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    No More Idols: Bill Maher
    • Feb 1
    • 5 min
    No More Idols

    No More Idols: Bill Maher

    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...
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    White People Alone Are The Cause and Cure for Racism.
    • Jun 30, 2020
    • 6 min
    Racism

    White 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...
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    No More Idols: Don't Be A Follower
    • Mar 31, 2020
    • 8 min
    No More Idols

    No More Idols: Don't Be A Follower

    There’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...
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    One Of The Good Ones
    • Mar 19, 2020
    • 7 min
    Racism

    One Of The Good Ones

    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...
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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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    Why Are Culture Vultures In Charge Of Anything? (The Wine Taster Theorem.)
    • Mar 3, 2020
    • 9 min
    Culture

    Why 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....
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    How Performative Friends Enable Racists
    • Feb 18, 2020
    • 6 min
    Racism

    How Performative Friends Enable Racists

    Recently a friend of mine brought up an unfortunate recurring event in her personal life. She noticed that a certain subset of her...
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    I Cannot Stress How Much Y'all REALLY Hate Black Women
    • Feb 11, 2020
    • 7 min
    Sexism

    I Cannot Stress How Much Y'all REALLY Hate Black Women

    Last 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...
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    The L Word Made Me A Better Person
    • Feb 4, 2020
    • 7 min
    LGBTQIA+

    The L Word Made Me A Better Person

    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...
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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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    "Y'all Really Hate Black Women, Don't You?"
    • Jul 9, 2019
    • 4 min
    Black

    "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...
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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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