Happy Birthday to Ms. Jenifer MOTHERFUCKING Lewis!

Happy Birthday Alicia Keys youtu.be/Low4dHs4VMw?...

I am 40. Eleanor Holmes Norton has been in office since I was 5. Thank you for your service. Thank you for stepping down.

Absolutely Nobody: Me: 📣 TOUCH ME ALL OVAAAAAH! SQUEEZE MY MEAT!

As someone familiar with The Civil Rights movement I know images like Bloody Sunday and Emmett Till's grotesque open casket being made public are what helped propel the movement forward. I also know that we don't need to see live footage of Alex Pretti and Renee Good being executed.

Sunday January 25, 2026

Remembering Etta James on her 88th birthday youtu.be/jKngjRa3dts?...

D'Angelo released VOODOO 26 years ago today youtu.be/clXS_1NJC_Q?...

Michael Jackson released his debut solo album, GOT TO BE THERE 54 years ago today youtu.be/LG4WzMJJbdI?...

Lent is in a month and I need to get rid of these palms. Yes they raggedy but I still dont feel right about throwing them out. Any churches want to take them and burn them for 2026 ashes?

Ms. Aretha Franklin released the YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK album 54 years ago today youtu.be/tCb9bbfTblQ?...

Rememebering Afro-Latino historian and curator Arturo Alfonso Schomburg who was born 152 years ago today in Brooklyn, NY. Harlem's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture was named in his honor.

Saturday January 24, 2026

Happy 80th birthday to Essence Magazine Icon Susan L. Taylor

Remembering Paul Robeson who passed away 50 years ago today youtu.be/dLabuhF69pc?...

Happy Birthday to Ms. Le'Andria Johnson youtu.be/u3hgUpgbhVs?...

Wrote this on Thursday January 23, 2025. A month later I was laid off from my 9 to 5 job. Almost a year later and I gotta say the only thing about unemployment that sucks is not having consistent and gainful income. Outside of that the shit lit. Time freedom like a motherfucker. Rested as fuck.

Remembering Jimmy Castor of The Jimmy Castor Bunch on his 86th birthday youtu.be/M9gsANOgeEw?...

Have reached out to friends who have blessed me financially 1:1 but could really use communal support as I continue to look for work as things are tight. I know my blessing is on the way and it is close by. Any help is appreciated Zelle - [email protected] Venmo - @Joseph-Reaves

This new Ari Lennox legit youtu.be/uPOF6daoXCo?...

Friday January 23, 2026

Who I am rooting for. I especially want Michael to win so we can put this hater ass narrative about him not being able to act to rest.

Happy Birthday DJ Jazzy Jeff youtu.be/21SiDpAfZA8?...

I have officially turned into my Grandma Washington

Remembering Sam Cooke on his 95th birthday youtu.be/WFSvzWuwuZ8?...

Thursday January 22, 2026

Old Howard tap in! How The Cafe don't be open on the weekends no more?! How them babies eat?!

The final night of the 2026 Spiritual Leadership Residency Week feat. Rev. William H. Lamar IV. The residency concluded with a wonderful discussion hosted by Howard's Pre-Ministry club around decolonozing Christianity.

Joining others in utter shock and heartbreak at the passing of Kirk Pressley communally known as Kirk Boom Boom Balenciaga. Kirk lit up every room they entered and whenever I was in the space he intentionally shined his light on me. I commit to continue to "Get the girls excited" in Kirk's name.

Wednesday January 21, 2026. There's no gain living in the past. Wishing for yesterdays we no longer have. Each new moment brings me some brand new chance to overcome - Patti LaBelle. Happy to see @friendzonepod.bsky.social back today

Good Night Sleep tight Don't let the bed bugs bite Know that I love you very, very, very, very much And I'll see you tomorrow Amen Amen Amen And Amen

Remembering Etta James who passed away 14 years ago today youtu.be/woXloM2zJ4g?...

A wonderful evening as Rev. William H. Lamar gave his lecture "Jeremiah Is (W)right" as the Jeremiah A. Wright Jr Spiritual Leader-In-Residence followed by a wonderful panel response. Our hearts burned as Rev. Lamar taught us that there is speech and then there is empty sound.

An R. Kelly sample in 2026 is wild and nasty work. The way people are trying to make the Pied Pedophile of R&B Great Again is sick. Kim Burrell isn't sorry, never was sorry, and never will be sorry

Finally found a 2016 picture so I can get it on the trend. This is from my days working the closing shift at the Y down at 13th and W. Was prolly waiting for the 52 or 54 to take me home.

Imagine a world where August Alsina is given as much grace and space to breathe in the Black Sexuality landscape as Niecy Nash-Betts

Tuesday January 20, 2026. Half birthday and accepting gifts of $40.50. Only two months left in winter technically. Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future - J. Cole

Good Night Sleep tight Don't let the bed bugs bite Know that I love you very, very, very much And I'll see you in the morning

Remembering Marlena Shaw who passed away two years ago today youtu.be/z5-UbyGVxqI?...

Rufus feat. Chaka Khan released the ASK RUFUS album 49 years ago today youtu.be/EeGXa98Y7-E?...

Happy 80th birthday to the national treasure known as Dolly Parton youtu.be/Nx4JZ3NL_uI?...

Remembering Mac Miller on his 34th birthday youtu.be/7Sya2lGMuYE?...

Job Fair ended up being a dud today

Monday January 19, 2026 - Take Two. The pink and green is for Coretta today

Today is the 40th Annual observance of MLK Day. The United States flag is not worthy of being in the same photo as Rev. Dr. King. I post this photo as an indicment of the US for its manifold sin and as a reminder that King believed in this country more than it believed in itself.

Monday January 19, 2026. Day 1, Week 2/5 of SEEK 2026. On my way to a Job Fair. 🙏🏿⬆️🤞🏿.

Good Night Sleep tight Don't let the bed bugs bite Know that I love you very much And I'll see you in the morning

Happy Birthday DJ Quik youtu.be/3kFsVg1LNbU?...

King Sunday at Rankin Chapel where our 2026 Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. Spiritual Leader In Residence, my brother Rev. William H. Lamar IV preached "Is There Another House" from Luke 6:46-49