The Mount Rushmore of Black Comedy And those that changed the culture All my life I’ve heard “Chris, you are so funny! You should be a comedian!” Yeah, right. Being funny and being a comedian are two completely different things. Every black person I knew growing up was funny. My family, my …
Racism never takes a day off Makes me wanna holler The struggle is real. I have failed the challenge of weekly blogging. Not my first failure, certainly won’t be my last. Not one for making excuses, I can only apologize to you, my reader, for the lack of consistency and my promise to endeavor to …
In Memoriam-Sidney Poitier And my time with the GOAT I was insistent upon myself to get there early. I was so nervous. Casting director Jane Brody had told me earlier at the first audition that he might be there at the callback. The Director, Peter Bogdanovich would definitely be there, so, arriving early was imperative. …
TV’s Best in 2021 And my picks for the SAG Awards As my 4-month membership to the SAG Awards nominating committee comes to a close, all I can say is, “Thank God!” I tried to take my duties seriously. Watch as much as I could. Make notes. Keep an open mind. SAG provides us with …
What is Kwanzaa anyway? Is it bad that I don’t know more about it? Absolutely not. Life, for me, is about the acquisition of knowledge. Knowledge is power. Nothing will ever change as far as that is concerned. However, in today’s world of misinformation and toxic individualism set against the backdrop of a deadly pandemic …
Holiday Entertainment Favorites For over 30 years, until my Mom passed away in 2013, we would spend every Christmas Eve at the Muci’s. They were a large family with 3 children and 3 adopted children from Vietnam. It was a traditional evening with food, games, music, bible readings and gift exchanges where you weren’t allowed …
10 Ways to Enhance Your Life Or my personal survival guide What’d I tell ya? First it’s Halloween and two weeks later it’s New Years Day. Why this time of year passes so quickly, yet the journey so arduous? This being the planet inhabitants only second year in major adjustment mode, I feel like …
Being shot in Hollywood Isn’t it supposed to be make believe? The tragic shooting on the set of the movie “Rust” in Bonanza City, New Mexico, October 21, which killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, 42, has rightly shaken Hollywood to its core. Rust shooting incident. More than 30 years after the accidental shooting deaths of actor …
Westside Food Bank’s 31st Annual Virtual 5k Walking from Home to End Hunger Oct. 17 to Oct. 24 The words, Supply Chain have become part of the daily discourse these days. How many times do you hear those words in a day? Evidence is everywhere. Prices are up, exponentially in some areas. Goods and services are …
Learns and Laughs For 85 days I watched the reality show Big Brother. Like never before. In its 23rd season, for the first time, an African American won. Xavier Prather (pictured above), the 27 year-old attorney from Kalamazoo, Michigan, outlasted 15 others to take home the $750K grand prize. It was a riveting summer, …
