It’s 3:48am and I’ve been awake for well over an hour. I’m in a hotel that’s outside of my budget constraints to stay in, on the dime of my…
Thirty-eight years ago Ronald Reagan popularized the phrase ‘welfare queen’ during the 1976 presidential campaign, spinning elaborate tales of women, mostly black, who abused the…
Just recently actor Donald Glover dominated the headlines due to a series of Instagram posts, which exposed his emotional struggle with the elements around him. His followers were stunned and, since then, he has been working overtime to dispel any…
When I moved to the Big Apple, I had aspirations that accompany any ambitious writer hoping to dominate the literary scene. I had it all planned out and I just knew that there was no way I could fail. I figured that with my good looks, charm, and penchant for…