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Ricky Williams a “Different Kind of Cat”… and so am I

According to croberts5… One of my earliest memories growing up was shooting threes (probably 2 foot lay-ups in reality but let my dream live) on a Fisher-Price basketball goal in my childhood home. All of my life, since I can remember has always in one way or another been interwoven w/ sports. My mother is … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Positive Peace Warrior Network:
This is not meant to be an open condemnation of everyone who is organizing under the umbrella of “Occupy Oakland.”  That’s a big umbrella, and there is a lot of work happening under it that I support (shout-outs to Occupy the Hood, Decolonize, Occupy San Quentin, the East…

POEM: My Dreams, My Dreams, All I have are my…

According to croberts5… This piece is very special to me and I hope that it inspires you, if even in the smallest way, to hold on to that thing that keeps you up at night, that itch that keeps you scratching, the fire that keeps you burning. Dream your dreams in real life, walk in … Continue reading →

Are you Beautiful?

According to croberts5: After reading watch the links!! Do you feel beautiful today? Do you feel like you are beautiful at this very moment (even if you’re half sleep in the library dozing off to Pandora commercials)? Seriously though, do you feel beautiful today? As a young black man in America of African descent I often … Continue reading →

Drunk off the Realness – Poem

According to croberts5 Hope you all enjoy. STAY POSITIVE. *poem inspired from Uptown Live @ Betti Ono last week*  – Drunk Off The Realness – Staring at the bottom of this wine glass wondering where the night went. Similar to when I stare at my past, wondering where my life went.The stilletos on the floor … Continue reading →

@ElleVarner is kinda AWESOME

According to croberts5… It is hard to turn on the radio and not hear someone singing about how many different times they want to have intercourse with you, or how many different times they re-invented sex, or how many different words they can come up with as pseudonyms for sex. Nothing against sex, I’m a … Continue reading →

WHY Are you going to Cali? Like really WTF Dude…

According to croberts5… So one may ask why one with family, close friends, relationships, organizations, and life-time bonds built up in his hometown would move across the country for a couple years to pursue a Masters Degree. Why not get a similar degree closer to home? Why not accept a possible promotion, or a great employment … Continue reading →

She Will Be Loved…

According to croberts5 (dedicated to her, her family family and friends) I wish i could do more than write this blog for you Phylicia… A young person feared missing, seemingly disappeared of the face of the earth, and a torn family looking for answers. Casey Anthony… no, Natalie Holloway… no. Actually, I am writing about … Continue reading →

Stuck in the tar…

According to croberts5 As many of you know, President Barack Obama was recently compared to a “tar baby” by Congressman Doug Lamborn (R). Lamborn has since rescinded his comment and says that if he could, he would use the word quagmire instead (giggity giggity… Alright). This situation leads me to believe that Lamborn is not … Continue reading →

American Gangster… Paul, Bachman, Ryan, etc.

According to croberts5 If you are among those in our country who think the young brothers who populate our prisons and inner cities are the real gangsters in this place we call the United States of America than you are sadly mistaken. Earlier today the U.S. Government passed a debt bill that supposedly helped avert … Continue reading →