I think it IS during Coates’ run. It’ll get there.

Very well done. As critical as I have been of your past writing, this deserve as much or more praise. All of this definitely needed to be said. Salute!

In the comic books, they did eventually develop a legislature.

I understand the fight thing, because it was a ceremonial tie to the nation’s roots. Countries do all sorts of ceremonial dumb shit that doesn’t make sense in modernity. The fight for the Black Panther throne in Wakanda isn’t that big a deal to me.

Take care of yourself. You only have one life to live. Manage it properly.

7% doesn’t seem that bad, honestly. There’s an error rate of 5% with these sequencing platforms, and considering the amount of radiation one is bombarded in out in space, that ain’t bad. It’s interesting from a scientific standpoint, but it’s not a huge deal. You alter more genes smoking cigarettes. Chill, dawg.

The older I get, the more I understand why conspiracy theories exist. It’s easier to believe some singular individual or small group of people are screwing you over than it is to understand that all of these decision makers don’t get a damn about people who look like you. Conversely, it’s easier to believe that…

Disown your mom then. LOL

Congrats on 6 years sobriety. When I hear people in recovery share their stories, it’s only because of the luck of the genetic draw that I’m not in that boat. So long as you sit with those feelings and learn to process them, you’ll be fine. Take care, and one day at a time.

I know that this is about hip-hop, but Dee Snider from Twisted Sister said it best. I remember seeing a VH1 show with him talking about life after he had his first big hit, and he was struggling to write records about being young and angry while poolside at his mansion. Granted, Common wasn’t the hardest brother out.…

This is why I’m glad my teachers made me look up all those etymologies back in junior high school and high school. Once you see a few thousand of them over the course of years, you get a feel for pronunciation. I’m grateful for that.

Anyone can goof up and make some dumb decisions in the process of liberation. I’m not trying to say that he was naive. He made his own decisions about communism as did many of his contemporaries. However, to go from opposing communism to accusing him of being an opponent Civil Rights is a bit too much.

Hail Satan! :)

I hope you gave her that good wood for that bathroom. VERY nice!

I’m sorry, but this is a bit too woke for my own good, or anyone else’s. So you’re saying that unless someone is willing to go full Killmonger for the cause that they’re sell outs. People make mistakes, but Jackie Robinson’s commitment shouldn’t be questioned. Perhaps you need an Ambien.

I have a friend who is like your kid, but spent most of her childhood in Nigeria. As a result, she sees herself as her tribe first, because mama was a plane ride away, despite the fact that she looks so mixed, it hurts. Identity is a strange beast.

I love the series. By sheer chance, I have a friend who has a Black father and White mother who was raised by White people in a similar situation to Colin Kaepernick’s folks. (They’re even from the same town. Progressive adoption policies in Wisconsin, and shit.) The thing is that unless you actually saw her family,…

I actually like my job. It’s the paperwork that kills me. Let me loose on the technical side, and it’s almost as good as head. I’m not saying that to be funny. I read scientific papers for fun while listening to the latest hits.

Excellent point about Dessalines. He went scorched Earth against the DR, and ethnic Haitians in the DR are STILL paying the price 200 years later. Moderation isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

I assume that there were gay dudes checking for him too. I’m just going on what I’ve personally witnessed. I just know that if we’re in a spot, and he and I are checking for the same woman, I’m cheering like I won a championship if I get the girl. LOL