Allow me to tell you a wonderful story about a most productive and resilient island in the Caribbean. The island was called Hispaniola and the colonization of this island was shared by Spain, who owned two-thirds, and France who owned the remaining third. For those of you not aware, colonization was an imperialist strategy that […]readmore
In Japan, if you wish to purchase a gun, you must first attend gun ownership classes and pass a written test. Then you go to shooting range classes and pass a shooting test. Then you have to take a mental health test at a local hospital to ensure that you are not suffering from any […]readmore
I am currently training to run the NYC Marathon on November 5th. As part of my training, I often run down Bedford Avenue, tracing the actual marathon route into and through Williamsburg. A large portion of the southern end of Williamsburg is home to a very large Hasidic community. On a run I took a […]readmore
For this week’s column, I humbly present to you a story about a regular guy from Brooklyn and his quest to meet with the most polarizing name in sports today, Colin Kaepernick. This is a fascinating story, filled with suspense, plot twists and a cliffhanger ending that will leave you on the edge of your […]readmore
Bill Maher, Ice Cube and this alleged Repurposing & Repossession of “nigga” What if I took a gun, stuck a rose stem first into the barrel and called it a vase? And then, every time me or my friends walked around with this gun with a rose stuck inside we called it a vase, but […]readmore
The other day I was doing some petitioning along Franklin Avenue in Crown Heights. Petitioning isn’t just a necessary part of the democratic process, but it’s also an opportunity to interface with your community. If you can wade through all of the no’s and I’m not interested’s, and if you can bounce back from being […]readmore