Why am I stuck here in this ghetto? Is there a life for me outside of it? Why is there so much crime here? Who is to blame? Or could it just be me not knowing how to get out is there a door... Read more >>

The fumes in the kitchen were making Sean feel dizzy. He untied the rag from around his face, walked over to the front window, and smiled to himself as he spotted an undercover squad car parked across... Read more >>

As some might have guessed I am African-American and I have a big issue with my people. I don’t have a problem being African-American, never have in my entire life, though my own people have... Read more >>

I watched a book discussion on CSPAN the other night. The discussion was with author Cora Daniels on her new book, GhettoNation: A Journey into the Land of Bling and the Home of the Shameless. In her... Read more >>

I have been having this dream now for at least two years. It happens at least three times a week and is starting to really rack my nerves. In real life, I live in a lovely home, in a lovely area of... Read more >>

Okay, before I get started on the second part of my neighborhood, I have to say that my young neighbor is doing it, she walks to and from work and said I will do it... Read more >>

“You’re so white.” It’s amazing how one sentence, three simple words that on their own mean next to nothing, can be so profound and eye-opening when strung together in such a... Read more >>

Last night it happened again. I dozed off into my imaginary land. Except this time it was a very depressing dream. One of those dreams where I’m still bothered when I woke up, and its still... Read more >>