Skin I'm In, Gifted and True

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Jazz Creating Fantasies

Music soothes the savage beast, so they say.

It's a mind altering tool, transporting you to a realm of imagination engulfing every sense with subliminal messages and feelings, playing with your emotions.

Jazz a soulful house of collective music. Your body moves while your mind relaxes

-mind trips.

The sound of the vibes, vibraphones for those that don't know, penetrating the muscles of the inner thigh.

Close your eyes. Escape to the shadows of the city lights dancing deep in the night, with

Faint words telling, phrases teaching, Ella's vocals mesmerizing all while Jazz is showing you how deep you can be!

Jazz Creating Fantasies!

~~Skin I'm In~~

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

"They are impressed with your skills; your experience, your work ethic and integrity. Your ability to articulate your vision is unparalleled. However your expertise would be better suited at a more formal and structured establishment. We apologize but you are a bit too businesslike for this area. We would rather have your expertise in our much larger and affluent facility"

Yes the above statement was uttered by an African American in a direct conversation with yours truly. The finished product ending in "You're just not black enough!"

Is there an essential 'Black Identity'? What defines a real black man or woman? Never ceases to amaze me how different behaviors, speech, sexual orientation class or complexion have rendered some 'NOT BLACK ENOUGH' . Grant it as a culture we are a sizzling pot of gumbo. Overflowing with shrimp, chicken, crayfish, sausage, onions, okra, hell we're just full of richness.

So as I revel in my richness, has my BLACKNESS CARD been revoked because I articulate my words, forming complete sentences all while expressing a thought without utilizing the phrase 'You Know What I'm Saying, Umm,...'?

Should my BLACKNESS CARD be revoked because I choose to use the word RUMINATE v. CONTEMPLATE? Oh no wait a minute let me simplify it further for those that need it broken down & forever to be broke RUMINATE v. THINK.

Is there someone that runs the floor in the DEPARTMENT OF BLACK AUTHENTICITY that is going to authenticate my blackness? If so I look forward to meeting with you.

Let the record show I did find this conversation amusing and complimentary within the same thought. However please note I will not dumb down to be accepted.

~~ Skin I'm In~~