Kendrick vs. Macklemore
I wasn’t going to comment on the fact that Macklemore “robbed” Kendrick at the Grammy’s. But it’s the confluence of Hip Hop and Race! How could I let it go completely and not… Continue reading
Category Archive: Current Events
Richard Sherman: 500 Years a Slave
I watched the whole game on Sunday and I thought Sherman’s actions afterward were hilarious. I noticed that when he went up to Crabtree after the game and stuck out his hand Crabtree… Continue reading
Mandela’s Challenge
Nelson Mandela passed away on December 5th and I made a promise to myself that I my next post would be dedicated to him. So here goes. I just basically want to talk… Continue reading
On Obamacare
There is one looming policy issue that I have yet to address on this blog. As the title suggests, that would be healthcare. The reason I haven’t addressed healthcare thus far is because… Continue reading
The Republican Party, The Shutdown, and Race (An Angry Black Man Rant)
Sorry I didn’t make any comment about the shutdown. I was so annoyed by the whole fiasco I didn’t feel as though I was in the right place to comment on it in… Continue reading
Will we avoid conflict in Syria?
So yesterday I wrote about how I believe the United States should attack Syria. However during the day, events unfolded that may make an attack on Syria a moot point. Secretary of State… Continue reading
Song for Syria (Part 5) How we should attack
Now that I have covered the “why” concerning the question of action in Syria. I turn my focus to the “how.” The thorny question of how we should act concerning Syria is one… Continue reading
Song for Syria (Part 4)
In Part 3 I wrote that I was of the belief that the responsibility for action against Syria falls on the United States. It seems the Senate Foreign Relations Committee agrees with me,… Continue reading
Eminem, Detroit, and the Prophetic Nature of Hip Hop
In 1999 a rapper named Eminem burst on the scene and became one of the highest selling and most well-known rappers of all time. He generally rose to prominence with macabre tales of… Continue reading
The N Word: (Part 1) An Introduction
Yesterday ESPN aired a special on the N-word. The special was brought on by a proposal by the NFL to penalize use of the word by players. I wonder why the NFL is… Continue reading →