Photo of Botham Jean, Left, and Ex-Officer Amber Guyger sourced from the Atlanta Tribune. The family of college graduate and accountant Botham Jean had been afraid that his killer would be set free on parole on his birthday, but ex-officer Amber Guyger was denied parole and will continue to serve out her 10-year sentence untilContinueContinue reading “Ex-Officer Amber Guyger Denied Parole in Sleeping Man Murder but Could Still be Paroled”
Category Archives: True Story
Cut to Englewood: Part one
Seeing Blade on the ground and having graduated college less than four months previously, in the moment of the altercation with Blade, I could only wonder how I got here.
The Alleged Million-Dollar DoorDash Scammer Killed
Photo of David Smith, the man who allegedly scammed DoorDash drivers. David Smith, the 22-year-old who had been accused of a million-dollar DoorDash scheme, was found shot to death in New York’s Heritage Homes days before he was scheduled to take a plea deal in the case. What happened In June 2023, David Smith wasContinueContinue reading “The Alleged Million-Dollar DoorDash Scammer Killed”
Jake from State Farm is Actually Kevin Miles from Chicago: A Southside Story
Photo sourced from SportingNews.com. As he reminisces about his alma mater Kevin Miles says, “It was loving [there]… It was very supportive.” This is a sentiment spoken from a mild-mannered man from the Southside of Chicago, who’s gone on to become the face of well-known insurance company State Farm but so much more. With theContinueContinue reading “Jake from State Farm is Actually Kevin Miles from Chicago: A Southside Story”
Celebrate Your Successes, Small and Large, Guilt-Free
Photo from Black Men Crowned on Instagram. You’ve waken up every morning for six months straight and hit the gym ruthlessly, losing that twenty pounds you so desperately needed. Or you just earned that certificate you’ve been in class for too long. Whatever the accomplishment, you haven’t celebrated it. Your degrees are in a drawerContinueContinue reading “Celebrate Your Successes, Small and Large, Guilt-Free”
Welfare for Single Moms and Dads is Bad. Welfare for the Rich is Perfect.
From left to right: President-Elect Donald Trump, Tech Billionaire Elon Musk and Billionaire Amazon Owner Jeff Bezos. Photo credit: Illustration by Eric Faison/The Daily Beast/Getty Images After promising to bring prices “way down”, returning president-elect Donald Trump has noted “prices will go up.” A Lifetime of Money Elon Musk’s companies like Tesla and NeuraLink haveContinueContinue reading “Welfare for Single Moms and Dads is Bad. Welfare for the Rich is Perfect.”
A Short Reflection on Trump and “The Poorly Educated”
Animated image of Former President Donald Trump from RedBubble.com. Trump and his billionaire buddies before the election: We love the poorly educated and hate immigration. The Poorly Educated: We too hate immigration and love ourselves. *votes Trump* Trump and his billionaire buddies after the election: We need to allow more immigration in order to fillContinueContinue reading “A Short Reflection on Trump and “The Poorly Educated””
VLAD TV: The Bane of Black America (Repost with Additional Indignation)
In this photo, DJ Vlad throws up “West Coast”, a symbol popular amongst rappers, though he is not a rapper and was born in Kyiv, Ukraine Updated 12/10/2024 On playgrounds across America, decades before the pandemic, one child with their hands extended would stand between two other kids and say, “If you’re bad, hit myContinueContinue reading “VLAD TV: The Bane of Black America (Repost with Additional Indignation)”
Police Kill Mother and Two-Month-Old Baby
Mitchell Holder and Maria Pike hold their daughter, Destinii Hope. Photo from KansasCity.com. “They shot my baby… It looked like her head exploded. Her blood splattered across my glasses… all I could do was scream.” This is how father Mitchell Holder described witnessing police shoot his two-month-old baby girl in a home in Independence, Missouri.ContinueContinue reading “Police Kill Mother and Two-Month-Old Baby”
NaNoWriMo’s Writing Contest and the Ai Writer Fallout
One of the first novels I wrote was during NaNoWriMo, inspired by all the energy of the participating writers. Many of these writers had never written a full-length novel, but this month of friendly competition gave them cause to. However, NaNoWriMo’s allowing the use of Ai to write complete novels for the competition has leftContinueContinue reading “NaNoWriMo’s Writing Contest and the Ai Writer Fallout”
The Reeders Block 