To me, as a Black man, The Slap is complicated. It brings up questions of perception and masculinity and trauma and relativism that I’m still trying to find the answers to in my own life. The fact that mine is just one in an infinite list of hot takes suggests I’m not alone on that …
It was well over a year ago when I made the decision to run for a seat on the Portland Charter Commission. At the time, I thought it would be a great way to make a difference in my local community beyond the work that I am known for. Now, I have regrets and plenty …
I turned 43 back in January and I’m not too happy about it. It’s not my ever-graying beard that bothers me. It’s not aches or pains or a slowly dissolving understanding of popular culture. What really bothers me is that I feel robbed. You see, some of my earliest memories were of elders telling me …