by Boothism | Essays & Commentary, Writing
While 27 seems to be the magic number for rock stars and entertainers, 17 appears to be the golden age when young black men step into their own dark netherworlds. And while the luckiest of us might avoid a pine box or jail cell, it’s at this age-or sometimes...
by Boothism | Essays & Commentary, Life
I’m sitting beside a bridge, beside a canal close to the James River, a paperback Cometbus beside me, the sun setting while the Silversun Pickups crank out a set about 20 feet across the water. On the benches near me are young families and old people-others who...
by Boothism | Arts & Culture, Essays & Commentary, Writing
I was a little shocked this morning when I was checking emails and upcoming events and realized that I was in the future. The new black is now. If the “Attending” numbers on Facebook events are accurate, then tomorrow night the African American Arts and Cultural...
by Boothism | Essays & Commentary, Life, Writing
I wrote the original draft of this post leaned back deep, feet kicked up on the seat of a train speeding through the Italian countryside from Perugia, Italy into the chic colossus of Rome. A few days prior, in between sessions at an international journalism festival,...
by Boothism | Essays & Commentary, Life, Writing
In order to be who you’ve never been you must do things you’ve never done. For a months I’ve been flipping between this quote and a conversation a few years ago, when I 1st admitted to an acquaintance that I suffered from depression. He tried to be helpful and...
