This is my second cover story, completely unexpected. The article is about the new arts group called The Brooklyn Collective and Charlotte’s Black Wall Street. I learned a lot about Queen City’s history when writing this piece. Thank you, Ryan. Vol. 3, Issue 7 of Queen City Nerve is officially out. If you’re in Charlotte, pick up a copy of the paper at your local news stand. …
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Here’s my first article for Queen City Nerve about the housing crisis. Researching this story about Charlotte evictions was dispiriting and that’s just for starters. Reading Mathew Desmond’s Eviction, Richard Rothstein’s The Color of Law, the incredible work of UNC Charlotte Urban Institute, the devastating wealth gap among Black versus white households, the various other “indicators,” the emotional trauma and psychological terrorism that sustains our stagnation, it’s quite sobering and enraging. It answers the question as to why Charlotte’s Black …
For almost a decade I had been living in Tokyo, Japan. With my wife Haruki and our seven-year-old daughter, Kantra we were on a 13-hour flight from Tokyo to JFK airport in New York City. It was the day before 9/11 and it was our first touchdown in the States. NYC was one of the global epicenters of COVID. At JFK we had to go through immigration and transfer to a connecting flight to Charlotte. Throughout the weeks leading up …
I just wrote an article for Tokyo Weekender about Japanese Mothers of half-Black half-Japanese children living in Japan. Thanks to my wife, Haruki, Motto Richardson, and Hanako for talking to me. The response to my story has been instant and I appreciate you reading, sharing, and commenting. If you missed it, read the article here. Arrigatou Gozaimas. Peace. …
I talked to vlogger and fashion designer, Reggie Casual for Tokyo Weekender, read it here. Reggie’s videos are a gulf of information and insight into Japanese fashion. While I enjoyed watching them and I think The Casual is one of the most unique vlogs in Japan, I couldn’t get away from the obvious influence of the black aesthetic on this country’s pop culture. Granted, The Casual is about Japanese fashion, but for him to not address the obvious is what …
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