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…
The Sandmann’s Journal Vol. 1
In this volume, you will find entries of some of my preferred celebs, rides, West African cuisines, an introduction to Sierra Leone, and the process of releasing my first and second books with their accompanying…
Hilary Clinton, from First Lady to First Woman
Since the beginning of time, women have always been held back and even more determined to break through the so-called “glass ceiling.” to appreciate the magnitude of what it means when Hillary Clinton became the…
A Tribute to the Artist Known as Prince
We are losing our most talented icons in a hurry. In the last decade, we’ve lost enough icons | from the United States | to where it’s not as shocking when the news breaks. James…
The Legacy of Muhammad Ali
The legacy of Muhammad Ali taught us that to be a legend, you must first have the courage to declare it. Nobody knows you better than yourself. No one can decide your destiny but you.…
Laboramus Exspectantes Vol. 1
Laboramus Exspectantes Vol. 1 is my third full-length studio album. I recorded it at Thunder Dome Sounds in Toronto, Canada, and Juno Award winner Eddie Bullen produced it. My concept for the album is about…