Note: from time to time I like to add posts from my wife to prove there's more than one writer in the family (smile). This is from an old blog called The Man Shortage (now...
In my MySpace days, I had a separate blog called 'The Jazz with Chazz' posting lighthearted and weird stories from today's headlines. Little did I know the subject...
Fellas, this isn't the way you want to go out; standing up shouting, cussing into the air while the calm, cool reporter sits there unmoved, unflinching, unfazed by the...
That was some Black History Month eh? R Kelly, Jussie Smollet, Kamala Harris, who didn't get in trouble in February? Obviously, it was a month to forget which you could...
For reasons of my own, I don't comment much on news stories made for our collective outrage. These emotionally inducing manufactured tales are in my opinion, not worth my...
Senator Kamala Harris has declared her candidacy for President of these Divided States of America. It's only been a few days but already she has provided plenty of...
Hey, it's been over two weeks since my last post. Don't worry; I'm on a long assignment at work so most of my energy is tied up with that. I promise to return with...
Harvey Weinstein
Les Moonves
Bill Cosby
and just last week, R Kelly.
Nice Guy, with all of the #MeToo and #TimesUP accusations flying against powerful men...
You know, this past week has been full of fire and fury on social media. I like to slow things down a bit and post a serious-less entry. There will be no responses about that...
By nature, I'm what you consider to be a conscious writer. Of course, that word has been overused over the years by prominent artists, I can see why folks are confused...
At this time last New Year's Eve, my father spent the night in a hospital, fighting a flu plus other ailments that caught up to him over time. In the end, his body broke...
2018 is almost over, time once again for most of us to reflect back on the year that was for the fulfillment of resolutions that wasn't. Yes, there may be a few of us who...
When I began to write way back when, I had no idea where this hobby would take me. I wrote as a way to keep me busy when no one wanted to talk with me or even participate in a...
Submitted for your (dis)approval:
Point of Pride: The People's View of Bayview/Hunter's Point. (Produced in 2014)
From their YouTube description:
Point of Pride: The...
A thought from 2011:
Remember the good old days when you could talk to someone who didn't share your political beliefs in a SANE manner? Yes, you scored some points, the...
It happened so fast. I sat on a cement block close to the apartment my grandmother used to live in holding something in my hand. The contents inside held my interest. The...
Maybe I'm too 'old school' but I can't help but notice a trend in journalism that is far removed from the word itself. For example if I were to ask what is a...
Last post,actual evidence was shown of Black businesses burned and looted during the 1992 Unrest as a response by those who argue Black California is 'gone'.
I offer another...
A message to the Internet Soul Patrol: when you say California is 'gone', remember there is an reason why we (Black people) find ourselves in the financial hole...
Hey folks, just checking in with you. I haven't posted anything in a while and I didn't want to write just anything on this blog but because the month's almost over,...
This fall marks a special occasion for the writer of this piece. This is the fortieth year I can proudly say that I'm a writer. While I have been a 'professional'...
Last week, there was a community gathering in my neighborhood. The Community Coalition every summer hosts a Power Fest for South L.A. residents. Out of curiosity, I attended the...
Growing up in the 1970's, it was easy to hear the soulful voice of one Ms. Aretha Franklin. Whether I heard her on the AM radio dial, a vinyl album, cassette or eight track...
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