WHITE CHOCOLATE AND MACADAMIA NUT CITY

Chocolate city. The unofficially official nickname of our great nations capitol. For those of you who don't know, dc received its nickname because of being so saturated with beautiful black faces. It was widely known during the mid 20th century as somewhat of a mecca for the elite in black art, society, and business. This vibrancy in black culture served as a magnet and more and more blacks migrated to the area. right through the 90's, the demographic of dc remained steadfast in it's supportive embrace of dc's moniker. According to the 2000 census, over 60% of the dc pop was black. Well, its 2008 and A LOT has changed * ....one day while working at the dc chamber of commerce, I got a phone call from what sounded to be a very politically correct, fairly conservative, white soccer mom type. Her son was doing a report on dc for school and while doing research they discovered that dc's nickname is chocolate city. She (sounding like she thought she and her son may've been labeled as racist if he included this fact) called for verification, which I proudly gave! She sounded a little nervous. I thought it was a little funny.......* Anyway, I propose that the new unofficial nickname for dc should be:
WHITE CHOCOLATE AND MACADAMIA NUT CITY by and large, blacks are getting pushed out of the city by the real estate development industry. Most of the black folk in the district do not have what it takes to afford living in this city. So as developers search for more prime slabs of concrete to tear up, beautifully architectured sprawling developments sardine can themselves onto city blocks and some poor older black couple who worked tirelessly while raising their kids, to be able to buy that rowhome and don't have anywhere else to call their own are forced out to make room for the macadamia nuts and white chocolate. While many black natives of the district are being forced to migrate due to injustices and performance issues within local government and the education system (which I will blog about at a later time), there are a lot of gen x, talented tenth black folk moving into the new dc. I refer to them as white chocolate because amongst many of our own (unfortunately) we are considered as sellouts trying to be white. Well you know what? If me simply trying to live a life rich in quality, not self-confined to the routine misery and drama of the hood and have the means to leave my son with even a small piece (of the american dream) makes me white, then i'll be that! And I'm sure that all my tasty white chocolate morsels out there will concur with me on this one... Although it really saddens me that there are some black people, STILL, that hate on their brothers and sisters who strive to better themselves and the black community as a whole. But alas, that too, is for another blog.
White people, I love you. Many of you are in my circle. I even live with one of you. But I will not hesitate to say that we (black people) think y'all are just a little nutty! And you know what? Its ok! Our differences are what gives society texture! A lot of nuts are various shades of brown. But the macadamia nut is as white as they come! And everybody knows that white chocolate and macadamia nuts together help make for a tasty treat! So pass the word on, its official! The unofficially official nickname for dc in the 21st is white chocolate and macadamia nut city!

HONORABLE MENTION

I recently suffered a misfortune at the hands of one believed to be a friend. Right now, honestly, I don't give a fuck about friendship. You don't have to be a friend of mine. Fuck with me or don't. Where my issue lies, is in the fact that people no longer have honor. I would be a liar if I said that I never did anything fucked up to anyone. But what I will say, is that I have always had a conscience that governed my actions. Especially as they related to other people. Many an unfortunate mutha fucka have been inadvertently swept up by the abrasive sand storm that can often times be Lee Roy Anderson. And to you all right now, I say "I am sorry. I beg of you (who haven't done so already), please forgive my lack of foresight in whichever unfortunate series of events you partook."

Dramatic pause (you know, to let it sink in.)


but I have never intentionally masqueraded as anyone's friend specifically for a self-supposed and self-imposed payout. I was raised to believe that you treat people a certain way and strive to live your life in a certain fashion (shouts to ma dukes). I made the mistake of believing that everyone was raised that way. People may claim to be a friend, but in actuality, they don't have the personal integrity that is the foundation which would enable them to be a good friend. Or sometimes, even a good person. To assume that people were raised, to respect and cherish one another and life; To value the very things that make all of us unique and thereby make being a member of the humans club so great, was a grave mistake that I have paid dearly for. People used to live by a code. A general set of principles that they used when making decisions. People had these values instilled in them so deeply that they were honestly ready to die for the things that they believed in. How many of us could name some things, other than maybe our families, that we would die for? And I know a whole lot of folks who wouldn't be ready to lay their life on the line for their folks, but in a few cases, I don't even blame 'em! Maybe that right there is the problem. A lot of us have never seen a working example of a truly honorable person. Considering that we are all products of our respective environments, how can we be an honorable generation of people when everybody around you is trifflin? from politicians to preachers, parents to peers, everybody is fucked up! When no one has demonstrated what it means to live with honor, that innate sense of right and wrong that we all have, becomes callused. And we revert to the primal animalistic survival of the fittest mode. Intellect and common sense are the only 2 things that really differentiate us from other mammals. Therefore, I would like to think that we could execute this whole survival of the fittest thing in a much more civilized manner. Instead of clawing at ones back and gnawing at each others jugular. Simply put, follow the golden rule. do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Not as they have done to you, or how you think they 'bout to do you! But as you would have them do unto you. Unless you are a sadomasochistic freak that is. But assuming that you are normal and don't have it out for yourself, follow the golden rule, dammit (janet). Lol... Inside joke... But anyway, maybe if we start a trend of paying it forward, at least by our great great great great great great grandkids lifetime, living with principles and honor will be commonplace. Or maybe I'm just being a sensitive ass dude right now. But I still wanna know, Whatever happened to the days when people knew honor and were in turn honorable? And more importantly, can we return to them? Y'all holla back and let me know if I'm trippin...again. One.

