Last month, I happened upon an article on Blackenterprise.com about Chase Manhattan Bank offering to provide funds for minority small businesses in the Bronx and San Francisco. Out of a $150 million Small Business Forward […]
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Spirit of the Panther: A Black Panther Review
I saw Black Panther somewhere in Long Island on opening night. Every theater showing was sold out and they were adding more as people lined up at the concession stand. I was ready. I walked […]
Women’s Equality: An Untouchable Goal?
Sexual Assault. Sexual harassment. Sexual Aggression. Women have endured these transgressions across the sea of time from men exacting their control and ideas on how they should behave or what roles they should move in. […]
Universal Basic Income: What Are We Waiting For?
Let’s cut right to it. Our country’s economy is in a gradual spin downward into an abyss of rising unemployment, stagnating wages, weakening social programs and all while we witness the rise of the rich […]
I Pledge Allegiance to the Gun of the…
Las Vegas. Mandalay Bay. A crowd of people gathered to experience the sounds of music under a starry, magical sky. What better way to spend a vacation than with relatives and loved ones. It would […]
America’s Workforce: Facing a Change We’re Not Prepared For.
Throughout human history, people have always worked. We had to build our homes, plant our crops and develop our small communities. The full expression of the industrial revolution(s) metamorphosed our sense of work. As people […]
What Does Colin Kaepernick’s Free Agency Say About Us?
Whenever people want to get away from the woes of society, they turn to a few escapisms. People escape through music, movies and, well, sports. What a way to avoid, just for a moment, to […]
Home. The Movie Theater of the Future
Do you remember the time when a movie and dinner was the default activity for young couples? Buy a ticket, watch the trailers, eat your popcorn and enjoy your time for the next hour and […]
Thinking Back to Nate Parker’s “Birth of A Nation”
A few months ago, I saw The Birth of a Nation with some friends at BAM cinema. I had to see it. A friend called me and said it was something that we, as […]
Living as the “Other”: Lee Daniels presents Truth or Death
On Monday afternoon, I was invited to a press conference with Tyrese Gibson and Lee Daniels on the latest episode of Star. Empire co-creator Lee Daniels crafted another Fox series about 3 young ladies fighting the […]