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Models Monday: Good Advice

I’m exhausted. This is what I plan on doing throughout my recovery: Asagai: (Charmed) All right, I shall leave you. No–don’t get up. (Touching her, gently, sweetly) Just sit awhile and think…Never be afraid to sit awhile and think. A Raisin in the Sun: Act III, Scene 1 Lorraine Hansberry

Models Monday: MLK Day at South-View Cemetery

Spending part of my day in service to those who sacrificed their lives for freedom and for those who wanted both to live and to be buried with dignity, integrity, and respect felt important. Not only were we respecting history but we were also contributing to the beauty of a memorial landscape; indeed, for someContinue reading “Models Monday: MLK Day at South-View Cemetery”

Models Monday: Against Inevitable Happiness

A serious, thoughtful, and careful examination of lived experience undergoes perpetual distortion because of the unique American obsession with happiness. In the United States, sadness, tragedy, crisis, or despair routinely lead to vigorous pursuit of a silver lining, a happy ending, an upside that makes life’s crushing dismay, pain, and sorrow a nearly impossible occurrence.Continue reading “Models Monday: Against Inevitable Happiness”

Models Monday: Police Protest Yields Wonderful Results

I became worried that New York City Police officers had ended their protest when they saluted Mayor de Blasio and Commissioner William Bratton at the wake for officer Wenjian Liu. Despite Bratton’s call for officers to recognize that respecting the grieving families should hold precedence over the officers’ and the police union’s “grievances,” many officersContinue reading “Models Monday: Police Protest Yields Wonderful Results”

R.I.P. Stuart Scott

Stuart Scott was a phenomenal anchor at ESPN. One of Scott’s greatest traits as an anchor, to me, was the integrity he showed by embracing the man he wanted to be while working in the mainstream. Despite the many early critics who dismissed his cool, black vernacular style and those who remained disgruntled even whenContinue reading “R.I.P. Stuart Scott”

New Documentary about the Ruby McCollum Case

…for more on the case and the film, follow this link.

Are You Kidding Me?

Jennifer Schuessler, a movie reviewer for The New York Times, might consider reading Janet Maslin’s review of Ravi Howard’s latest novel, Driving the King, for its effectiveness in offering a close reading with keen understanding of the subject matter. Schuessler’s review of Selma addresses the grievances of some historians and those who worked closely with formerContinue reading “Are You Kidding Me?”

Models Monday: Checking Your Assumptions

When I was 19-years-old, I had a meeting with my college track coach wherein we were supposed to discuss the improvements he wanted to see in my performance on the track the following year. Honestly, I can’t remember if he gave me his plan before or after I shared my plan with him. What IContinue reading “Models Monday: Checking Your Assumptions”

Models Monday: The Myth of Time’s Passage

I wonder what the experience of living in a thoughtful country or society is like. Living in the United States denies its citizens such an experience. No better case helps showcase our anti-intellectual climate than public discussions and expressed opinions regarding race and racial justice. Perhaps Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and bothContinue reading “Models Monday: The Myth of Time’s Passage”

Models Monday: Mr. Miles

Now that he’s 6 years-old, he doesn’t look like this anymore, but he’s still a sharp little dude. Happy Birthday, Miles!!!