FRIENDS
“FRIENDS, HOW MANY OF US HAVE THEM?” Whodini Before I start, can I first mention the irony that the all the members of the group that penned one of hip hops most famous songs are no longer friends. Two of the three are still tight, but the friendship of the group is fractured. The irony is […]
STOP HOLDING ONTO THE PAST
There are so many things in this world that are out of our control. This is not necessarily all good or all bad, just a fact. The obviousness of the statement makes it no less important to highlight and discuss. It starts, literally, from our beginnings. We do not control the family we are […]
POLICE TRAINING
You want to expedite the police and their respective unions ensuring that their officers get better police training as a means of significantly reducing shootings? Enact legislation that makes the police, their unions and their pension funds accountable for paying out on all of the lawsuits and settlements related to police shootings and misconduct. The […]
WHERE IS HOLLYWOODS VOICE AMIDST THE PROTESTS
Hollywood is noted, even criticized for its liberal politicking. Much of Hollywood has spoken out against GOP candidate Trump and its support for the Clintons and President Obama have been widely documented. Hollywood is star power and while none of us are sure what tangible effect they have on US politics no one can argue […]
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE
I have to amend my bucket list… http://diaryofamadmind.com/index.php/2016/08/17/my-bucket-list/ I have put a visit to the new National Museum of African American History and Culture at the top of my amended list. I actually implore all of you to do so as well. In fact I realize I am long overdue for a trip to many […]
YOU GOTTA LOVE NEW YORK CITY
I am NYC born and bred. I love my city and as I have had the opportunity to travel many parts of the world, I can unequivocally say there is no place like home. Like any New Yorker will tell you being one of a kind is good and bad. Our ethnic diversity is […]
INTERNET CRAZINESS
Have people lost their collective MFing minds? I am constantly amazed by the racist, sexist, homophobic, violent, criminal or just plain insensitive things people in the public eye or minimally with jobs say on social media. Before starting “Diary Of A Mad Mind” I had avoided social media like it was Ebola on steroids. I […]
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL: AMERICA THE HYPOCRITICAL
I am fortunate to travel regularly, both within the United States as well as outside of our borders. Every place I have traveled I ask the same question: “could I live there?” I am not actively trying to move out of our present state let alone leave the country, but the question is always […]
EXHAUSTED: YET VIGILANT
It seems weekly (sometimes even more frequently) Black people are inundated with news regarding another police shooting of a Black male. Each case has distinctly different facts and circumstances, yet the feelings that resonate after each incident are ones of despair and even exhaustion at the emotional draining of seeing these males persecuted, hunted, oppressed […]
PERSEVERANCE
“Everyone experiences doubt: Perseverance is often what separates those who ultimately achieve success.” Richard Ray Everyone loves a success story. Almost as universally, people love a story of redemption. We love a story of someone overcoming some tragedy or insurmountable odds to achieve the American dream of success. Success is some intangible, subjective idea […]
