Apr 14, 202015 minDeandre ColemanDeandre Jerome Coleman lived from 10/26/1982 to 4/14/2010. Here's how he made an imprint on my life.(Deandre Jerome Coleman circa 2005) Deandre Jerome Coleman was born on October 26th, 1982 in Huntsville, Alabama. He died April 14th,...
Mar 17, 20206 minPoliticsThis Is Us. This Is America.I first became politically aware around 10 or 11 years old. I mean, actually understanding politics at a level slightly above what was...
Feb 6, 20206 minHip-HopJ Dilla: Silent Life Soundtrack ComposerThe 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...
Feb 4, 20207 minLGBTQIA+The L Word Made Me A Better PersonClose 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...
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 3, 20192 minRaceThe 4th Is A Fraudulent FoundationI 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...