The City Never Sleeps and apparently neither does A.D. Carson. With his second book in as many years, Carson delivers a text even more inclusive, transparent and raw than his first book, COLD, A Novel by A.D. Carson. If COLD was illustrative of Carson’s attempt...
Rewind. In 1976, Ronald Reagan did what many politicians do when giving anecdotal support of his/her platform—he made stuff up. She has eighty names, thirty addresses, twelve Social Security cards and is collecting veteran's benefits on four non-existing deceased husbands. And she is collecting Social Security on...
They stood in line for hours. Blogged. Tweeted. Shared political cartoons via Facebook. Held debate watch parties. Conversed in barbershops, restaurants, and on the streets. Translated verbosely worded initiatives into layman’s terms. Carpooled to the polls. In many ways, voters showed up to the event...
Admittedly, when I read the first reports of Sharmeka Moffitt’s case, I thought of another case. I even noted such by saying, “for some reason, this makes me think of Tawana Brawley.” For those unfamiliar with the Brawley case, she was a 15 year-old Black...
“I mean, what’s the big deal?” With one simple sentence, my male friend seemingly dismissed centuries of politics behind “the big deal” of Black women wearing their natural hair. My first response was emotional. “Clearly you’ve never stood in a mirror with a t-shirt/towel draped on your...