I recently found out about James Reese Europe. I’m surprised he isn’t more well known. He is an important figure in American history and jazz.
Read moreAmerica Is Our Country Too.
When I travel to America (the moment I leave New York City), I see the American flag everywhere. I have been thinking over the reason for that in recent years. Why do people fly this flag? It’s because it represents OUR country. I know, I know… the rainbow flag represents Brooklyn, but the symbol that…
Read moreJennifer Cramblett And Her Negro Kid
Fellas, your sperm is valuable. I actually thought about anonymous sperm donation when I needed funds many years ago. I’m so glad I never did it and never will. It is a really bad choice for men. 1) I didn’t want little Clayshwaans and Claytinas running around without knowing their biological father. 2) I know…
Read moreThe Independent Thinker
I won’t react to something just because I’m supposed to, because I’m an African-American,” he said. “That argument doesn’t make any sense to me. So we want to advance as a society and a culture, but, say, if something happens to an African-American we immediately come to his defense? Yet you want to talk about…
Read moreFathers disappear from households across America
In every state, the portion of families where children have two parents, rather than one, has dropped significantly over the past decade. Even as the country added 160,000 families with children, the number of two-parent households decreased by 1.2 million. Fifteen million U.S. children, or 1 in 3, live without a father, and nearly 5…
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