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Today is the first day of Black History Month. Therefore, I wanted to just take a few moment and highlight this month. Although I try to celebrate Black History Month everyday, this month is very special. We as people have to connect the dots for ur generation and the generation of the next. See when thinking about history, we must not think about old fossil like people or movements of the past. No, what we must think about is history as the ladder that has helped us climb to the positions we are right now. That is not much, don't get me wrong. Black Men are still being killed on camera and broad day-light and nothing is happening. However, with certain people of the past, we have the access to change many of our positions. Martin Luther King did not die because of his dream. He was killed when he wake up and saw the nightmare that we all live in. Second, The Great Malcolm X was killed because he saw the world from a urgent prospective. He knew that life would continue t...

I wrote this in the backseat of a car during a road trip. This post may have a couple of grammar errors and a couple of different ideas. But, this is how I truly felt. Let's get into it. I can't sugar-coat it or make it seem insignificant. Point blank, being a young black male without a father sucks. It worse than the stench of rotten eggs, and it feels worse than being hit by a truck at high speed. Being a fatherless male is like having half of your self taken away at birth. Being a father black male means going through life without a round-the-clock mentor, a disciplinary, a friend, a dad. I mean having a mom is a blessing within itself. Most fatherless males usually have a mom. However, if it took two to create, then it is best to take two to mold and build. And, let's be honest, it's some questions no dude feels comfortable or feels right asking their mom. That is just one of the reason why not having a father sucks. At the very least, it is a inconvenien...

I know everyone and they momma went crazy over this "New Year, New Me" thing. And, although I did not feed into this kind of mindset, I do believe in personal growth and development during time. That is why I thought it would be good to basically track my personal progress through the year. That is why, now starting at the end of every month, I will be highlighting what I did and my personal progress. As a result, I hope that each of you will do the same. For me, this month was full with getting back into a rhyme. Getting back into school, work, and just trying to get away from the procrastinating and aggravating holidays. Don't get me wrong, the holidays were good. However, I work best in I am constantly in a rhyme. Second, this month has taught me to be more aggressive. I said that during the beginning of the year, I would start YouTube. I kind of got off that train. But, now I know that social media and YouTube is may best bet. Last, I learned to not take a sec...

I look around more and more, and I see less people here. Due to not just old age or gun shots, brothers are leaving here earlier than ever because of bad health. Now, I can't blame us as a whole. This system has always given us the worst, depicted us as the worst. Example #1 Anyway, for years, the system has tried to corrupted as mentally, spiritually, and (you guessed it) physically. That is why Black Males lead many categories in high blood pressure, heart attacks, and strokes. In addition, to the inside, they have set traps for us (particularly black males) to drown in the pool of death one way or another. In this blog post, I will try to give the 5 health mistakes, black people make. Specially, us Black Males. 1. Use deadly hygiene products- As my man "Mr. Joe Soap", is smiling up top, these product's bite are worse than their bark. First, let's talk about your deodorant. If your using Old Spice, Axe, or etc. You are killing your bod...

I am tired of talking about this. Lebron and his lack in the Tamir Rice, Seth Curry and his lack of speaking up in the face of firing coach Mark Jackson. However, when I think about the power of the black athlete, I feel a certain way. Anyway, if you haven't heard, Cleveland Cavaliers have fired their coach. Basically to make a long story short, Blatt was a GM hire. Nobody wanted him. Now, after two unimpressive years, he is gone. Anyway, now everyone is pointing the finger at Lebron James. People sensed Lebron was tired of him, so he was fired. One powerful black man tired, forced the hand of the owners. The well respected and well paid slave, forced his master to make a move. See the power of the black athlete surpasses that in which they will do. Now, image if Seth Curry had made a fuss or an attempt, Mark Jackson would have his job. Image if the NBA players wore the "I can't breathe" tee shirts for more than one game. What if, even with the suppose...

Hi, what up my brothers, I hope that y'all are doing well. I wanted to come to you guys with some fresh content. Since the hip hop articles and topics are such a heated debate, we are going to start posting about the current state of hip hop on a bi-weekly basis. Basically a new post twice a month. Anyway, I thought I would start on the positive. Now, I stand behind my Purple Reign article, however like I said I support anyone if their trying to make the right moves. Anyway, as you recall, the greatest beef in hip hop ever happened last year. The Meek Mill beef was the biggest since I don't remember. Anyway, we all know that Meek took the biggest L in recent recored history. I mean, it got so bad that people. we're giving Meek the L for stuff he did not even do. Meek career basically got destroyed. Like stated I could care less about the beef, or the two individuals involved. However, I like a underdog and I respect as well as support any brother that trying to be...

I did this list a few months ago. However, the list and ideas did not go as well as I wanted. So this is a new and old list. Some are new and some are old. This blog post is a idea that come from a previously posted piece done by Cee Milan of Blavity.com. The item was 8 US and Canada YouTubers to help you find your inner #CarefreeBlackGirl.  http://blavity.com/8-us-and-canadian-youtubers-to-help-you-find-your-inner-carefreeblackgirl/ Therefore, that gave me the idea to do one for Young African-American Males. We need inspiration, motivation, and knowledge to achieve success. There are not a lot of Black Male YouTubers, but the ones that are on this list are chill and impactful. Let's get into the list. 1. Kaelin Edwards https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVNYw6ZGvK1_OhF8OG1OrKA https://www.youtube.com/user/KaelinKEdwards This Young Brother is out of Bakersfield, CA. The Youngest Brother of YouTube comedy genius Kevin Edw...