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Did We Really Need Stacy Peralta’s Look at the Bloods and the Crips?

Did We Really Need Stacy Peralta’s Look at the Bloods and the Crips?

I’m torn. I mean, I’m really on the fence about this PBS special. It aired May 12th on the station’s Independent Lens series and I watched the whole thing. From Terrence Howards’ intro right on through to the credits. And as a Black man I’m torn. On the one hand I guess I feel like Continue reading →

I Need to Go Somewhere. I Should Look for a Cheap Travel Deal

I haven’t traveled anywhere in a WHILE. Once the end of August gets here I will have been here in Chicago a full THREE YEARS, man. I mean wow. Three years ago I got here by DRIVING. And I didn’t just anything, I drove my LA car (see below). The ironic thing is that before Continue reading →

The Perfection of Superman and The Legion of Super-Heroes

Nope. I’m not talking about the Super Friends; that’s the 70’s TV show. And I’m not talking about the Justice League of America; that’s the group with Batman, the Flash, Aqua-man and Wonder Woman-well pretty much everybody from the Super Friends. And I’m not talking about the Justice Society of America. That’s a group from Continue reading →