I love it when one of my friends calls me up and asks if I would like to sing on something they wrote.  About six months ago my friend Howard Alper, who I've known for over 20 years, gave…

It's a busy-ass news day, but let me say this. I support Colin Kaepernick and Nike on this one, and in a big way.  I'm seeing videos of people burning their Nike products... really???  Really??? That's how racist and…

I was not the first singer to front Screaming Headless Torsos and I’m sure that I won’t be the last.  
Last week, I let my partners know that it was time for me to move on to new…

I found this kind of fascinating. I've been paying attention to the way President Trump speaks since long before the election. I always found his use of language to reveal something that I saw as sneaky, slick, and dishonest. He…

Okay, I love Tracey Morgan's characters, even though with the exception of Brian Fellows, they're basically all slight veariations of the persona he's created as a comedian. I still love Tracey Morgan's work and I always have.  His performances…

SEVEN SECONDS 

So, I had the chance to binge watch the new Netflix series Seven Seconds.  I had been patiently waiting for the premiere all year for a few reasons. Number one, the show stars Regina King, (…

I'm an optimist. It's part of my hard wiring, but it's also a result of my habits.   I meet people, a lot of people,  I engage folks, and I try to read up, watch, and study things that are happening…

A presidential portrait as refreshing and transformative as the man it depicts. Happy Black History Month.

The official portrait of President Barack Obama, painted by artist, Kehinde Wiley.

Okay Y'all. Quincy has some things to say that will probably floor you.  Some things he said, I always suspected.  For instance, he said he "killed" Michael over the constant plastic surgery, meaning he called him out  on it…

This an excerpt from my Facebook feed last night.  It started as a reply to some of my friends and has been adapted for this post. 

After listening to the inspirational Democratic response to last night’s state of the…

You know, I remember when I had never heard of Senator Barack Obama, and then I did, and everything changed.  Until tonight's democratic response to the State of the Union address, I had never heard of Represntative Joe Kennedy…

I couldn't hold back the tears.  He was one of the first actors that I came to know and love. I grew up watching him on the Electric Company as a child, he had the most amazing voice, as he…