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    1982 - Stand up!
    • Jan 21
    • 3 min
    Life

    1982 - Stand up!

    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...
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    Lifetimes Ago With Lifetimes To Go
    • May 25, 2021
    • 4 min
    Life

    Lifetimes Ago With Lifetimes To Go

    "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...
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    Deandre Jerome Coleman lived from 10/26/1982 to 4/14/2010. Here's how he made an imprint on my life.
    • Apr 14, 2020
    • 15 min
    Deandre Coleman

    Deandre 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,...
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    This Is Us. This Is America.
    • Mar 17, 2020
    • 6 min
    Politics

    This 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...
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    No More Idols: Introduction
    • Jul 30, 2019
    • 3 min
    No More Idols

    No More Idols: Introduction

    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...
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    Fuck The Police: A Retrospective
    • Jul 16, 2019
    • 8 min
    Race

    Fuck 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...
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    The 4th Is A Fraudulent Foundation
    • Jul 3, 2019
    • 2 min
    Race

    The 4th Is A Fraudulent Foundation

    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...
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    The Beginning of a New Chapter
    • May 24, 2019
    • 2 min
    Life

    The Beginning of a New Chapter

    I’ve been writing for fun since I was a kid. I’m pretty sure one of the first things I had written was a comic book for my nonexistent...
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