Tag: men issues
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The Winner Is…
So what my lips are like soup coolers. They get the job done. I haven’t any complaints either. Hey, I’m a good guy and far from being a dog of a man on any level. Life is complicated enough don’t you think? The Winner Is… I just like to have my options open before making the wrong decision. I don’t…
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Vanilla Bean Queen
When the clock has been turned back and the roles are reversed. When the older Brutha from Harlem pays it forward while being seduced by a young Georgia Peach, which led him to fall in love with a young “Vanilla Bean Queen” during his noble attempt to see her graduate from college and attend Med…
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Azealia Banks: Real Recognize Reel
Azealia Banks: Real Talk Passionate Thought. Analyze Azealia’s outlook on troubling and disturbing issues such as Industry Politics, Music, Cultural Smudging and a acquired Harlem state of mind, taste. Truly, a Harlem Café treat. Below is HarlemATL’s take on portions of her interview which barely gives her the credit and the respect to the depth she deserves as a conscious Harlem Queen whom…
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Nyja: Beautiful, Calm Flowing River
Nyja: Beautiful, Calm Flowing River Her name means, “Beautiful, Calm Flowing River”. Her parents placed a spiritual conviction upon thee and named her well with deep thought placed behind it. Her calm voice is all too familiar, god’s whisper steady like a stream. The calmness of her voice and the stillness of her spirit leaves his…
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Stand For Something
The Only Way To Get That Gorilla Off Your Back Is To Stand, Upright. When the light is turned on there’s no turning off that light. One may try to ignore that little voice inside but that light and that voice will only burn brighter and speak louder to you each and every time you attempt…
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Ferguson: Michael Brown, Civil Unrest & Change
CNN televised the fiery passionate expression of a people in great despair. Poor people, angry, disenfranchised citizens of Missouri, Ferguson living and witnessing the American experiment. It was a day of shame that imbrue the fabric of our national conscious. This greasy spot will be forever burned on the entire nations memory. Malcolm X, my…
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On This Day Of Shame
Day Of Shame On this day of shame, I’d like to remember all the people, all the entire cultures that are extinct; wiped out, removed from this earth just because they are different. The gratitude and appreciation has been noted of those that have sacrificed their lives so that others could feast and be merry.…
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DSD Podcast Radio: Real Talk, Real People On Real Issues
Real Talk On Real Issues – Be Heard Dial In: 657-383-0995 Every Sunday DSD 14 Real Talk, Real People on Real DSD Podcast. Keeping it Real & Dirty – Kick it with Scout Smith, Christy Harvey, HarlemATL Show Topic: “It’s The Economy, Stupid.” On Down South Dirty Podcast. (Archived) 11/14/14 – Sunday @ 1:30pm…
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Cold Feet?
Some women are so hurt and disappointed with men they’ll remember to close their hearts but forget and keep their legs open. Look homie you just phucked up so now it’s time to hustle, hit the boards and rebound after a missed shot. Whenever you find yourself in the hot seat, paint a picture for…
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Ice Pick Killah Part 2: The Making Of “Jack Frost Binder”
How a submerged sea of rage surface a mental storm of schizophrenia and turns a person’s life upside down. An animal is unpredictable and dangerous; a monster that should be isolated and placed inside a locked cage away from society. However, as we all know the acorn doesn’t fall far from the tree. Ice Pick…
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Paying It Forward
When the right information lead towards the proper education to weather the blinding desert storm which clouds our vision. When I graduated from high school, entered college and became aware of the fact that I had been mis-educated, I began to assume the responsibility for reeducating myself. Every person has two forms of education. One…