"A man I didn’t know, became a man I loved..." In my blog “A Letter To My Daughter”, I wrote: “I hated my father. Not the man who raised me because he was great and I wish you could have met him, but the man who is connected to me biologically.” I wasn’t expecting to … Continue reading POPS
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Laughing with a Kannon
"A bond between you, built on laughter..." Everyone has that one friend who loves to laugh. They laugh until their stomach hurts and their eyes water. It’s so contagious that you can’t but help to laugh along. Then before you know it, you have strangers staring at you two in public wondering what in the … Continue reading Laughing with a Kannon
Shaping Sheem: A Mini Series
Part 1: Friends I looked around at my wedding and realized, I fit in. I can literally go anywhere, hang with anyone, and be just fine. Most people would say it’s because I adapt well. This I would disagree with. I am exactly who I am at all times and it just so happens that … Continue reading Shaping Sheem: A Mini Series
Finding Faith
When you are lost, truly lost, he'll find you... Liquor, drugs, guns, violence. These are the things I grew up around. These are the things the Bronx provided. I know the Bronx. I know the game, the players, and sadly, I know the results. Dead or in jail is way more common than famous rapper … Continue reading Finding Faith
Franklin’s Star
Maybe we never will... Anthony Toulson was the best basketball player I had ever watched in person. We grew up together on Franklin Ave in the Bronx. At the age 12, he was already being picked to play with the older guys on their teams for basketball, while the rest of us, including myself, had … Continue reading Franklin’s Star