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I need victories. We need victories. Ahmaud Arbery shouldn't be dead. Nor countless Black folks who've been killed since start of America, just because we're Black. Until that ends, until I can go wherever I feel without fear of being killed for who I am, it isn't full justice.

“Want You To Hurt” featuring Andre Comeau, Darren Elpant, Gary Wicks and Steve Dawson. Directed by Oliver Lukacs. youtube.com/watch?v=zqj11r… + Check out the video on BraveWords. #musicvideo #musicproducer #music #video #newmusic

I like #creepy music & songs that have #ominous atmospheres & conjure dark imagery. Everything from the art-rock weirdness of #Radiohead / #PinkFloyd to the camp of #TheCramps. #TomWaits' “Bone Machine” is a great #Halloween album that was never intended for Halloween!

Visiting with my mother in Jersey City. That right hand of hers raised me into manhood, prepared our meals, wrote letters when necessary to get us better housing, filled out applications to get me into the best possible schools, paid the bills, saved every coin possible.

Wishing you all peace and love and a blessed and productive week. I am simply happy to see the sun another day, I am not taking any moment for granted. Please remember always to do something just for you daily, and to help someone else whenever you can.

TODAY, NOVEMBER 1, is WORLD VEGAN DAY. I’ve been vegan for at least 15 years, easily one of the best decisions of my life. I’m not one of those vegans that insists everyone stop eating meat/fish, eggs, dairy. I just say be mindful of what we eat/drink daily. And honor our planet.

In locker room after one-hour spin cycle class. That was not a game. But got my eyes set on running and finishing my third New York City Marathon in NOVEMBER OF 2022, so my cardio training starts now as I ease slowly back into running miles indoors or outdoors next few months.

Rest In Peace KAMILAH AISHA MOON, gifted poet, gifted writer. Reading and re-reading her poems throughout this week. If you have never read her work, please Google and check it.

GRUDGE—Holding a grudge against people is toxic energy. If we’ve not learned anything else in past year it is that life is very short. Whether you forgive someone directly, or to yourself, please do not hold on to that kind of negative energy about someone else. Let it go, heal.

What's this we're hearing about a #wedding? I'm getting married... Check out my Instagram and Facebook pages for the formal #invitation to the wedding of a century. @thehappyhourwHB @JulieOGentry #lgbt #lgbtQIA #registry #tuesdayvibe #husband #film #Hollywood

CHILD. I think many of us would be lying if we said we do not have traumas inside of us that date back to our childhoods. I know I do. This is why I have spent years in therapy, and other healing work. But that hurt child still appears, and I have to stop and hear him. #necessary

Today, we are observing the 20-year remembrance of 9/11 and honoring those impacted. Take a moment and #ShineALight on compassion at 911day.org. #911Day

Have blessed week everyone. Saw this, attached, somewhere online, sharing. You ever have relatives or friends or colleagues or co-workers or others who just drain you, no matter how you try to help them? Look, I am an activist, my life is service, but can’t be all things for all.

Labor Day 2021 in Central Park, New York City. I am very happy listening to live jazz on this beautiful day. They are jammin’.

HEAVY SIGH. Any death hurts my heart that I hear of, truly, whether famous or not. Rest In Peace Michael K. Williams. But I’d be lying if I didn’t say it doubly hurts, is doubly sad, as a Black man, to see so many Black males die—Kobe, Chadwick, DMX, others—in past two years.

Last time I checked I’m not God, can’t produce a child, nor do I own anyone’s body except mine. Which means I do not have right to tell women what they can do with their bodies, including abortions. What Texas and U.S. Supreme Court have done is set back women’s rights 50 years.

People who think the attempted takeover of Washington, D.C. on January 6, 2021 was aberration, either do not know or understand American history. This is a MUST-READ about a very similar thing that happened in 1863, IN NEW YORK CITY, long before Tulsa. gothamist.com/arts-entertain…

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