I AM

Cross-posted from my fictional blog: Relax.Relate.Release.
I AM America
I AM fried, and laid down on the side
I AM crispy, yet soft
I AM filled with so many calories you won’t need to eat another meal that day
I AM filled with a nice creamy center
I AM a bacon lover
I AM extra cheesy
I AM coming to clog an artery [...]

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Why Won’t They Let Caster Semenya Be Great?

Caster Semenya, 18, recently won a gold medal at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin. Now the International Association of Athletics Federation is calling for tests to verify her gender.
I guess it didn’t matter before she started winning worldwide championships if she was a female or not, but now all of a sudden it’s time [...]

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CNN: Let’s Just Throw Some Random Ish Together and Call It Black In America 2 Pt. 2

While the first evening of BIA 2 was most definitely an improvement over BIA 1, last night’s second installment was not.
Somewhere along the way of every segment, the producers and editors seemed to lose focus of where the show was going. Was it “solutions?” A married couple having problems? Sick black people? Sick black people [...]

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Randomness of Crazy

Joe Jackson on Larry King: This was one of those interviews that gave me so many WTF moments I lost count. Some people just look extra shysty and Joe Jackson and Leonard Rowe (a concert promoter affiliated with M.J.) fit that bill to a Tee. I wouldn’t trust either one of them to hold a [...]

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Finding the Silver Lining

Note:Check out TheFreshXpress. They just added me to their network (yay!). TheFreshXpress is a collection of writers giving perspective on issues affecting young black America. The Web site covers various topics: from politics and social issues, to relationships, education, health and entertainment.
This is how the current state of the nation makes me feel sometimes:

Raphael Saadiq, “Sometimes.”
 It’s [...]

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Grey skies…literally and figuratively

Will return tomorrow with new topics/analysis. In the meantime, here’s an interesting take on a hilarious episode of Oprah this week when Steve Harvey had to represent the entire male species while surrounded by a group of women asking him (inquisitive and slightly crazy) questions.

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Week in Preview

The following stories are coming this week…
A live blog Tuesday night during the premiere of College Hill. I would never tune in otherwise, but every season I’ve gone to school with someone on the show and must watch to see the foolishness. This season is no exception as someone from my alma mater is part [...]

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Welcome!

I tried to come up with a good first blog post to welcome you to the site, but I had a serious case of writer’s block. So read the About page, and you’ll get the gist. If you have any suggestions or critiques about anything, just send a message to the e-mail address on the [...]

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