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The Necessity of [Self-]Promotion
The independent creative is not only faced with the task of producing work, but also the often much more difficult and undefined task of...


Rights vs Responsibility.
The idea of the individual along with the community are the two pillars upon which a society is built. Weakness in one is dangerous for...


Stream of Consciousness II
Perpetual conflicts, it seems we always end up here. Tones produced that betray our inner most feelings as frustration boils over...


Daily Stream of Consciousness I
An unfiltered, unedited, exercise in exploration: So sweet are the words that drift from your lips to softly caress my ears. They give me...


Lessons From My Daughter | Lesson #1: If it don’t fit, Don’t force it.
Lately I’ve been posed the same questions on more than three occasions: “What’s it like being a father?” It’s a very open ended question...


A Beautiful Awakening
No, her cries are pleas from a defenseless life born into a world of uncertainty, hoping and trusting that there is someone to love her....


12 Years a Slave and a Renewed Sense of Purpose
I went to see 12 Years A Slave directly after teaching at Cook County Juvenile Detention Center, which heightened its impact...


Thoughts on Black American Music
When addressing the notion of so called jazz as Black American Music most of the arguments that I have heard from detractors are...