As we stood in Charleston on Calhoun Street in front of Emanuel AME Church, my friend, Dr Chenjerai Kumanyika, and I met three men who asked us why we were there. I’m not sure if I effectively explained myself to them, because the truth was I...
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="621"] Michael Brown[/caption] This post was originally published here and on CrazyHood.com on February 2014 in response to the Not Guilty verdict for Michael Dunn for the murder of Jordan Davis. My original comments have been updated. I don’t advocate violence. I don’t...
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="300"] A.D. Carson at SIUE.[/caption] Through an event sponsored by the English Language and Literature Association and hosted by senior English major Vince “Ackurate” Manuel, of Brooklyn, N.Y., three spoken-word artists shared what they have learned throughout their writing and performing careers on...
Jordan Davis & Trayvon Martin I don’t advocate violence. I don’t condone killing. The idea of a person being so audacious as to take another life is sickening and very scary. But even considering this, I wonder if Jordan Davis would still be alive if he...
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="480"] Cool Pose.[/caption] I'm roughly two weeks into my move to the South to begin this PhD program, and in the mail comes Mo’ Meta Blues [The World According to Questlove]. It was a going away gift. I think it’s a memoir. It...