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Oct. 1: Juvenile Held Three Years Without Trial At Rikers

If you are the parent of a non-white male, get them familiar with the legal process LONG before they may have to encounter it: starting in pre-school would help. That’s because, according to author and educational consultant Jawanza Kunjufu, our sons stop being ‘cute’ and start becoming ‘intimidating’ and ‘at-risk’ around the age of eight… Continue reading Oct. 1: Juvenile Held Three Years Without Trial At Rikers

Oct 1: Michael Dunn Found Guilty of First Degree Murder In Jordan Davis Case

If anyone is unclear as to the source of all-but-declared ‘open season’ assaults and murders on African-Americans, Dr. Frances Cress Welsing broke it down decades ago in her groundbreaking book The Isis Papers: The Keys To The Colors and restated it for me in our one-on-one interview earlier this year: “The whole system relationship with… Continue reading Oct 1: Michael Dunn Found Guilty of First Degree Murder In Jordan Davis Case

Anger, Apologies & Ignorance: Reader Responses To “AMW”

No one has to say “I told you so,” I saw it coming…..yes, folks were definitely feeling some type of way after my Dallas Morning News Briefing column hit the streets/internet. Of the three responses I’ve received so far, one ended positively and the other two…..well, they haven’t written back after my replies, so it’s… Continue reading Anger, Apologies & Ignorance: Reader Responses To “AMW”

Meesha Mink’s “Kiss The Ring,” A MOC Book Review Exclusive

For over a decade, author Niobia Bryant has entranced a loyal legion of readers, first with tantalizing romances and now, under the identity of Meesha Mink, urban fiction. 2007’s Desperate Hoodwives kicked off the first successful series and now the award-winning writer has penned Kiss The Ring, another explosive tale brimming with sex, drugs and… Continue reading Meesha Mink’s “Kiss The Ring,” A MOC Book Review Exclusive

Doubling Up On “Rising Down”: When “Accepting A’ight” Goes Wrong

“All good is hard. All evil is easy. Dying, losing, cheating, and mediocrity is easy. Stay away from easy.” Scott Alexander It’s a strange habit to some, but one of the ways I wind down after a hectic day is to watch ‘wild-animals-in-habitat’ shows (like the ones on Animal Planet, NatGeo, etc). I never get… Continue reading Doubling Up On “Rising Down”: When “Accepting A’ight” Goes Wrong