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...
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 31, 20208 minNo More IdolsNo More Idols: Don't Be A FollowerThere’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...
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...
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...
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...