I Get Out

It's that time of year.

Time to let go of the past and to reach for the future.

My resolution this year is simple:

I refuse to promote, and profit from "black pathology."

Thug life.

Self-hatred.

Irresponsibility.

Abortion.

Language.

False Culture.

Cashing in on the pain, confusion and "sin" of black people is a big business.

And everywhere you look, us is cashing in on us.

Is this what I have to do to get readers?

Is this what I have to do to get advertisers?

Is that what I have to do to get an "award?"

Count me out.

Yes, I'm in the middle of the Hollywood thing right now, but I refuse to work on or go to any more movies that portray our women as bitches, and our men as pimps.

Does that mean I don't get funding?

Keep your money.

"I get out."  (Lauryn Hill)

It's time to rethink our culture, to remember our roots, to forge a new future.

So in this new year, expect me to speak to the best in us versus the worst in us.

I hope you can handle it.

I hope you will join me.

Peace and blessing in the New Year.