Night Catches Us.

This looks like its going to be a really interesting movie. 

In 1976, after years of mysterious absence, Marcus (Anthony Mackie, “The Hurt Locker”) returns to the Philadelphia neighborhood where he came of age in the midst of the Black Power movement. While his arrival raises suspicion among his family and former neighbors, he finds acceptance from his old friend Patricia (Kerry Washington, “Ray,” “Lift”) and her daughter. However, Marcus quickly finds himself at odds with the organization he once embraced, whose members suspect he orchestrated the slaying of their former comrade-in-arms. In a startling sequence of events, Marcus must protect a secret that could shatter everyone’s beliefs as he rediscovers his forbidden passion for Patricia..

10.2.10 : FAB Fall Playlist

the history of hip-hop as told by Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake

too fresh. Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon cover the history of hip-hop in this medley - hilarious but so dope. And the roots as the back up band...enough said.

i'm on the pursuit of happiness.

no love. don't hurt me.

It's been quite sometime since I last posted - but with the recent events I really wanted to share my thoughts. There was an article in the New York Times this past week about a kid from Rutgers committing suicide. That in itself was disturbing to me - but when I read the story - and learned about the events that led up to the young man taking his life I was disgusted.

The NYT's article sums up the young man's life better than I can but what happened was that his roommate video recorded and streamed him and another man having sex. The young man had not come out about his sexual preferences and so by being video taped - and streamed over the internet he was humiliated.

Going back a little - I have been lucky enough to have never really had to deal with a hard hitting issue such as sexuality - and attending Brown, a community that is very open to differences in any and everything -  experiences like these just don't occur.

This story really stuck with me tho. Especially when I read about another gay young man taking his life at the nearby Johnson & Wales University. As I read more and more into this, I found out that this hasn't been the only 2 cases recently, but over the last few weeks there 5 LGBT suicides.

These are young people. Our friends. Our family. Our classmates. Our teammates. Our partners. Our generation.

This needs to stop. It is hard to believe that still in 2010, people still have to go through taunting, bullying, pressure, and humiliation because they aren't "the norm." We need to respect others and the decisions they make. Don't ridicule, mock, or discriminate against other people - be stronger than that. See people for who they are not what they look like, where they come from, or what sex they're attracted to.

I truly hope this is the last of these deaths and that the larger community, and not just the LGBT community, can really make a stand for what's right.

You never know what is going on in other peoples lives - that is the bottom line. So treat people the way you'd like to be treated. The way they deserve to be treated. Before you say or act, think about it - it could be the difference between life and death.

My thoughts and prayers go out to the families of Tyler Clementi, Asher Brown, Billy Lucas, and Seth Walsh, and Raymond Chase.