GREED IS NEVER GOOD
By Richard Ray: Contrary to everything we seem to idolize in American culture, Greed is never good. So when the news was announced that a 26 inch Leonardo da Vinci painting of Christ titled “Salvator Mundi” sold for a record shattering $450 million with fees at auction by Christie’s, I could not help but […]
RESISTANCE TO CHANGE
By Richard Ray: I have never understood people who were resistant to change. More specifically I mean positive change that would allow growth, one bettering themselves or just positive progress in the world as we know it. Let me first acknowledge the obvious, which is as a Person Of Color (POC) in the United […]
I LOVE MY IMPERFECT LIFE
By Richard Ray: My life is so far from perfect. Honestly, even people without financial cares would probably admit that no life ever achieves perfection. I have close relationships with loved ones, family and friends that are at times fractured and strained. Often the challenges of serial entrepreneurship minus never having an actual guaranteed […]
VETERANS DAY
By Richard Ray: Happy Veterans Day. 9/11 has totally ensured that America respectfully embraces and honors the commitment of its men and women that have served in the armed services. That honor and respect has not always been given to those in the armed services and as many men can attest after serving in […]
HOUSE PARTY OBLIGATIONS
By Richard Ray: This is as much an open ended question to all you readers as it is a commentary? Are you always obligated to always bring something if invited to someone’s house for a dinner, BBQ, birthday party, etc? I am often amazed at the generosity and thoughtfulness of some that I clearly […]
THE INTERNET HAS NO CHILL
By Richard Ray: The news of LiAngelo Ball’s arrest in China for shoplifting, along with two other of his UCLA teammates was literally only hours old when he began trending on Twitter. As the middle brother of the more well know Lonzo Ball of the Los Angeles Lakers and LaMelo Ball, still a high […]
SEAN COMBS AKA “THE GREATEST SELF PROMOTER OF ALL TIME”
By Richard Ray: I have said for some time now that Sean Jean Combs aka “Puffy” aka “Puff Daddy” aka “P. Diddy” aka “Diddy” aka “Brother Love” is the greatest self promoter of our lifetime. So when Puff makes a video to change his name to Brother Love and a few days later says […]
TYRESE IN A NO WIN BATTLE WITH THE ROCK
By Richard Ray: I do not have any clue what Tyrese is going through these days. Sure. like many of you I have seen tabloid reports ranging from him being accused of striking his 10 year old daughter several times as part of his ex-wife seeking a permanent restraining order against him and sole […]
ME TOO
By Richard Ray: #Me Too needs to be a movement. The sad truth is that more people than you could ever imagine have been victimized by sexual assault. For far too long people who have been the victims of sexual assault have lived in silence… Silence in part out of fear… Silence in part […]
WHITES LIVES MATTER
By Richard Ray: (Updated) For all of those offended by the idea of “Black Lives Matter”, and calling for all lives and specifically White Lives to matter, you need to have a refresher course in history. The White Lives Matter movement (or more specifically the White Men’s Lives) has been in existence since its […]
