Misery Tourism Needs a Moratorium
Traveling around the world to hand out toys and sing songs about God, but support policies that keep these people famished and improvised is a contradiction
Garrick McFadden
What it Really Means to Be Woke
And the hard questions that follow when you are
My Parents Used the All-American Road Trip to Reclaim their Freedom
Each of these expeditions was my parents' act of retribution against a country that attempted to humiliate them
In Hindsight, The Batman Was an Expose on Incels
We missed the message.
January 6th Was a Failed Lynching
Despite the overwhelming evidence of the crimes committed, we have not held the worst element of society fully accountable for their actions.
Nearly Half of Black Men in the U.S. Have Been Arrested According to a Study; I Almost Joined the List
The reason? Systemic bigotry coded into our law.
Celebrating Soul Food's Essential Place on Black Culture's Mount Rushmore
Appreciating the taste of pig feet and delicious soul food delicacies
You Should Always Date Someone With a Library Card and Passport
How a travel trip resulted in the perfect dating profile header
Self-Help Books Are Poisoning White Men
We're here to help
Why This Smart, Black Villain Made Us Want to Be a Bad Guy
Although he's no longer the Big Bad of the MCU's Phase 6, Kang the Conqueror is the character I'd most want emulate
Remember When Hogwarts Became An HBCU?
It was the only time I felt a connection to this melanin-deficient fantasy world
We Need a Moratorium on All Invites to the Cookout
We do not know the equivalent of an invite to the cookout for any other group, and I find that disconcerting
My Parents From Compton Don't Recognize Franklin Saint's Crack-Filled Neighborhood
Their version was middle-class and filled with ambition. After they left, crack came in and turned their utopia into a hallow shell of itself.
I Called Pat Buchanan’s Supporters Ignorant 30 Years Ago — I Was Wrong
In hindsight, they were just bigots
What Type of White Person Knowingly Buys a Black Person’s Home at Fair Market Value?
Asking for a friend
A Portrait Of Grief As An Elderly Black Man
My mother is dying and it's killing my father to watch his wife wither
Democrats, You Need Black Friends
Biden is not the problem; it is your white friends and family members who are going to vote for Trump.
Interracial Marriage Is Hard
What I learned about the power of white privilege after getting hitched.
Never Buy Flowers For a Married Woman
This and many other important lessons my dad taught me
A Portrait Of A Black Man In A Midlife Crisis
There are no how-to books and few examples for black men on how we are supposed to age gracefully in America, so we go at it alone.
Why 'We Got McDonalds At Home' Was A Triggering Response For Gen Xers
We're trying to not have our kids hear the same thing but inflation at the house that Ronald built is making it difficult
The Demise Of Sunday Clothes
Sunday clothes stood for elegance—garb that was worn at the most special occasions including church. Now comfort is king and I miss the days when getting dressed was an occasion.
The Problem With Telling Black Children They Have to Be Twice As Good As White Folks
I don't fault my parents for instilling this ideology in me and my brother. But I won't be passing it down