Published in AfroSapiophile·PinnedBreaking The Silence on Digital IntimidationHow a Zoom Meeting Exposed America’s Much Deeper Wound. — Naked bodies, penetrating thrusts, and guttural moans startled us all. We went from talking about the bible to watching porn in seconds. We were blindsided and horrified. Have you ever experienced a “ZOOM bomb”? If not, I pray you never will. Cyber thugs with intentions to cause chaos entered our online meeting. They forced pornographic videos, images, and profanity-laced music onto our 70-inch computer monitors.Zoom4 min read
Published in Writers’ Blokke·May 16, 2021The time the lifeguard jumped in.Okay, transparency time. I accidentally almost drowned, alongside both of my children. I’m not sure if I was going to drown, but something happened that involved a lifeguard. It’s Sunday, and my wife is still sleeping after church, the kids are restless, and I’m Superman! To keep the house quiet…Swimming3 min read
May 12, 2021I want to be part of Writers’ Blokke!I want to be part of Writers’ Blokke! The article is named Birthing Words @mike-796861 min readI want to be part of Writers’ Blokke!The article is named Birthing Words@mike-79686----1
Published in Writers’ Blokke·May 12, 2021Birthing WordsThe lesson learned through my son’s writing experience. — No matter what the words on the page say, they are yours. You do not need the permission of the world to write them. And that consent is not coming. But, it would help if you had the willpower to break out of the ordinary, everyday routine of not writing…Writing3 min read
Published in Candour·Jun 21, 2020The FatherlessHow a son sees his father longing for his absent father’s presence — The toddler on the counter is my father. The man next to him is my grandfather. This faded picture is the only one I have of them together. For reasons, I will never know or understand, my grandfather left his family, and his absence affected my father in deep-felt ways. …Fathers Day4 min read
Published in AfroSapiophile·Jun 11, 2020What I Learned About Race And Apologies From LinkedIn.What happens when we tell our truth? — I didn’t realize a simple LinkedIn connection request would reveal a scar in me not healed. A sort of identity crisis. If I’m honest, I have never been 100% authentic in the spaces I have occupied. I feel like I need to “adjust” what I believe and think to be…Identity Crisis5 min read
