Unfinished Works

I remember growing up watching reruns of some great black sitcoms like  the Cosby Show, the Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Family Matters , etc. and what they all had in common were strong black couples with strong morals.  Just look at J Cole on his song  No Role Modelz  the first line is “First things first: rest in peace, Uncle Phil For real/You the only father that I ever knew/I get my ***** pregnant, I'ma be a better you.” Not only did we have parental figures to look up to through movies & TV shows but the main reason we looked up to them in the first place was cause they looked  like  us.  I gotta admit the 2020 era of movies are my least favorite decade of film so far. Everything is either a gory horror film, a depressing film, or a blockbuster remake/prequel/sequel/live action version/comic book movie of something that is rarely excellent & is usually just ends up being…okay.  Something I began to notice especially in this decade & ...

The value of family reunions has gone up for me, & I hate when death has to be the teacher for change to finally happen.   Looking back at our 2016 family reunion I had no idea how many people wouldn’t be there to attend again in less than 10 years.  I’ve taken family figures for granted & I don’t want to do that again. My dad is always telling me to make sure to call my grandparents, he knows the value of people who are still alive.  A mother has lost her son. An aunt has lost her husband. Sons & daughters have lost mothers & fathers.  I remember my grandma called me persistently earlier this year to say happy birthday and I still haven’t called her back yet. I texted back but there’s an intimacy that comes with hearing another person’s voice.  I remember the day before my other grandmother passed, my dad gave me one of the greatest gifts I ever got. She was in hospice & he put her on the phone.  She asked me how I was doing & I did...

  (this biography of Bruce Wayne is loosely based off the Bruce Wayne from the film, “Batman Begins” Biography: “From ages 0-8 Bruce Wayne was raised in the Wayne Manor by his parents Thomas and Martha Wayne. Martha raises Bruce full time while Thomas runs Wayne Enterprises while raising Bruce part time. Bruce has a happy and fulfilling childhood from ages 0-8 as his parents are extremely wealthy, he has everything he needs and more, and also two loving parents. He is also taken care of by his butler Alfred Pennyworth as well. At age 8 Bruce falls down a cavern when playing with his childhood from Rachel Dawes. He survives the fall but experiences trauma as bats fly around him in a dark environment and it frightens him immensely. Bruce never receives therapy for this trauma, nor does he talk of the experience openly with his parents despite the opportunity to do so. The next month Bruce’s parents take him to go see an opera in which there is a frightening scene where acrobats...