The Grim View

I'm a chef in life's kitchen, cooking up thoughts with your side dishes

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Death is the death views of ghost,Deaf to the most obvious realities of his place,Stranded in the eyes of a faded lie that proposes change,And continues to  whisper that solemn lie to his face,Deat...

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Deconstructing the myth about black men

Chauvinistic and arrogant; loud and aggressive; uneducated and filled with a persecution complex born of times they were too young to have lived through or actually understand. The list goes on. Th...

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"Would you turn a blind eye and allow your child to fall through the cracks of society and become just another statistic?"...

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First, let’s accept the truth that race matters. It matters every time you walk into a restaurant or theatre. It matters every time you meet somebody new. It matters because human beings are predisposed to categorisations – whether they be factual based or stereotypes...

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"I recall the gentle swaying of leaves on a sun-stained morning..."

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He gestured surreptitiously with outstretched palms, seemingly calming the beats of their hearts with every stroke of his palm against the air...

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" it was nice to remember someone whose life was troubled and turbulent but still exuded strength and courage"

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"I was once told by someone much wiser than myself that the difference between a boy and a man is not that you stop making mistakes, but that a man owns up to his mistakes.."

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“I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection” – Sigmund Freud..

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This is the world of smoke and mirrors, a place where yes means no and no means your fucked. And when they do tell you you’re fucked, well..

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Let’s face it, being in a relationship has its ups and downs. There are times when you could easily push your partner into a canal and stroll away happily whistling...

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A short piece about the streets...

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In case you missed it earlier - Four years after the wave of optimism, has Barack Obama’s presidency really changed anything for black people?

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Four years after the wave of optimism, has Barack Obama's presidency really changed anything for black people?

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