Bacon Bits Introduction

hello internet world, and all the inhabitants thereof. anyone who knows me knows that it's a little weird that it's taken me this long to become an active player on the blogging scene. but at long last, here i am! to kick things off i am going to post an old blog. 3 years old to be specific. but, i think it's a fairly good introduction to me and it is technically the first blog that i've ever done. so here it is:

well, this blogging thing is kinda new to me. but i figured i might as well start doing it, cuz i have alot of good thoughts. plus i figured it would be a more healthy way of venting. today i wanna talk about support. i was hustling off my cd's the other day. and when i approached this one woman i spit my whole schpiel to this lady and was sangin for her and everything. notice that i said SANGIN, not SINGING! i was doing the damn thing. and this woman after all that told me,i sound real good, but that she would support me when i was famous and mainstream, not while i am unknown and independant. and ontop of all else, it really offends me that this chick was black. now i don't want y'all to think that i am just being extra touchy over this. i have even had one lady tell me that i couldn't sing at all. and you know what? that didn't bother me. cuz that is her opinion and she is entitled to it. i could respect that. there are artists out there now , that the rest of the world loves, but i don't particularly care for their sound and/or style. once i am known and mainstream, let the truth be told , i am not going to need her individual support as much. what she essentially told me is that she doesn't believe in supporting positive black endeavors, unless they are backed by white money. i don't care how many (black) rappers, singers, actors, other entertainers, or athletes we may see on tv, or how much bling they got, let's not ever forget the (white) people who we never see on tv, and who largely speaking are not blinging, who are fronting the money, and then raking in the REALLY big checks. if you don't know of what i speak, check forbes top 500 list and see how many (white) billionaire entertainment and sports moguls there are on there, and then tell me how many (black) billionaire athletes, or entertainers you find on that list. and i can tell you right now, that with the exception of O.W.(oprah) B.J. (bob johnson) and Samuel "yes i think they deserve to die, and i hope they burn in hell" L. Jaxon i can tell you right now, there are none on the list. to be a person of color in this society, and to be unwilling to help another person of color that you see is proactively trying to better themself, their station in life, and thereby their community, is absolutely ridiculous and moreover, it is sad. it is sad because on a whole, we (black people) have been here (america) LONGER than any other minority group of people. yet, collectively we are the only group that has yet to learn that there is strength in numbers, and we need to all band together and support each other in our life and business endeavors. we laugh at mexicans and africans and china men, but who own all the gas stations, corner stores, fast food joints and various other staples (that we give all OUR $$$$ to) in OUR communities? they do. it may be 53 mexicans living in a 2 bed room apt. but you know what, them 53 mexicans ALL get out and do something to bring in dough and then start businesses and get paid on their own terms. africans come to this country, looking for work. but when they find it, they funnell that money back home to their brothers and sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins, grand parents, whoever, in an attempt to not only improve the quality of their life, but that of their friends and family as well! when i used to work in the corporate office for a furniture store that i used to work for, i would hear stories all the time about packages arriving late to our african customers, that prevented them from sending the stuff back home on the boat. and here is some food for thought, black people are originally from the "muvaland" (africa) right? ok, if the real straight up africans are coming to this country with these moral values already instilled in them, what happened to those of us who are born here, but can trace our roots back there? why have we as a people allowed this western civilization and culture to brainwash us into complacency and "hating" on each other? the point is that they stick together and support each other for the common good of each other. if we are all striving to better ourselves and each one is watching the next man's back, how can we fail? and you know it works, cuz like i said , the forementioned groups of people prove it to us on a daily basis. anyway, i am gonna go back to work, and act like i have a job to do. but that is what was on my mind. y'all gimme some feed back. even if you think i'm trippin. one.