I’m writing this piece to inspire not only myself but anyone else that was born in 1982 and may need it. No, I don’t care about the other...

As an atheist...well, that statement doesn’t really mean anything honestly. Since I came to the full realization that I don’t believe in...

“Let’s go,” my lady said to me, “tomorrow.” I was taken aback by the immediacy of her words. I had just been tagged for the third time in...

"The list of what I used to be is longer than the list of things I am." - Dessa "Mineshaft" A few days ago, my lady and I were discussing...

Last year I wrote 7 individual pieces on all the tenets of Kwanzaa to reflect on 2019 and look ahead towards 2020. As we all know, 2020...

Congratulations! You’ve created some of the best arguments for your side imaginable! Even if you didn’t think of every idea yourself, you...

You’ve heard this one, right? Many people, before and during, relationships say that cheating is a deal-breaker that there’s no coming...

I watched the movie Just Mercy recently. Even going in knowing the ending it’s still a tough movie to get through. It recounts the story...

A woman friend of mine shared a story with me titled “Genes Can’t Explain Why Men Aren’t Less Empathetic Than Women.” It went on to...

(Deandre Jerome Coleman circa 2005) Deandre Jerome Coleman was born on October 26th, 1982 in Huntsville, Alabama. He died April 14th,...

There’s not a person, entity or group that I trust beyond scrutiny. Not anything at all. Not a family member, not a partner, friend, not...

Sidney is one of my best friends. I’ve known him since about 2010 or 2011 and we regularly talk about the big subjects along with the...

I first became politically aware around 10 or 11 years old. I mean, actually understanding politics at a level slightly above what was...

Recently a friend of mine brought up an unfortunate recurring event in her personal life. She noticed that a certain subset of her...

The week starting February 5th, 2006 was as normal as any other week for me. I was looking forward to my birthday on the 14th and my tax...

Close to a year ago I saw an announcement that The L Word would be returning as The L Word: Generation Q. One of my favorite shows was...

(The Oppression Olympics is my look into people wanting to compete over who has it worse in a zero-sum game.) I’m making this one really...

I had been planning to write about my experiences with ulcerative colitis for about a year. Last year was the 5th anniversary of my...

The last week of 2013 was the worst time leading up to the best. I just had to get there first. By this time, I had worked a little over...

If you’ve been keeping up this far, you can tell that this was a big deal for me being diagnosed with this disease and obviously it was...