South Asian American Actors on television, is progress really taking place?

What do Kal Penn Modi, Parminder Nagra, and Sendhil Ramamurthy all have in common? Let me give you a hint Kal Penn, Sendhil, and Parminder are all doctors on television. I was speaking to a friend on the telephone the other day and he pointed this out to me. My friend actually was a [...]

Malcolm X Asks What Kind Of Black Person Are You?

Watching this clip of Malcolm X makes me realize the discussion about House Negroes and Field Negroes exists today. Of course we are all individuals we have a right to have divergent points of view and perspectives. I am not suggesting that there needs to be a collective mentality taking place. [...]

Sex Tourism and Male Prostitution: European Women Travel to Africa In Search Of Young African Men For Sex

Reuters has a very interesting article that caught my attention today about a new trend in the sex tourism industry. The piece is about old rich European women most likely from the United Kingdom traveling to Africa in search of pretty young black men for sex.
Notice the double standards in the mainstream media in relation [...]

Documentary: What Does It Mean To Be A Real Man?

In this clip from Jackson Katz’s documentary he explores the issue of masculinity and why it is considered palatable for men to be “violent”. Katz film investigates many issues about “why” men think we have to present this macho image. Its clear to me that society [...]

Movie “This Christmas” and the internet

                                                   Every single time a movie with an all black cast is released all hell breaks loose on the internet. I cannot believe the amount of  racist comments I have read and  the low rating scores on various internet websites for the new film “This Christmas”. Well at the end of the day all Hollywood [...]

Book Review: Buller Men and Batty Bwoys

Is Canada a utopia paradise and the battle for gay rights are over? African Canadian scholar Wesley Crichlow shatters this misconception with his groundbreaking Buller Men and Batty Bwoys. My perspective is, Crichlow was unfairly criticized for not conducting “enough” research for his book when it was first published a few years ago.
Crichlow [...]

I am Applying To University Again For 2008 May Give Up Writing

I finally decided that I’m going to apply to university and work towards a second degree. One thing is for sure I’m definitely not making the same mistake twice. Why did I get a B.A. degree in history? I am so stupid!!! What was I thinking at the time? I think the first [...]

My Reading At The University of Toronto Has Been Cancelled

I am kind of sad today because I was supposed to have a reading at the University of Toronto this afternoon at the St. George Campus. Dr. George Elliott Clarke  teaches a graduate class called African Canadian literature and he invited me last month to read from my poetry collection “You Don’t Know Me”. However,  last week Dr. [...]

Interesting Article About South Asian Gay Men In The Star

Although I write a lot about the struggles gay black men endure South Asian men also encounter similar battles with oppression. Black gay men in North America we are visible in popular culture although I find the images and representations are often stereotypical. South Asian men I have noticed are consistently ignored not just by [...]

Golden Girls Season two: Dorothy and Sophia Tell Blanche Jean Is A Lesbian And She’s In Love With Rose

When I was a kid in the 1980s  I used to watch The Golden Girls religiously. I just love this show! Although I didn’t understand all of the topics and issues the show discussed I just thought the comedy was hilarious! One of the episodes I have a vivid memory about is [...]