This Week’s Screenings

  Here are this weekend’s screenings for the African-American Short Films program: Macon  Station: WPGA /IND   Date: 11/19 Time: 5:00PM Columbus, OH  Station: WWHO CW   Date: 11/20 Time: 11:00AM Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk  Station: WZZM / ABC   Date: 11/20 Time: 2:30PM Montgomery-Selma  Station: WNCF ABC   Date: 11/20 Time: 2:00PM The Midwest and the South representing this week.  Now if you don’t […]

Baton Rouge

  ‘African-American Short Films’ gets an early start this weekend, in the state where my roots can be traced back to. Thursday night, the show airs on Baton Rouge’s KWBJ at 8 P.M.  I’ve passed through Baton Rouge many times of course; as I’ve stated in this space, I spent a small part of my […]

American Muslim – Volume I

In my opinion, some people have been put on this Earth to drive people apart and to pull others down into their insecurities and misery.  I, on the other hand, feel that I’ve been put on this Earth to remind others of the connections between us.  Conflicts are inevitable, but ultimately, in between our disagreements, […]

Limitless – II. Year One

 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 […]

Limitless – I. Roots

  Oh there been times that I thought, I couldn’t last for long But now I think I’m able to carry on It’s been a long, a long time coming But I know a change gonna come Sam Cooke, ‘A Change is Gonna Come’ I’ve expressed a slight dread to those close to me that […]