CEDTalks

The following blog is not meant to demean or offend any one of any race. It is solely an opinionated piece written with the pure intent of questioning curious behaviors and potentially identifying ways to improve our current status as citizens. -Ced On Monday night, Black dignitaries, hood chicks, college students, and celebrities alike tune in to another "rousing" edition of Regression and Hip Hop. Am I judgmental? Absolutely. It pains me seeing my friends, cast, family, girlfriend, coworkers (shall I continue?) discuss that (Bernie Mac voice) BUHHLLL... I digress.  A little over a week ago, I wrote a blog titled " Dear White Friends: More Things to Bridge the Gap ". The post highlighted vital information (with  Lori Beth Denberg , not the dude from "Pete and Pete") that people of the Causcasian race should know about African-Americans, in an effort to improve dialogue and interactions between the races. After doing so comments flew in, ...

The following blog is not meant to demean or offend any one of any race. It was written with the pure intent to entertain and identify ways for people of all colors and creeds to all work together. -Ced Recently a follower sent me a trailer on the controversial trailer, "Dear White People" , a creative project from screenwriter Justin Simien which humorously details the taboo subjects that cause tension between Whites and Blacks. The clip was spot on, questioning such topics as the required amount of blacks in a white crew, the notion of listening to "Black" music serving as validation, and touching our hair. The video doesn't appear to be aimed at demeaning our white brethren; it was simply highlighting that the two races just think differently. Michael Jackson said it best in the unreleased track "Carousel": "She's from a world of popcorn and candy/Pony rides for a dime/little children laughing.../I'm from a world of disappo...