Country As Cotton

CLocKs

2011-06-18T20:27:00.002-05:00

My first foray into poetry in a long time. Too long if you ask me. Please don't laugh:-D If you do, I still love you. Feedback is GREAT! CLocKs Watching my self grow old, Is just like watching clocks, Tick, tick, ticking time away, Til one day they just stop, Similar to my breath one day, Or when my heart ceases to beat, Not a spring to rewind, No battery to find, Only souls who gently weep,

Mississippi, How dare you!!!

2011-04-09T03:51:00.021-05:00

"M-I-crooked letter-crooked letter-I-crooked letter-crooked letter-I-Hump...back-Hump...back-I...." -Every hip-hop artist from Mississippi at some point As I sit in front of my late-model MacBook Pro typing you this missive, I remain aware of just how fortunate and truly blessed I really am. I am a part of the seldom seen, seldom heard. This is not a curse, but truly a gift. I have endeavored

Back Like Marty McFly

2011-03-27T23:48:00.000-05:00

Took a minute...took some blood, sweat, tears...took some disappointments....took some triumphs....But I'm back!!! Man, you all cannot fathom how hard it was to start blogging again. Life and it peaks and valleys had me a bit in the literary doldrums and I was really uninspired, to be quite honest. And (I know it is a bit of literary faux pas to begin a sentence with the word "And", but who cares

Stream of Dreams and Half-Marathon Hatred

2009-10-21T20:53:00.011-05:00

Somehow, while I lying in my bi-weekly repose, the substance of which may only marginally be referred as rest, half-marathons have become the non-contact sport equivalent of Pol Pot. Detroit became an ephemeral killing field, where three people died following last weekend's annual Detroit Marathon. Pray for their families.During these uneasy slumbers, where my visions of REM sleep are becoming

I'm Back...Finally

2009-09-28T11:42:00.000-05:00

Sorry my people. It's been real 'round these parts! Finally finished 1L year of law school! Yah for me!! During the summer months I was in DC working a law clerk gig. It was great to get back in the District! It is a great place and I really feel alive being there. Always so much to do and experience. I clerked at DC Public Defender Service which was one of my most enlightening experiences ever,

A Place Called Chiapas-Documentary about the Zapatista Movement in Mexico

2009-09-28T02:19:00.001-05:00

Ya Basta!! Enough is Enough!Courtesy of Wikipedia:The Zapatista Army of National Liberation is an armed revolutionary group (VNSA) based in Chiapas, the southernmost, and one of the poorest, states of Mexico. Since 1994, they have been in a declared war "against the Mexican state," though this war has been primarily nonviolent and defensive against military, paramilitary, and corporate incursions

I'm Not Gone...On Chilligan's Island For a Minute

2009-03-17T06:07:00.003-05:00

I know you have been at the table salivating...just way-in (ol' school NYC accent) anxiously to see what kind of soul food I have simmering in the pot for your reading pleasure. Law school is a worthy adversary but I'm rumbling!!Man much love to all yall, straight up!! Wish I could give you all high fives, daps, soul fists, etc. Gotta a lot of thangs in the pot right now, but Country As Cotton is

Black Iraqis Inspired By Obama's Ascent

2009-01-20T22:50:00.001-06:00

Embedded video from CNN Video

Happy Robert E. Lee/MLK Jr./Stonewall Jackson Day

2009-01-19T18:30:00.002-06:00

Are some Southerners still that sore about losing the Civil War that they need to befoul a day remembering a man who sought to unify people, with celebrations for two Confederate generals, who for four years effectively tore this country apart? Although I am not a huge fan of some of Dr. King's philosophies and tactics, still is a slap in the face to me as a person of color living in a southern

Guy Eats World's Hottest Pepper. Almost Croaks. The End.

2009-01-16T10:51:00.003-06:00

Foolishness. The Darwin Awards are watching!!LMAO!!

Obama is Growing On Me...

2009-01-16T09:25:00.003-06:00

Not like a cancer, skin tag, parasitic twin or asymmetrical mole either!! It's good, positive growth, like hair or something;-D! Whenever I see a president-elect dining at Ben's Chili Bowl, the overrated D.C. landmark restaurant, with the "commoners", that's unusual. Good unusual. I can appreciate his deft usage of urban vernacular, "we straight". Definitely lends an air of normalcy and "street

Myron Rolle: A Great Example To Follow

2009-01-13T19:50:00.002-06:00

Congratulations are in order for Florida State University defensive back and Rhodes Scholarship winner Myron Rolle, who today opted to forgo the 2009 NFL Draft and study Medical Anthropology at Oxford in the UK. I'm sure it was certainly a difficult decision but in all honestly, I think it merely came down to him finally figuring out that the scholarship was an opportunity of a lifetime. How many

