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Who do Black Men Value?

Last Sunday afternoon I stopped at a gas station for a drink. A tired looking Black man, in his late forties to early fifties, was standing outside the gas station. I could tell he was a pan handler because he was waiting outside the building watching people come and go. I parked my car in front…
Who is Responsible for Sexual Purity?

Who is responsible for sexual purity? According to the cultural mores of today, which in some circles is similar to the cultural mores of Massachusetts in the 1600s, it seems as though it is solely the woman’s responsibility to uphold sexual purity. Women are told you are worth the wait. Women are told to save themselves…
When Christians Act Like Christians Part II

Sigh. Gospel singer Kim Burrell has been trending on Facebook for two days. She was giving a sermon in a church and said something about a perverted homosexual spirit. Someone recorded it and the video circulated around social media. A lot of people became enraged and called her comments hate speech. Celebrities, including gospel singers…
2016

Hey there everyone. It’s the second day of 2017. We made it to a new year. 2016 was a difficult year for a lot of people. Several celebrities that meant a lot to their fans died and the United States survived a long, brutal election and settled on electing a troll for president. It was…
My Analysis of “Catching Kelce””

I know I’m way late. But I was a bit busy. In fact I didn’t even see the finale of “Catching Kelce” at the time it aired a few weeks ago. I had to have my mom DVR it for me and I watched it several days later. For those of you that don’t know,…
Heartbreak 2016

It’s all over now and for that I am grateful. The nearly two year presidential campaign has finally come to an end and America elected the flesh and blood version of a cartoon villain as our new president. I honestly didn’t think that was going to happen and I still don’t understand why it happened. But I’ve…
Derrick Rose’s Problems

I like Derrick Rose. Not as much as I like Lebron. I don’t have a crush on him at all. And I’m not even a Chicago Bulls or New York Knicks fan. I just like Derrick Rose. He seems like a super cool guy to me. He’s the type of cool that only a Black man…
My dear Colin Kaepernick

My dear Colin Kaepernick, I’ve grown to love you so much since NFL pre season 2016. I had heard of you before then but I really took no interest in you. In fact, I found you to be a little annoying. There was a time when you irritated me so bad with all your kaepernicking…
God’s Timing

I have been very blessed recently. Over the last six months I’ve been blessed with a new car and a new job. I had been a little concerned over the last year or so because of my transportation needs. My last car was a 2005 with about 140,000 miles on it and it had received…
Stories from the W Files

Night and day women and men across the world bravely serve the general public and suffer in order to make an honest living. They meet people from every walk of life and every interaction is a story. Some of the stories, like the individuals they meet are sweet, others are angering and some are just plain weird. …