Because I said so

Why do people blame the media for all the wrong doing in the world? I didn't know that the television raised your child, told them to have premarital sex, wear baggy clothes and where to buy the nearest pistol. I didn't know that. I didn't know that the radio taught them derogatory terminology, ghetto tendencies or how to pop lock it drop it. Man I did not know that. I didn't know the magazines made them dress like prostitutes to show all their goodies while giving instructions on how to insert weave and leave their snot nose children at their mother's house. Was it just me who thought that parents' raised children and the things that are portrayed in the media are just that... a portrayal: the act or process of depicting; a representation or description of what is going on in the world today. Media representatives are showing you what is being done, not showing you what is to do. And if one is highly influenced by the material being shown, that means that the

Blog Family, I have made my move! I now reside in Georgia and I believe that this is where I wanna be. Anyplace different from where I used to be, is where I would have wanted to be. I thought that Georgia would be like Chicago but its not... and that's not a bad thing at all. I didn't know where I would be going, just three months ago, but I knew I wanted to be in a place surrounded by people that look just like me. I say that because, as some of you might know, I'm very "pro-black" and the sight of African American men and women excite me. I guess spending an entire summer in African American-less Green Bay Wisconsin didn't help much either. But don't get me wrong people, I enjoyed my time in Green Bay. I learned a lot of valuable lessons and I met a lot of wonderful people who have definitely impacted my life... but the lack of color really made me realize how much I love my people. I didn't know where I would be working, just three months ago and I