Talib Kweli
“Give me the fortune, keep the fame,” said my man Louis,
I agreed know what he mean because we live the truest lie
I asked him why we follow the law of The Bluest Eye
He looked at me, he thought about it
Was like, “I’m clueless, why?”

I woke my son up this morning and he sat on the edge of his bed, frowning with a deeply furrowed brow.

Last week my daughter came downstairs, dressed head to toe in girly camouflage.

I try to say the word, “indeed” at least once a day. I’m on a one man crusade to bring it back into everyday conversation.
Plus it makes me sound smart and cultured.
Words are f*cking sweet!

One of the characteristics in which my wife and I take great pride, is our children’s willingness to help. In fact each day in my house is punctuated with a series of “Can-I-helps?” As I’m preparing oatmeal in the morning, “Can I help?” As I’m washing the dishes, “Can I help?” Cooking black-eyed peas [...]