Baye McNeilThis is some scary shit!And, NO, it’s not scary because a foreign government likely intervened in the American election. That’s par for the course, the chickens…Sep 8, 20171Sep 8, 20171
Baye McNeilWhat I learned from being a celebrity “lookalike” in JapanUnpacking and managing the baggage I didn’t know I’d broughtOct 27, 20155Oct 27, 20155
Baye McNeil“Can I Say ‘Nigger’?”So, I’m at the Japan Writers Conference yesterday fiending for some caffeine. So I’m headed for the coffee table to cop a cup of Joe when I…Oct 25, 2015Oct 25, 2015
Baye McNeilThe “Let’s Fuck with a Foreigner” ShowSo, I get off the Shinkansen at Shin-Kobe station at 9am and I make my way to the subway, kinda decompressing from the long bullet train…Oct 25, 2015Oct 25, 2015
Baye McNeilWhy Do We Stupidly Throw Black Leaders Under The Bus?In my home office back in NY, I had a number of posters on my wall. Most were of ideas or people who inspired and motivated me; you know…Oct 19, 2015Oct 19, 2015
Baye McNeilThe Naked Black Man at Narita AirportWhen I arrived in Japan, I was an African-American, a New Yorker, and an aspiring writer. Suddenly, that “African-” part dropped away.Oct 14, 20153Oct 14, 20153
Baye McNeilinTHOSE PEOPLEI Wanted to be Spider-Man When I Grew UpBut I Eventually Settled for an Ex-Con, an Ex-Pimp, and a Black PantherOct 5, 20152Oct 5, 20152
Baye McNeilNever ForgetWhen I think of the Twin Towers I don’t think of 911…I compartmentalize what happened that terrible day in my memory separate from my…Sep 11, 2015Sep 11, 2015
Baye McNeilThe High HatI was walking home from the station when I spotted a black guy about a half a block away coming my way. I didn’t recognize him. I’ve run…Jul 13, 2015Jul 13, 2015