Desi Cortez

And because I had been a hustler, I knew better than all whites knew, and better than nearly all of the black 'leaders' knew, that actually the most dangerous black man in America was the ghetto hustler.

the rank n’ file Republican TEA Party “Patriots” have maintained a healthy fear of the US government turning on them so that they will need their weapons to protect themselves from their own government, specifically Federal Troops.

the highly exalted position of US President, for even a once but no longer United States of America, and the position of “NFL Quarterback” are two of the most prominent positions within American society and culture.

Here’s the question: with the hallowed 1965 Voting Rights Act on this Supreme Court’s chopping block. Hangman Antonin Scalia spits on the graves of heroes such as Dr. King, Fannie Lou, Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner… Will these attempts to “go back in time” serve as a 3:37-in-the-AM-wake-your-ass-up-call for Americans of color? Now please note, that’s…

Yes, I know there’s dysfunctionalism across White America, however that’s irrelevant and meaningless to the plight of Black folks; if White folks, collectively, have got a cold or some perhaps even the flu, we Black folks must have Cancer, Tuberculosis, Polio, Leprosy. I know, I know, I know, the poster boy n’ girl are “Black…

There are those few combustible topics within society which, in all actuality are Litmus tests, inquiries which determine “who and what” we are. So when I say “Republican,” most people envision a somewhat racist, sexist and elitist White guy, no? The everyday, run-of-the-mill, rank n’ file Republican despises President Obama, believes his “little lady” is…

What’s the “color,” and who’s the face of both tyrannical tyranny and treacherous thuggery in America? A Black man. Believe it. Despite the extreme contrast, yes, Black men sit, simultaneously at both ends of the spectrum Interesting indeed. President Obama, according to the reactionary Rednecks, is little more than a power hungry Commie/Pinko/Marxist/militant Black Nationalist…

Django Unchained will both entertain and enlightenDjango Unchained… despite what the Blacker-than-Black “Black Puritans” are moaning about, is a movie that elicits the wrath of Rednecks like Sean Hannity, AM Hate Radio and the FOX News pundits… and any movie that achieves that alone is a “cinematic masterpiece” in my e-book. Like Spike’s joint Malcolm…

“When push comes to shove…” We believe that the courts should follow the United States Constitution.That poignant phrase has always, for me, summed up any moment-of-truth, where any conflict comes to a head. A time and critical point in a story, call it a “crossroads,” a testing of one’s mettle and character – “crunch time.”…