Some songs cannot be rewritten. Some sounds cannot be reproduced. Some emotions cannot be conveyed. All we can do is expound and expand. The strange fruit no longer hangs from the poplar trees. It hangs from the lyrics. It hangs from the broken homes. It hangs from the loss of hope. It hangs from stolen… Continue reading Even Stranger Fruit
Fights
Fights. Actually fist fights. Fights go viral. The bloodier the better. The more unequal the skill sets, the more people yelling “get her.” The more people involved, the dirtier the dirt behind it, the more unlikely the outcome. Yep, fights they go viral. If sharing fights is what it takes to go viral, I never… Continue reading Fights
Mountaintop Shade
Y’all know that song “Lord, don’t move my mountain, give me the strength to climb. And, Lord don’t take away my stumbling block but lead me all around”? If you never heard it, you can listen to it now. Well, as a kid we’d get into trouble for not actively participating in praise and worship… Continue reading Mountaintop Shade
“By This Everyone Will Know That You Are My Disciples, If You Love One Another.”
Those not of the faith often view us as a monolith. That can’t be further from the truth.
Dembe Means Peace
Dembe Zuma was the youngest son of an African farmer that was murdered by a group of African poachers that his dad had reported to authorities. He was then was sold, by those Africans, to become a child soldier/freedom fighter in the South Sudan. He was enslaved, a victim of human trafficking, into his early… Continue reading Dembe Means Peace
Louisiana Burning In My Spirit
I find that the bulk of the conversation taking place about “The 3 Black churches” spiked AFTER liberal media told you that Chump tweeted about Notre Dame and not them. Meanwhile, whole articles were written about the fires and the arrest and the hate crime element well before the Notre Dame fire. Consider this: If… Continue reading Louisiana Burning In My Spirit
Ebola Outbreak
So there’s this Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The talking heads say it’s the second worst outbreak in history but I can’t say one way or another. Anyhow, it seems that the locals aren’t very happy with WHO or the Red Cross. Some folks out there in the atmosphere are kinda… Continue reading Ebola Outbreak
R Kelly and Oprah and Priests, Oh My
“Sheep who think they’re shepherds are easily led towards their demise by the wolf.”
Writing Mood 