Kemper Arena to watch the Final Four practice in […]
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