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Being Black is a Struggle…and So Are These Videos

June 29, 2013July 10, 2016Media Diary

Sometimes you've got to laugh to keep from crying y'all. This has been an extremely hard week to be black. Let's take a break with the latest from Ola Ray, Sean Fury, and Eddie Murphy featuring Snoop Lion.

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Roger Ebert and the Art of Critique

April 5, 2013July 10, 2016In my humble opinion, Movie

Roger Ebert's passing comes at a time when I'm questioning my own approach to writing. A short reflection.

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Oppression for Laughs-Why There Are Still Lines To Cross

February 25, 2013July 10, 2016In my humble opinion

Seth Macfarlane's Oscar show antics, The Onion's use of a degrading term for women against 9-year old actress Quvenzhané Wallis and Lisa Lampanelli's general existence have people wondering where the lines are in comedy and satire. In this post, I explain where they are, and why they haven't changed.

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Joan Rivers Checking Whoopi On Racism

October 28, 2010In my humble opinion

“(Racism) is not about one-on-one. Anyone can like an individual.”-Joan Rivers. Whoopi was wise to end at “People say dumb stuff sometimes.” She was about to give Joan Rivers some...

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The Post-Racial Break Room

October 7, 2010May 9, 2011In my humble opinion, Lessons Learned

Whenever people ask the question, “Is the U.S. post-racial yet?”,  I always laugh at the assertion that we could ever be post-racial, even if our President is black. The current...

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Freedomreeves Vlog Ep. 2: My Take on “The Chief”

August 2, 2009In my humble opinion

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcL1Dxth0WA...

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Freedom and the homeless: Vlog #1

June 22, 2009In my humble opinion

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asxegXChUVU...

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Why I don’t give money to homeless people

April 21, 2009December 19, 2013In my humble opinion, Lessons Learned

One rainy afternoon in Philly, after departing from a lunch meeting  with a colleague, a woman approached me as I turned towards Lancaster Walk. The woman was worn, disheveled, obviously...

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