Ira CooglerSixty this Summer…Turning 60 (which by the time you are reading this has already happened), has unsurprisingly given me a reason to reflect.Jul 3, 20212Jul 3, 20212
Ira Coogler“Honey Love” goes platinum and y’all asses come around but y’all don’t wanna raise the roof up ……Instead of y’all throwin’ them stones at me; somebody pray for me…”Jun 24, 20211Jun 24, 20211
Ira CooglerI said “I do” to you, not your family.When you said I do to your partner, I’d bet you saw all of the advantages of the extended family. Now you have that young sister that you…Jun 13, 2021Jun 13, 2021
Ira CooglerWhen the suffering is great enough that you want to change something.“Real growth will not start until you get tired of your own crap.”Jun 7, 20214Jun 7, 20214
Ira CooglerThe killing of John AfricaThe helicopter slowly positioned itself over the target. When the target was in it’s crossfire a satchel bomb laced with C4 and Tovex (a…Jun 3, 2021Jun 3, 2021
Ira CooglerBlack lives only matter to usProtest broke out everywhere in the city.May 26, 20211May 26, 20211
Ira Coogler“Skinfolks ain’t (always) your kinfolk”One cold winter in the mid-1970s the phone rang and it was a relative with sad news. “Hello” I could hear my grandmother say, “yes, this is…May 24, 20211May 24, 20211
Ira CooglerAhh’ finally…I can go home relax and put some chicken on the grill.As I turn into the parking lot a late model Mustang swings by me with the music blasting and it comes within inches of ramming into my car…May 20, 20211May 20, 20211
Ira Coogler“Communication is key”That’s saying is overused and usually is spoken without much thought. A cliché. Everyone has heard the phrase and few people know how to…May 16, 20211May 16, 20211