Locker Room Jokes
Back in the day, in the 90s, older guys would say sexually vulgar things about women. When I was younger, I saw a beautiful woman or two. I’d tell a friend what I’d do if…
Year: 2016
Colin Kaepernick
Racism and all, the United States has offered a blissful transformation to millions of people. Since Mohamed Ali, it hasn't been common for mainstream athletes to take a controversial stand for civil rights. Collin Kaepernick's…
The Enduring Effort to Instill Fear in Your Psyche
The current protests against police brutality are at a stalemate. It's the notion of who the law commands to yield to whom. The police are a force. Unlike the military's capacity to establish international raids,…
Grenada (The Introduction)
I have a lot to learn about the origin of this great civilization. Therefore I may not be the most prudent narrator of the account of an island in the Caribbean. I will approach this…
My Top 10 Influences in Literary & Publishing Pt. 3
Kalu Abosi I went through a phase when I read almost everything I could get my hands on. During that time, I found a book by a Nigerian writer. He told a fascinating tale on…
My Top 10 Influences in Literary & Publishing Pt. 2
William Shakespeare The first time I learned about Shakespeare, I was at Christ the King College in Bo, Sierra Leone. I had already sung and acted in a few church plays. Before that time, the…
My Top 10 Influences in Literary & Publishing Pt. 1
A wise woman once told me, "you're who you say you are." That was at a time when I had issues with my identity. Born in Sierra Leone but raised in Liberia until adolescence, and attended…
Emancipation & Repatriation
For the most part, the United States, Great Britain, and France enslaved West Africans. Religious groups and abolitionists launched demonstrations charging that slavery was a crime against humanity. That tumultuous historical moment ended after the…
All Lives Includes Black Lives
Misconstruing the protest against murderous police officers is easy, as if the protesters do not feel indebted to the courage of the police. That misconception is too deceptive. Of course, we all want the police…
Juno on Jupiter
Now that's epic! Juno is landing on | my favorite planet | Jupiter, on the 4th of July. Damn!!! Who goes there???
The Eagle, The Cobra, & The Lion
If you're an eagle, you must fight to prevent anyone from plucking out your feathers. This is because you need them to fly. You can have wings, but you can fly if you don't have…
The Eye of Providence
Since the rise of the Internet and social media, many false prophets have proliferated their teachings. Like the rainbow now represents homosexuality. Or the Eye of Providence now represents the Illuminati. Nothing against homosexuality and…
Regrexit, Sometimes, a Win is a Loss
I remember chatting with a man at a train station who wanted Blacks to revolt against the West. I asked, what if we rebelled and won? What would we do with a destroyed continent? Right…
Similar to Kanye’s “Famous”
When it comes to music videos, at this point, I have my finger on the pulse of creativity. How Kanye West launched and promoted his "Life of Pablo" album is almost identical to how I…