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So Where Are You From?

Whenever someone asks me “Where are you from?” what they’re really asking is “What’s your ethnicity?” Apparently, I look like a little bit of everybody. In the past month alone, people have told me I looked Puerto Rican, Dominican, Ethiopian and Middle Eastern. The longer my hair is, the more racially ambiguous I become, it [...]

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White Michael Vick and Other Foolishness

It seems like this week’s earthquake, aftershocks and Hurricane Irene have all converged to open the floodgates of poor judgement upon the masses. There is so much ridiculous mess in the news today, I don’t even know where to start with this entry. The folks at ESPN the Magazine must be desperate to get people [...]

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Hey Birthers – It DOES Exist!

It’s a damned shame the leader of the free world had to upload his birth certificate to shut people the Hell up. Knowing Birthers, some idiot with no proof whatsoever will try to claim it’s a fraud. It’s crazy how some people would rather look like conspiracy theorist simpletons than openly admit that they don’t [...]

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My Homeless Racist Assailant

I had the most ridiculous racist experience of my life last Thursday. I was working late that evening, and did not leave the office until around 8PM. Instead of going straight home, I decided to stop by the Borders on L Street. That particular store is going out of business, so I decided to reward [...]

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Just In Time For MLK Weekend

Who in the Hell thought this was a good idea? Seriously? Imagine someone somewhere saying “You know what black people need? More self-hatred! Let’s have a light skin versus dark skin party!” I know this type of foolishness has been done before, but I’m pretty disappointed at the sight of this flier. I wish that [...]

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C’mon Juan…

I see that NPR has fired Juan Williams for remarks he made regarding Muslims on Bill O’Reilly’s show. This is what Williams said during that particular appearance on O’Reilly Factor: “I mean, look, Bill, I’m not a bigot. You know the kind of books I’ve written about the civil rights movement in this country. But [...]

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Living Up To The Name Leon, One Stereotype At A Time

There is a lot in a name. Especially when you’re a black guy with an ex-con name like “Leon.” I realize that some of the things that I do are simply out of my control. Despite my intellect, winning personality and overall unofficial sex symbol aura, from time to time, I find myself behaving in [...]

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