A few months ago, I wrote a piece for Vibe Fridays: Daniel Caesar – Get You. In it I talked about Daniel Caesar, a relatively unknown from Toronto with buttery smooth vocals, church background, and soulful lyrics about love and life. Today I’ll talk about his debut album, Freudian. Let me say this clearly. Daniel CaesarContinueContinue reading “Daniel Caesar – Freudian (Album Review)”
Category Archives: Writings
Alabama and Pragmatic Black Voters
Now that the smoke has settled from the heated Alabama election and we push forward towards the largest tax restructure in our lifetimes, what does Alabama tell us about the future of our nation? Why did black people choose Doug Jones over Roy Moore? This is Part Two of my piece from last week. IfContinueContinue reading “Alabama and Pragmatic Black Voters”
In God I Trust
The past year has been a tough one for me. I’ve had highs and lows that have sculpted me into a man who I would not have recognized months before. I did one of the best things in my life and possibly one of the most dangerous: I asked God for something. *gasps* I knowContinueContinue reading “In God I Trust”
My Identity in Him, Her, and Them
Until recently, I’ve been desperately searching for a sense of meaning while loneliness, hopelessness, and restlessness swallowed me whole. Sickness moved in as I began losing confidence in myself and the world around me. I lost my ability to interact with others as people have been become more apathetic and the notion of the UnitedContinueContinue reading “My Identity in Him, Her, and Them”
Black Thought Blacks Out
This week the infamous Black Thought from the Legendary Roots Crew on Hot 97. Black goes in for 10 minutes of nothing but intricate rhymes, wordplay, and references that will leave your face screwed up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prmQgSpV3fA?rel=0&w=560&h=315 My Favorite Line: “How much more CB4 can we afford, it’s like a Shari law on My Cherie Amour”ContinueContinue reading “Black Thought Blacks Out”
Democracy off the Rails
Wednesday started off in a positive note in the midst of the maelstrom of heartache and headache that the past year has been for a black person living in 45’s America. For those unplugged, yesterday Doug Jones won Alabama’s Senate seat after a highly contested battle against Roy Moore. While it would take me anContinueContinue reading “Democracy off the Rails”
A Peace Prayer
Hey Papa! I just wanted to reach out to you again asking for your mercy, grace, and blessings. I’ve talked to so many of my brothers and sisters in Christ and I’ve felt their pain. I’ve heard their struggles, and as the world gets darker, I’ve seen them start to lose hope. With that understanding,ContinueContinue reading “A Peace Prayer”
A Simple Prayer
I pray that every person reading this has peace in their heart. May an all-encompassing stillness fall on them to ease their nerves and pain. My love abolish hate and fear. May calm settle their souls. May November bless each and everyone of you with prosperity, wisdom, strength, growth, and much more. God Bless! TurnContinueContinue reading “A Simple Prayer”
What is Normal Anyway? (High Functioning Mental Illness)
I’m smart. I read well. I can do math at a high level. I’m talented in multiple fields of art, music, and communication. I understand conceptual problems with relative ease and enjoy good philosophical exercises. However, paperwork, emails, and essays give me anxiety. Missed text messages and interpersonal conflict can keep my mind tied upContinueContinue reading “What is Normal Anyway? (High Functioning Mental Illness)”
Big K.R.I.T. – Keep The Devil Off
Every once and a while, I go back into my archives of mixtapes that can’t be found on streaming platforms to check out 4Eva and a Day, my personal favorite mixtape by Big K.R.I.T. from Mississippi. K.R.I.T. is from the same stock as J. Cole, a rapper that produces and makes his own soul-sampling, butContinueContinue reading “Big K.R.I.T. – Keep The Devil Off”
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