Each generation and decade contributes something to society and culture. Whether the contribution is to black culture, pop culture, or cultural heritage. There will always be a fad, topic, or incident contributing to the present-day culture. Currently, we’re experiencing this new form of culture titled Cancel Culture. Cancel Culture is a form of blackballing or boycott usually categorized by an...
It’s junior year for the Winchester crew and like most college students, junior year presents new identities. Joelle Brooks (Ashley Blaine Featherson) takes on two new titles in season three: one being the new host of the school radio talk show Dear White People, and the other as Reggie’s lady. DWP is still centered around black capitalism and...
James Brown said: It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World, but in this man’s world only few are true gentlemen. There is a supply shortage of TV shows, articles, and books dedicated to the advancement and enhancement of men’s lives. We have very few guides for what the perfect gentleman should entail. No one is telling the men what...
“It’s peculiar that there isn’t any entertainment platform discussing the issues surrounding black men.” In 1992 as Eddie Murphy was riding the wave of his success, he took liberty to create the ideal we know as Boomerang. Murphy portrayed Marcus Graham; the film’s lead character who’s a high-power advertising executive who happens to be a womanizer. It’s...
” The satin shield highlights our aestheticism and culture, while protecting our crown and glory.” In my late teens, early twenties I remember watching a television show and hearing “the most important thing to a brotha is his barber.” That line resonated with me more ways than one: being that I am a direct extension [son] of...
“Many leave home to grow, because home has a way of hindering lives.” When I was about 12 years of age; the Church I went to was out my grandmother’s backdoor, through a parking lot, and across a small field. Needless to say; it was a hop, skip, and a jump away from home. Church for me...
As Kanye West once said: “If you’re a fan of Kanye West, then you’re a fan of your mother*&king self.” Yes, I’m well aware that he has gone against the black agenda by aligning himself with Trump, and referring to Trump as “brotha.” But honestly, I don’t care about him professing his love for that...
Jay-Z really shook a lot of people’s world causing them to wake up, and pay attention to their financial future with his latest album 4:44. Finance expert and entrepreneur Jeremiah Brown was another inspired to illustrate a guide to mastering the “game of money.” Brown’s book Financial Freedom My Only Hope differs from...
DISCLAIMER: this was written last year (2017) for BIG’s 20th anniversary, but for some reason or another, I never published it. Here ya go! Can you believe it’s been twenty years already? The phrase “how time flies” couldn’t be further from the truth. Especially since most of us can recall exactly where we were,...
Thirty years ago, during Black History Month. Spike Lee returned with his second joint School Daze. Who knew exposing black college life on the big screen would be so impactful. Daze was actually written before Lee’s She’s Gotta Have It, but budget prevented it from becoming his first release. School Daze, which was originally titled...