When I was intentionally dating, I realized how often times both parties were showing up on their best behavior. I eventually arrived at the conclusion that intentional dating is really performative, and from a communication perspective, a rhetorical performance at best. Both parties are trying hard to gain credibility (ethos), tugging at emotions through intentional short stories and experiences (pathos), and even logical appeals sometimes—It’s a huge performance; all...
From The Heart
I ask that the readers please grant me grace as I write this. It’s derived from a place of genuine hurt. Pain built up after years of tragedies and avoiding trying to become one. The news of Takeoff’s death shook me. It was the first thing I saw when I woke up. And it was being reported by Black With No Chaser. As the news of how and why...
Listen. Black folks have always been problematic for Black folk’s liberation. Allow me to explain. Anytime there have been substantial, tangible movements to help us, some of the biggest and loudest detractors have been Black people. We can’t get out of our own way in some instances, and it’s frustrating. When the Montgomery Bus Boycott was organized in 1955, some of the loudest detractors were “us.” Some of the...
Major Shout Out to our friends from the Moses West Foundation for pulling up to Jackson Mississippi with the water making machine! For those who are unfamiliar, Moses West is the brother who created an atmospheric water generator (AWG) machine that creates clean drinking water from air! Jackson is currently relying heavily on scarce supplies of bottled water. Moses West, a former US Army ranger has a vision of...
It’s so good to be back. Before we get into the House of the Dragon series, let’s get this shit out of the way. Game of Thrones, Season 8 was probably the worst thing in the history of mankind. Yeah, it topped recent Supreme Court rulings for me. Ok, ok, of course I’m (not) exaggerating, but I think it’s safe to say Season 8 left a horrid, unseasoned taste...
