It only takes one time for a man to be hurt before he turns bad. Unlike women, men… Well, let’s say men don’t have the recovery capabilities that women own. Darryl Cartier no longer wants to be wrong, but the choices made in the past force him into a new sense of understanding how...
The Vernacular Tradition was a great way to start the course. We were able to analyze the language used in the various forms of oratory that helped to shape and became a part of the Black literary journey. The Literature of Slavery however delves into the beginning of Black literary exploration in America. There...
Authored by Christopher D. Burns Archie’s Psalm is a glimpse into the life of a latchkey kid who is encountering situations that force him to learn about the changing world around him. A coming of age story with a carefully crafted narrative and subplot, Archie’s Psalm shows the transitioning world of a neighborhood in...
Typically my reviews are less reviewish and more analysis, but what does that matter? They are all pretty informative so what do you expect of this one? Okay, you see the cover? Kid with dark hair, the author’s name has two initials and the last name, the title has a mythical quality and the...
Key Point 5: Learn To Do Some Things Yourself – Let’s say you have decided to start your own photography service. You have gone to school as an art major and you learned to shoot videos and film as an elective. You really enjoy photography and it has become a passion. Photography is one...
Last week I bought Gil Scott Heron’s final cd “I’m New Here”. For a week straight I have played this album from beginning to end while driving around the city taking care of my small business. As an avid Gil Scott fan, I am always overwhelmed by the power of his baritone instrument conveying...
This is one of the few times that I get to write the word Honky and not feel kind of funny about writing it. Therefore I am going to write the word Honky every few words simply to establish that using the word Honky does not make me George Jefferson. For those of you...
Disintegration written by Eugene Robinson (Washington Post) is a carefully drawn discussion on Black America in the 21st century. Actually, the book is an analysis of all Black people in the post civil rights era. While race in America remains an unapproachable subject that is often balanced on the razor’s edge, Robinson’s definition of...
The third book in Jeff Lindsay’s Dexter series, Dexter in the Dark, takes a detour from the first and second novels. Upon being introduced to the dark hero Dexter, I found myself drawn to the simplistic nature of his horrible, handsome, hidden desire to murder. This created a paradox and an unsettling feeling for me....
I had a friend who recently said he wanted to read Stages, but he couldn’t find the first chapter easily. I am remedying that problem by setting up this post. Here you can click on each chapter and read the book from beginning to end. If you decide to buy the e-book or the...