This is an experimental fiction story inspired by my being a Dave Chappelle fan. I experimented by taking the creation of an artist (Chappelle’s Tyrone Biggums), a movie title (Hollywood Shuffle), a rapper’s lyrics (J.Cole’s “Love Yourz”) and a piece of art, Emancipation by George Nock and weaving them together to tell one story about …
A collage I made to honor Toure´, one of my favorite authors. I used his short story “The Steviewondermobile”–from his book The Portable Promised Land– as inspiration.Darn that shadow, although it’s actually appropriate since it falls over the night-scape side of my piece.
From Passive to Protest in Baltimore
#Freddie Gray #Black Lives Matter Saturday protest on Pratt Street in BaltimoreI’ve become desensitized to the war on young black men and that’s a problem. How many police shootings have happened over the past 3 years that led to any kind of indictment? I can’t name one! I just accept it as fact and go …
Brand New Ancients On Film – Part 1
Check out this poem/hip-hop video by English poet Kate Tempest. She blew me away with the music video idea for her poem and the quality production execution, LOVE IT! I only just heard about Kate today when reading the NY Times review of her books “Hold Your Own” and “Brand New Ancients” -dubbed a “story-poem” by reviewer …
Empire Episode 10 Recap
“Sins of the Father”Photo Credit: Fox“Sins of the Father” picks up with Dre’s story. After lastweek’s spectacular basketball ballet, he was bound to get himself committed.This week the episode opens with Dre in a cozy sweat suit sitting on anoverstuffed couch surrounded by family and the golden light of dozens ofburning candles, which struck me …
Empire-Episode 9 Recap
“Unto the Breach”photo credit: FoxOver the past three episodes we’ve been treated to more of a family versus business dynamic and I realize that’s the story I prefer to see. “Unto the Breach” felt just like that, where is the story going? Empire is like pizza, even when it’s bad it’s good. There is nothing …
Empire Episode 8 Recap
“The Lyons Roar”Photo Courtesy of Chuck Hodes/FOX via http://www.billboard.comEpisode 8 is the antithesis to episode 7’s family theme; in fact “The Lyons Roar” shatters the whole feel-good family vibe we saw last week. Episode 8 opens with a flashback to Cookie discovering her guilty verdict and being carted off to jail in front of her …
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Empire-Episode 7 Recap
“Our Dancing Days”Photo Credit: Fox “Kaboom! Guess who stepped in the room, Tical…”*That’s how I felt watching the closing scenes of Episode 7 of Empire. If you haven’t seen it already you probably want to stop here, ‘cause this recap will be full of spoilers. My apologies for the delayed post; I thought about not finishing …
Empire Episode 6 Recap
“Out, Damned Spot”Photo Credit: Fox Lil’ Kim’s “The Jump Off”ushers us into Empire’s sixth episode. Cookie’s experiencing that ‘what shouldI wear’ moment that always makes you want to tear off your clothes, don a thickfloor length robe and slide on your best plush bootie slippers and call it aday. Just when it seems like she might …
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