Imus might just be what the doctor ordered
I was hoping it wouldn't happen, but somebody at my job ... somebody white ... asked me yesterday what I thought about syndicated radio host Don Imus' racist "nappy headed hoes" comments directed at...
View ArticleThe rappers have spoken: There's different degrees of "hoe-dom"
Ok, this is what I've been waiting for.Ever since radio host Don Imus stuck his foot down his throat and all the way out the back of his ass with his "nappy headed hoes" comment that got him fired by...
View ArticleIs America stressed out?
Ring! Ring! Ring!Good morning, The Plateau Psychiatry Clinic. This is the receptionist."Yes, good morning. I'd like to schedule an appointment. Do you take walk-ins?"Yes mam, we do. When would you like...
View ArticleParis has turned America into a disgusting version of "Fantasy Island"
I don't think I've ever been more disgusted or ashamed to be an American than I was Tuesday watching Paris Hilton leave the Los Angeles County Jail to a sea of flash bulbs as if she were some...
View ArticleOnly Black People Can Fix Black People
I was sitting at my kitchen table having a conversation with my oldest son Wednesday evening.He's gotten himself into a little bit of legal trouble that's gonna take more than a notion for him to get...
View ArticleVick is why I stopped writing sports in the first place!
I don't write about sports much in this space.Not because I can't.Writing about sports is how I won two Associated Press awards for "Best Story of the Year" during my days as a sportswriter at daily...
View ArticlePosse's Gone Wild: The Saga of Michael Vick
Ok, all you wanna be gangstas who think you're above the law because you can shoot a basketball, run fast with a football or hit a baseball very far ... listen up!When you finally make it big in...
View ArticleBeating Notre Dame changes nothing ... Michigan needs change to regain respect
When Michigan lost 34-32 at home to defending 1-AA champion Appalachian State in the first week of the season, people were shocked all over America."They just weren't ready!" shouted UM fans."They'll...
View ArticleWelcome to the "World of WriteStuf!"
When I was little boy, my daddy ... Walter Patterson ... would always take me and my moma Willie Mae out riding in the car on Sunday afternoons.It didn't seem to matter to daddy where the hell we were...
View ArticleUnderstanding and dealing with racism should be taught in schools
My wife asked me the other day why I haven't had anything to say about what's been going on in Jena, Louisiana."YOU are from the south and YOU have an opinion about everything else on this earth," she...
View ArticleWhat's happening to young black boys in this country is the real crime
Too many promising young black men are either in jail, dead or will be dead soon.That's no rumor.It's a cold, hard fact that young blacks are dying at an astoundingly fast rate before their 20th...
View ArticleEverybody's lied before ... but when it's over, it's over!
I've lied before.Of course, that was all before I grew up a lot and realized how lies can hurt a whole lot of folks. You can wipe that look off your face because ... you know ... you've lied, too.Don't...
View ArticleDetroit Mayor's Stupidity May Help Young Folks
There was a time when I thought the best thing that could ever happen to this arrogant, pants-sagging generation of young black kids across America was to look at a guy like Kwame Kilpatrick, who...
View ArticleFinally, there's something to talk about ... The Obama Phenomena!
I'm not what you'd call your regular kinda blogger.I don't write every day just to be writing (unless, of course, you pay me ... then I become your regular kinda blogger real quick).But, when I do...
View ArticleBlack folks need to stop giving people reasons to doubt us
Everything isn't always about race.Unfortunately, though, a lot of things in America have a lot to do with race.Now, before you label me a racist and somebody who's always only talking about black and...
View ArticleUnfortunately for the very ignorant, their ballots say "White vs Black"
So, let me get this straight ...After watching a Sunday television news show that interviewed some Pennsylvanians, a lot of 'em will vote for a man who represents a political party that's largely...
View ArticleMaybe now we can all believe again
Maybe now a lot of folks will finally get it.Maybe now there's a reason to believe in hope for the entire world.Maybe now Republicans across the country will see that nobody's fooled by them walking...
View ArticleJust like when you were a kid, somebody's got to be watching
I use this space to talk about more things than just black and white issues.But make no mistake, as a black man growing up in an America where race is interwoven into the very history of our country,...
View ArticleGoodell's message intended for the next generation of NFL players
The one thing I've always liked about sports is that the concept of team most always seemed to bring a group of folks together for a common goal ... to be successful as a single unit in order to win or...
View ArticleTuskegee to play Texas Southern Sept. 25th in Mobile
Take a quick look down Tuskegee University’s 2010 football schedule on its website, and the word “cancelled” appears in big red, capital letters next to a Sept. 25th game against Texas Southern in the...
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