Last night, at a different time then we usually broadcast, we had Japan Times columnist Baye McNeil. Getting a chance to talk to him was like swinging around the final stretch to complete a full circle. Three years after moving to Tokyo, I discovered McNeil through a former co-worker talking about him in reference to micro aggressions. Baye was humble, open, and gracious with his time and intellect. We talked about journalism’s potential to affect change, the impact of George …
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July 21 at 9pm (JST) on episode 5 of The Fire This Time podcast, we’ll have an esteemed guest who writes about Japan “from a human perspective.” Based in Japan since 2004, this Brooklynite is a former Five Percenter, a lecturer, and teacher. He’s written for Washington Post. He’s been quoted by the New York Times, BBC, AP, and various other global outlets. This guy started off as a nobody blogger. He’s made television appearances on TBS and BBC. And …
Sorry for the long pause of posts. My daughter, Kantra was out of school and I’m working on some things that always get buried under writing assignments. Last month Huffpost published my personal article, “I’m Raising A Biracial Daughter In Japan, Where She’s Surrounded By Blackface.” I know I should’ve written a reaction to its reaction(s), but I had to counter the vertigo of retweets and likes. The world’s response was head-spinning. I had a TV reporter contact me about doing …
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