The diary of a Self-Loathing Black man … or more accurately, my opinions of a self-loathing Black man — The fact that I’m putting pen to paper and writing this story is a bit of a contradiction for me. On the one hand, I don’t want to waste one second of my time and energy giving this guy any acknowledgment or spotlight. We give life to what we focus…

That’s what stealing classified documents and then lying about it will get you — Excuses are like assholes. Everybody’s got one. Except the former Idiot-in-Chief has one every time he finds himself being called out for breaking the law. Which happens to be a lot. “You see, what had happened was …” That’s the kind of excuse a toddler makes when he knocks over…

I’m wondering because the job I interviewed for (twice) ghosted me. — Along with my career as a writer, I subscribe to the philosophy of having multiple income streams. So, in addition to writing, I do other things; freelance graphic design, garage organizing, and bank robberies. Truth be told, my goal is to reach seven passive income streams (no more robbing banks…

I came back from Ibiza for this?! — Ibiza, for any geographically challenged readers, is a tiny, Spanish-speaking island off the southeastern coast of Spain, occupying about 221 square miles of the Mediterranean Sea. For comparison, Puerto Rico is roughly 3,514 square miles. Ibiza’s size, climate, culture, and map coordinates make it the ideal vacation spot — perfect…

A History of Deceit — Ever notice how a particular segment of the population in America — cough cough, some white people — love to lie through their teeth, to your face, with absolutely no moral grounding? The people who live their lives untethered to reality and full of hubris, assuming that we — the…

In the year since I wrote the article, 5 Things Only a White Person Would Say: Part I, racism and racial bias in America has continued unfettered. In a country that continually touts progress in the fight against hatred and bigotry, meaningful strides toward justice are few and far between…

MARCUS FREEMAN Position: University of Notre Dame Head Football Coach Age: 35 Years of Defensive Coordinator Experience: 4 Years of Head Coaching Experience: 0 When the University of Notre Dame’s Athletic Director / Administrators promoted thirty-five-year-old Defensive Coordinator Marcus Freeman to the head coaching position, they put themselves in a…

A wakeup call — “My mother doesn’t like Black people.” The words floated across Mandy’s lips casually, like flipping her hair, but they cut deep. The statement absolved her of any further responsibility explaining why she hadn’t invited Larson and me to her birthday party like the white boys in our clique. Mike Larson…

It’s only a matter of time before the bubble bursts — OK (no pun intended), I’ve been scratching my head the last few years wondering why the Oklahoma Sooners continually are given such lofty rankings and the benefit of the doubt when clearly they haven’t done much of anything to justify their status as a top-ranked team. …