Why is Writing Hard?
“you have to think more about the topic” “you have to sort out what is in your brain” “you have to spell out the words” “it is hard to put sentences together so...
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Black Men Reading Series: Chef Omar Tate, PART TWO
Welcome back to my Black Men Reading Series exchange with Chef Omar Tate! If you read Part One – in which he shared his thoughts regarding the value of th...
Black Men Reading: Chef Omar Tate, PART ONE
“I make actual dishes that parallel the poetry and art. I find it important to use history and literature in my culinary work because for a very long time we bl...
Black Men Reading: Rod Kelly Hines, PART TWO
Did you enjoy Part One of my Q & A with Rod Kelly Hines? Today, in Part Two of my Black Men Reading exchange with classically-trained singer Rod Kelly Hines...
Black Men Reading: Rod Kelly Hines, PART ONE
Welcome to the 5th installment of the Black Men Reading Series for the year 2018! I started thinking about interviewing Rod Kelly Hines a number of months ago a...
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Black Men Reading: “Paintings by The Prince”! (Part Two)
In Part One of my Black Men Reading exchange with painter Travis Prince, he shared how he developed from a child who enjoyed reading Encyclopedia Brown and had ...
Black Men Reading: “Paintings by The Prince”! PART ONE
In this fourth installment of Black Men Reading, I’ll be introducing you to the thoughtful and prolific painter, Travis Prince, whose series of paintings of bla...
Black Men Reading: Raymond Williams, PART TWO
Welcome to Part Two of my Black Men Reading Conversation with Raymond Williams. In Part One, Raymond shared some of his favorite nonfiction reads and podcasts. ...
Black Men Reading: Raymond Williams, PART ONE
Greetings! I’m pleased to bring you another installment of the Black Men Reading Series. Doing this series is allowing me to exchange and collaborate thoughtful...
Black Men Reading: Meet Andrew Fontenelle, PART TWO
Welcome back! – that is, if you’ve already read Part One of my Black Men Reading conversation with Andrew Fontenelle! In Part One Andrew shared some of hi...