Know Your Rights When Dealing With Law Enforcement

2009-01-13T00:00:00.004-06:00

In light of the Oscar Grant tragedy, I felt the need to post this up as many people are unaware of their rights:To fight police abuse effectively you need to know your rights. There are some things you should do, some things you must do and some things you cannot do. If you are in the middle of a police encounter, you need a handy and quick reference to remind you what your rights and obligations

R.I.P. Oscar Grant

2009-01-10T08:51:00.006-06:00

As I write this, the fires are still raging in Oakland, California. Voices are tired and hoarse from yelling. Eyes are weary and blood-shot from crying for the innocent life ended without just cause. The masses have grown tired of being treated like second-class citizens in their own neighborhoods, living in a police state in which law enforcement murder and maim with impunity. This isn't a

Falling In Line

2008-12-14T22:43:00.003-06:00

In life, I am of steadfast belief that in order to maintain the status quo, we are taught to embrace inferiority, to be subjugated, and to be followers. This is not what many people hear and believe, because it is so contrary to the entire "American Dream" fallacy. We are taught to follow and respect all authority without question. In as early kindergarten and 1st grades, we are educated on the

Fall Semester Almost Over!! Also, Gotta Holla at my boy, Plaxico...

2008-12-04T04:26:00.005-06:00

Man, I'm almost done!! After all the waiting and anticipating, my inaugural semester of law school is nearly complete. Although this is undoubtedly a joyous occasion for the countless burnt-out law students across the nation, for some, it is a phase brimming with nervousness, anxiety, and fear. In the majority of law schools, a student typically has one exam at the end of the semester in which

808s and Heartbreak: BRILLIANT!!!

2008-11-24T20:04:00.005-06:00

Just had to say that!! Kanye did his thing!! It's definitely different, but I like different. Hell I'm different!! Proud of it!!BTW Had to hit y'all with a lil' Takashi Murakami!

Columbus and the Beginning of Genocide in the "New World"

2008-11-24T02:52:00.007-06:00

It is the week that many of us have waiting for all year.Thanksgiving...During this time, the majority of Americans spend time lovingly preparing all of the holiday staples: turkey, dressing, mac and cheese, cranberry sauce, ham(yuck!!), etc, in the spirit of family and gratitude for our blessings. However, others such as me understand that the holiday know as Thanksgiving has a history written

Cee-Lo-Profound Visual Poetry

2008-11-17T22:51:00.002-06:00

Sorry I've been gone for a while. The rigors of law school are bearing down on me heavily.This freestyle by Cee-Lo is one of the illest I've ever heard I had to cop the video.Sit down, and prepare to be taken on a journey through history:

Election Day 2008: Aftermath and Aftershocks

2008-11-05T20:36:00.006-06:00

I am still in a state of shock, not in a bad way though...y'all had been preparing me and forewarning me of the immense power and fury possessed by the force of nature known as Barack "Barry" Obama.For quite some time, just everyone I know has been speaking all about Obama, extolling his virtues, strengths, and vision, which usually ended with some spirited and sometimes heated debates pitting me

Felon Voting Rights

2008-10-30T11:29:00.006-05:00

I know I am not alone having friends, family, associates who at one time or another may have become entangled in the perilous web of the U.S justice system and prison-industrial complex. Since we are coming up on the time to cast our votes officially, I felt it was only right to highlight the fact that just because either you or your people are a convicted felon, in many states your voting rights

The Roots of Evil

2008-10-26T13:25:00.004-05:00

This video of a Louis Farrakhan interview is pretty old but it is still relevant. Those of you that believe that the ills of America will be solved by merely voting Barack Obama into office really need to listen to this message. The problems with America are not ones which can be solved by Barack, Cynthia, or anyone as long as there is corporate control of politics. The roots of evil cannot be

This Is My City: St. Louis aka St. Loc

2008-10-20T03:11:00.002-05:00

I was looking at Ross Kemp: On Gangs on BBC America, which is now one of my favorite shows on television. In the show, Ross Kemp goes all over the world examining the various gangs and street tribes of countries such as Brazil, Russia, South Africa, Bulgaria, Jamaica, the U.S., and others. The thing I enjoy about it is that it doesn't show the gang life in a way that glorifies or make light of

Coons, Uncle Toms, Zip Coons, Sambos, Rastuses, Etc.

2008-10-12T03:33:00.013-05:00

As I watch the leaves change from the vibrant spring and summer greens and yellows to the blazes of red, orange, and brown of autumn, it is becomes more apparent this is the time of ideal football weather, the basketball season kicking off, and even more importantly in my mind it is time for us to choose our respective elected officials and in this year to choose our next president.The "Leader of

How to tell people they sound racist

2008-10-08T02:47:00.002-05:00

This is dope. I need to tell a few people myself. Like today perhaps...