Black in America 2 Screening

The Nashville chapter of the NABJ partnered with the Nashville chapter of the NAACP and Tennessee State University to present the prescreening of Black in America 2.

Based on what I saw Thursday night you don't want to miss this second installment.
It airs Wednesday and Thursday.

I commend all involved for bringing this event to Nashville and TSU. Following the screening was a town hall meeting, moderated by Channel 4's Viki Yates. The town hall meeting was also streaming live online. Viewers were able submit and respond to questions online via Twitter and Facebook.

Nashville Graffiti

Nashville is known worldwide for country music. However in my seven years living here I have met so many talented people in Nashville and the middle Tennessee area. I decided to showcase some of that talent here. I don't know who the artist is but I see this Graffiti everday on my way home from work. I dedcided today to actually stop and take some photos of it. What I see from the street everyday did not prepare me for the true artistry I was about to witness.

Any Street Fighter fans out there??!!

R.I.P. Steve "Air II" McNair

I got off work today and went over to Gridiron 9, Steve McNair's new restaurant, on Jefferson Street near Tennessee State University.

WOW

Of course I brought my camera along to capture this moment.

While I was taking photos it finally hit me that he was gone.
Gone over a stupid situation.
A son, a brother, an uncle, a cousin, a friend, a role model, a husband, a father...Gone.
No one is perfect and we all make mistakes.
Occasionally, we have that stupid mistake that we learn a hard lesson from.

Most remember Steve as a Titan, an Oiler - I remember Steve as a Brave!
A Brave you ask??? Yes, a Brave of Alcorn State University in Lorman, MS (affectionately known as the Academic Resort!)

I remember the hour and a half drive from my hometown to the school with my dad.
I remember sitting in the hot midday and afternoon sun watching Alcorn play Prairie View A&M, Grambling or Southern University because the stadium didn't have lights.
I remember Steve running 90+ yards for a touchdown, lobbing hail mary passes to a reciever in double coverage only to score another touchdown and I remember the occasional kickoff returns. Steve was all over the gridiron.

My prayers go out to his wife, his sons and the rest of his family but a special prayer goes out to all those young men who longed for the summer and the Steve McNair footbally camps in Mississippi and Tennessee.

They all have suffered a great loss.

The Memorial at Steve's Restaurant Gridiron 9