HBO has been a part of my life for a long time. One of the earliest shows I remember watching (that nobody else seems to remember), was...

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...

"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...

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...

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...

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...

Wine tasting has always fascinated me. A team of experts shows up to sniff, spin, sip a bunch of wine in order to judge it’s quality....

Last year I wrote a piece called, “Y’all Really Hate Black Women, Don’t You?” At the time it related to Halle Bailey being cast in the live-action Little Mermaid movie and then spread out into other times where Black women had a chance to shine and (mostly) racists got mad about it. This time around, I got pulled into this position due to the infamous death of Kobe Bryant and the journalistic integrity of Gayle King. I honestly wasn’t going to jump too far into the conversati

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...

Some years ago, back in the MySpace days, a friend I met online decided to start a hip-hop blog/page called No More Classics. It was to...

(Originally published 8/14/2014 on brillianceisproper.tumblr.com) I am a Black man who does not like nor gets along with police. But...

What is with the hatred of Black women across the board? I feel like I should be able to type that sentence and have a lot of people give...

I feel like a lot of the problems with America right now stem from people seeing July 4th as the foundation and start of this country and...

I watched Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on Sunday and his And Now… segment focused on newscasters saying how much they want to not...

During the month of June each year, Pride Month descends upon us and a marginalized group gets to have fun and be recognized by their own...

At this point in my life, I can say that I’m having a hard time. One aspect of it is driving me up the wall and causing all kinds of...