Tag: Boys

When I lived in New Mexico I had some beef with a white boy who was married to an Afro-American woman; the daughter was in my youth group. I knew this punk was going to be trouble when we had a team bonding at a pizza place, they strictly enforced wearing masks. This punk was the only dude who would...

This weekend I had the opportunity to zoom with my mentoring group of all black boys. Although we were supposed to discuss a book we’ve been reading, I knew it was going to be a conversation about the recent events around race relations in our country. The boys needed the space. And, quite fra...

We’re strangers the moment I enter a room, yet you think you know what kind of person I am. The skin that I carry babbles the story for you. You must think that I managed to escape some destitute village in South America, where stray dogs die of thirst curled up against a wall. “He mu...

When I lived in New Mexico I had some beef with a white boy who was married to an Afro-American woman; the daughter was in my youth group. I knew this punk was going to be trouble when we had a team bonding at a pizza place, they strictly enforced wearing masks. This punk was the only dude who would...

Most of my teachers loved me, especially in my early years when school came easy. I answered all the questions. I sought to please them. In more advanced classes, I struggled sometimes but I still displayed a passion for their approval. I was usually the only Black student in my Advanced Placement c...

What had happened was I was dating a writer who often bragged about being a part of several secret societies. (Why anyone would brag about this…) It turned out a few of my friends and several local political figures and historians that I looked up to were either members of or engaged in activ...

A little over two years ago, I had taken on my two teenage boys full-time. If you are a frequent reader of my work, then it is no secret that I am a full-time single parent. Both of my boys are on the autism spectrum, which makes them differently abled in many areas and are challenged in unique...

We passionate Beastie Boys fans have very few chances to see Mike D and Ad-Rock share a stage these days. Within minutes of learning they were scheduled to attend the unveiling of a “Beastie Boys Square” street sign on the intersection of Ludlow and Rivington Streets in New York City, I ...

He sees you across the dancefloor during a rugby social. He’s a good looking lad and it happens. With the lack of truly handsome guys at Edinburgh, one is destined to fall for a yah’s trap. He’s most likely from Harrow, Eton or Radley and will go at any length to make sure you don&...