Jason Howard Green
Thursday, July 15, 2010
I Ain't Mad At Cha
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Whoopi Defends Mel Gibson?
But here is the deal - once you confirm your stupidity or your ignorance, then I need to call you on it. My "friends" treat me well and I have much love and respect for them. And I'm not sure I will remove the label friend on a one time act of ignorance. I can inform them of what they did, how I perceived it and how it made me feel. They then have the option to learn from and change or continue to stay the same. Everyone can evolve and become better people.
We've seen with Mel's behavior that he is going to wallow in his place of ignorance. I don't see any effort to become a better person. Some of my friends may see me as an exception to norm and I feel this may be how Mel sees Whoopi. But truth is there is no exception to the norm. There is actually no norm. Bottom line is this - hatred towards most of my community is hatred towards me and all of my community. Mel may be friends with Whoopi. But Mel is a racist.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Friday, July 9, 2010
E Lynn Harris: Invisible Life & Lessons Learned
Lesson 1 - First and foremost, it is important to live an authentic and honest life. Living a life that makes everyone else happy (but you're living a lie) is not fair to you or to those around you.
Lessson 2 - You really can't judge a book by it's cover. Many of the most masculine men on the planet can be same-gender loving. And some of the most effiminate of men can be straight.
Lesson 3 - HIV has no friends. Everyone and I mean everyone can catch it.
Lesson 4 - It is possible for black gay men to be successful and give back to both communities they are apart of.
Lesson 5 - Love is a powerful thing.
Lesson 6 - What you don't know CAN hurt you.
Lesson 7 - With faith, family and friends you can get through anything.
Lesson 8 - Haters are a part of life. People will hate you for your intellect, for the car you drive, for the clothes you wear or for the person you love.
Lesson 9 - You may never really know what a person is going though (no matter how close they are to you).
Lesson 10 - God loves me just as I am.
When I got the news that E. Lynn Harris had died I was stunned. I really didn't know how to react. I've read every single novel he's written. I know many men and women that were influenced by his books. I'm grateful that I had to opportunity to meet him and share with him how his words impacted my life. He was/ is an inspiration for men and women everywhere. I hope I'm living a life that would make him proud.