Author Archives: Anthony

Richard Pryor, Murdered Black Men and Police Brutality

When I began doing stand up comedy in 1999, I aspired to be as brilliant as Richard Pryor. Great comedy slams ideas together, questions the ridiculousness of humor behavior, stares at what terrifies and points out how truly stupid and amazing human beings can be. Great artists force us to self reflect and offer us… Read More »

Twenty Dead… Gone but Not Forgotten

We have become too desensitized to the deaths of those in our community. Here is a list so that we never forget and continue to fight. Kimani Grey Kendrec McDade Timothy Russell Ervin Jefferson Amadou Diallo Patrick Dorismond Ousmane Zongo Timothy Stansbury Jr. Sean Bell Orlando Barlow Aaron Campbell Victor Steen Steven Eugene Washington Alonzo… Read More »

Changing Our Hearts Part 2

My mother used to manipulate and mock me with taps on the lips admonishing me that : I must learn to listen. I always found this humiliating and could never quite put together why I should listen to anybody who was inconsistent with their information sharing or in some cases flat out lied and changed… Read More »

Why Changing Our Hearts is more Important than Changing Laws

When I taught high school English classes, I reminded my students that while change is often challenging, it can and is incorporated on a daily basis. To illustrate this point, I discussed life before the internet or call waiting and being able to see the person you are speaking with on a hand held device… Read More »

How to Use Assaults on Black Male Bodies As a Vehicle for Social Change

Social movements don’t work when people feel left out, forgotten about, let down or simply overlooked. Many times movements like the civil rights one and others that immediately followed it, provided benefits for the group at large but left the individual distrustful and disappointed. Leading a group of individuals interested in restructuring a social machine… Read More »

How to Change Male Culture by Changing our Representation of Men

Whether its film, television or any form of mass media we all get the same messages about men:Men are emotionally lacking and one dimensional. This thinking prevents any one committed to male growth and love the opportunity to support or further develop healthy relationships with anyone of the male gender. We have been conditioned to… Read More »

13 Things Men Can Do to Transform the Culture of Male Violence

We can either continue watching our young men get murdered and wait for the next tragedy or we can commit and take some action. It is time that we quit accommodating foolishness that masquerades as bravado and machismo and costs our community lives. It is time to transform our culture, our relationship to men and… Read More »