This too shall pass — keep walking
When you walk through the valley of the shadow of death; whatever you do: do not stop walking. Do not build a permanent residence in the rubble. The darkest hour is just before dawn; but you have to keep moving — in your own orbit — in step with the rhythm: the minute patiently gathers […]
Dear black young person
Competition There will always be someone better looking, smarter, etc, than you. But you shouldn’t be depressed about that; half the time, YOU will be that person to someone else. The only person you should ever try to outdo is yourself. Intoxication Drinking alcohol frequently, excessively, or for comfort during difficult times is a bad […]
Wow, how do you move your ears like Mr Bean?!?
You know that thing that black people do in queues where they ask to leave the queue and you must hold their place in the queue and not only let them in when they come back, you must defend them against those potential protesters who were not there when they left? You know it ne? […]
If you thought the joblessness problem was a new thing…
I determined that I’d look for work. First thing I did was buy a newspaper early in the morning and jumped straight to the classified pages to look for jobs. I had dropped out of a Fitting and Turning apprenticeship program and had to find work. I had discovered that I just didn’t have the […]