I’m not celebrating MLK today. His birthday was last week for y’all that don’t know. The Reverend doctor is one of, if not the most historic African American figures in the world. But now, many years after his death, he’s become a reason to stay out until the clubs close the night before his holiday?!?!? More than anything, he empowered us to dare to achieve; what we’ve been doing instead is on BET for the world to see. More »

Continuing to keep the spirit of Dr. King alive, check out this photo essay by Camilo José Vergara of the NY Times.

“Women if the soul of the nation is to be saved, I believe that you must become its soul.”

–Coretta Scott King

It’s only right that a King marry the epitome a strong, educated, loving, supportive woman, mother and friend. A woman who understood that loving herself fully made it easier to love others and to not fear the unknown—one of the main ingredients in raising a nation. More »

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was NOT shot because he had a dream. While the image of Dr King has been immortalized during the March on Washington DC in 1963, those famous words pigeonholing his legacy into a single dimension, which could be evoked with convenience sans reflection. Many remember the image. Some remember his teachings. Few recognize the substance. More »

Maybe I’m crazy, but shit is backwards when instead of the role models being rock stars, the rock stars are the role models. We really got it fucked up, spending more time celebrating people with I-have-a-garage-full-of-cars MTV Cribs moments, than those with I-have-a-dream moments. Shit, I’d at least be satisfied with a Motown-25-moonwalk moment out of a few of you. More »

Walking out of the theatre after watching Denzel Washington’s new movie, “The Great Debaters,” made me reflect. I was speechless in my words but fascinated in my thoughts. This was deeper than the issue of racism, the deathly virus that continues to exist in our society today. It was more than the combining of labor unions or the unjust segregation which left people in torment. It was about that burning flame in our heart. The thing that inspires us, drives us, hurts us, makes us act in ways which we would have never imagined, and most importantly the thing that allows us to go on and hold on. The DREAM. More »

“Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can’t ride you unless your back is bent.”

–Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

So many of us claim that, we keep it real, ride or die, “I would’ve done this and I would’ve done that.” Really? I know, because I’m that guy. More »