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Letting Art Imitate Life….
So, here I am, deep into the draft for my next stageplay, Honey’s Kitchen. I’m constantly developing the story, the characters, and envisioning the set. Then, one day in February, a tragic event stopped my creation process dead in its tracks. I came across a headline about an unarmed teenager murdered by, of all things, … Continue reading
A Perspective (and Rant) About Red Tails
By now, you’re fully aware that, Red Tails, George Lucas’ cinematic account of the Tuskegee Airmen opened in theaters across the country this weekend. Sitting in my cushiony seat at the Malco Paradiso theater on Saturday night, I thought about all of the hype before the film; the barrage of posts on my FB newsfeed … Continue reading
How Come Common Can’t Be Invited to the White House?
Yeah….by now, most of us reasonable people should be fully ignoring right-wingers, however, it’s difficult to do when they keep finding ways to make complete asses out of themselves by raising hell about nothing. Ok, we get it. You don’t like the President and everything about him makes you cringe, even if his wife holds … Continue reading
Eccentrik Memphis
This city where I live, work, and create gets a bad rap a lot. Unfortunately, it’s too easy to get on the pity wagon and mope about what all makes Memphis a hard place to live sometimes. But the more I work in purpose, the more I realize that I’m personally responsible for doing my … Continue reading
The Danger of a Single Story
While wasting time on Facebook, which is something that I find myself doing more often than not, I came across this insightful and inspiring TED.com video. If you haven’t spent time on TED.com, do yourself a favor and do so. You will be a better person for it, trust me. I discovered TED about a … Continue reading
Spinning a New Web for Black History Month
Initially, Black History Month was only a week. Founded in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson, it was dubbed Negro History Week before expanding into a month long observance. Why was it necessary? Well, for obvious reasons. African Americans were not regarded as an intricate component of society and Woodson deemed it as imperative that Black … Continue reading
‘Precious’ Ain’t Precious At All
I was going to try to give my offering on the film, ‘Precious’ but I haven’t been able to pull the words together. Yes, I’m just that bothered by it; rarely am I rendered speechless, but Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey have successfully achieved this feat. Now I know it’s possible to be so appalled … Continue reading
Even Happier to Be Nappy
Chris Rock’s Good Hair documentary was released nationwide this weekend. So, if you haven’t seen it, make a point to do so. On Saturday, I went solo to see the documentary, but upon entering the theater, I was among family. There were several Black women there with natural hair, of course, and we seemed to … Continue reading
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARCUS MOSIAH GARVEY
August 17, 1887–The spirit formerly known as Marcus Mosiah Garvey was born in Jamaica. Early in his life, he emigrated to the United States and became one of the greatest black leaders in history. Through his organization, the Universal Negro Improvement Association, Garvey instilled a philosophy which sought to unite all Africans across the globe. … Continue reading
Remnants of the Old South
Yes, a picture is worth a thousand words. One bright Saturday afternoon, I decided to pull out my camera and snap some shots of this peculiar city of Memphis. I’ve been working on a piece that will adequately describe my current place of residence, but it’s been rather difficult to pull all of the elements … Continue reading
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