Last fall, the week before Thanksgiving, I was at home preparing for a flight when Nia called: she had been practicing after school for choir and both of us were under the impression that her older brother Darius was picking her up. Nia said she was still waiting and for some reason, Darius wasn’t reachable… Continue reading “What Do You Want, A Cookie?”: Hustling Backwards With Lowered Expectations
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Award Noms & Adoration For Natural “Hair Love”
A couple of months ago, I was washing my hands in the sink at work and my co-worker Rhonda walked in. It was a Monday and we were discussing what we did with our weekends and the latest on her teenage son, who was now working his first job. I shared that we all did… Continue reading Award Noms & Adoration For Natural “Hair Love”
Bums, Scrubs and Red Lobster, Oh My!
Several years ago—-okay, more like a decade and some change—I went out on a dinner date with a guy I’ll call ‘Reggie.’ Back when I was single, the gentlemen who asked me out were given a couple of chances at the most to demonstrate whether or not there was compatibility between us, or if he… Continue reading Bums, Scrubs and Red Lobster, Oh My!
What You NOT Gonna Do, The 2019 Rundown
Today, as you’re reading this, Christmas is a memory, Kwanzaa and Hanukkah are being observed and we stand at the cusp of a new decade. Amidst the common resolutions improve, some find it helpful to list what positive goals they’ve achieved and ways that they’ve, well, missed the mark. 2019 is no exception. If you’re… Continue reading What You NOT Gonna Do, The 2019 Rundown
A Night With Dolemite: Eddie Murphy, Netflix and the AAFCA
“Hey man, how did my life get so damn small? I was gonna do it all, like Sammy Davis Jr: movies, concerts, TV, everything. I ain’t got nothing nobody want.” Eddie Murphy as Rudy Ray Moore, Dolemite Is My Name Picture it: Cleveland OH, early 1970s: A living room hazy with cigarette smoke, a card… Continue reading A Night With Dolemite: Eddie Murphy, Netflix and the AAFCA