thanks for the heads up this looks promising. does anyone remember that episode of homicide where pembleton takes the young kid who has never really been off his block down to the bay and the kid thinks that it's the ocean? not sure if this makes sense but something about nas here reminds me of that moment, now i'll have to go dig up my old bad brains reggae mix disc and listen to a little bit of righteous indignation, the youth are getting restless and thank god for that
ps speaking of righteous music if you are in NYC ya got to check out Toshi Reagon live it could free your mind and your ass may follow: http://www.toshireagon.com/
Yeah I was really disappointed that Damian couldn't make it to Rock the Bells. Shani, what did you think of how Nas closed the show? It sort of blew my mind.
Here's a piece no one cared about. Meh, whatever, probably the most enjoyable article I did during my stint at TIME. Premiered a month before I got laid-off. The nail in the coffin? Ya think?
Here's me going after Al. I didn't so much have a problem with him, as I had a problem with media acting like this dude was the go-to guy for everything black.
This was my first real story at time. I was writing for the Business section, a real change of direction for me. At any rate, it's about Wal-Mart's attempts to colonize the inner-city. As much as I enjoyed this piece, I mostly enjoyed going out to Chicago, which is a beautiful, beautiful city.
This a piece I did about the cops just outside our nation capitol, in Prince George's County, a few years back. I wanted to offer a counter to the dumb, conventional wisdom that if you paint your police force black, you could eradicate police brutality. In fact, Prince George's--one of the richest, blackest counties in the country--also had one of the most brutal police force's in the country.
The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, and an Unlikely Road to Manhood 
thanks for the heads up this looks promising. does anyone remember that episode of homicide where pembleton takes the young kid who has never really been off his block down to the bay and the kid thinks that it's the ocean? not sure if this makes sense but something about nas here reminds me of that moment, now i'll have to go dig up my old bad brains reggae mix disc and listen to a little bit of righteous indignation, the youth are getting restless and thank god for that
ps speaking of righteous music if you are in NYC ya got to check out Toshi Reagon live it could free your mind and your ass may follow:
http://www.toshireagon.com/
I think hear Fela Kuti in there.
I almost saw them perform it but Damian canceled at Rock The Bells.:(
Yeah I was really disappointed that Damian couldn't make it to Rock the Bells. Shani, what did you think of how Nas closed the show? It sort of blew my mind.