Thoughts on God’s love and redemption through conscious and Christian hip-hop
An acquittal was given on Friday September 15 for former St. Louis police officer Jason Stockley in the fatal shooting of Anthony Lamar Smith. The defense for the officer requested a non-juried trial. The circuit judge, Timothy Wilson, looked at the evidence and decided that the officer was not guilty of the charges brought against... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago I wrote about not being shook. And then, I’ll admit it, last week, I got shook. Last week, the numbers got to me. Labor Day weekend the sirens wailed, and wailed, and wailed. Choppers spewed. Choppers flew. Searchlights crept over concrete. The numbers got higher. Maybe it was summer’s outro, a... Continue Reading →
This is a story about one of the many things that has contributed to the current state of affairs in Baltimore City, from the perspective of the perpetrator.
For me it wasn’t five, or six, or seven. I didn’t understand what James Baldwin spoke of until I was in my late 20s. The cowboys, in general, were the strong men, often, but not always white, and completely fearless. They did not fear the bad guys, or the authority that sat above them. They... Continue Reading →
Festival of Booths 