Feb 1, 20225 minNo More IdolsNo More Idols: Bill MaherHBO 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...
Jan 5, 20217 minKwanzaa2020 Kwanzaa ReflectionsLast 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...
Jun 30, 20206 minRacismWhite People Alone Are The Cause and Cure for Racism.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...
Mar 19, 20207 minRacismOne Of The Good OnesSidney 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...
Mar 3, 20209 minCultureWhy Are Culture Vultures In Charge Of Anything? (The Wine Taster Theorem.)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....
Feb 18, 20206 minRacismHow Performative Friends Enable RacistsRecently a friend of mine brought up an unfortunate recurring event in her personal life. She noticed that a certain subset of her...
Feb 11, 20207 minSexismI Cannot Stress How Much Y'all REALLY Hate Black WomenLast year I wrote a piece called, “Y’all Really Hate Black Women, Don’t You?” At the time it related to Chloe Bailey being cast in the...
Jul 15, 20198 minRaceFuck The Police: A Retrospective(Originally published 8/14/2014 on brillianceisproper.tumblr.com) I am a Black man who does not like nor gets along with police. But...
Jul 9, 20194 minBlack"Y'all Really Hate Black Women, Don't You?"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...