This video is going to step on your toes. You may feel uncomfortable. You might not like it. But growth comes from opposition. So, if you don’t like what it says, I challenge you to watch it all the way through and not tap out on this article. I challenge you to look up @jillisblack on Instagram and watch several of her videos. I had a difficult time writing this article. I’ve decided to explain why in a separate article to be shared later this month. But for now I want to fo

What the fuck What. The. fuck. Whaaaat am I even writing? Is this writing? Is spelling out WTF writing? OK. Breath. Don't check Facebook. Don't look at that news alert. Ignore the rage. The world is ending. I hate everyone. Wait what? WTF!!!! Did you get that part out of your system yet? Yea, me neither. I'm still resisting. Resist seems to be everywhere. I knew it was going to be a new word the moment I saw those guys hoist up a crane with a banner reading “resist” upstaging

As a young, black male living in the world, I am constantly reminded of my skin color. Whether it be the personal time I've taken to delve into my own history, my exclusive relationship, or even the countries that I've called "home away from home," my blackness is something that I cherish. Consequently, if one were to read the aforementioned statement (or better yet, the title), then many assumptions may come to mind. I'll mention a few in hopes to debunk the myth of color bl

This election wasn't the first time people threatened to leave the country if a particular political party came to power. It's a threat uttered often; but is rarely intended. But what would happen if the threat wasn't empty? What would have to happen to seriously compel people to pack their things? Darnell Lamont Walker has been a creative for years. All you have to do is look at his long list of books, his IMDb, or follow the musings on his blog to see that. But just a short

“He shot an unarmed kid” was the first comment I heard regarding the murder of Trayvon Martin. It was a discussion between two people at a neighborhood bar. It was actually 2 days after the shooting and I had no idea what they were talking about. Then I looked up at the television and saw the news story. I remember thinking, “Why had there been no arrest so far? Why was this man still walking free?” As the days passed and more of the story unfolded, I found myself with many,