Chris Brown and his mother Joyce Hawkins on Larry King Live in 2009 where he said he’d prove to be a positive role model for his young fans. Go ahead, Tell me how he’s such a great performer and I need to drop it… Tell me how Rihanna seems to like bad boys and … Continue reading »
The waves made throughout social media when Frank Ocean came out on Independence Day were reflective of the conversations happening across North America and of folks slowly finding the voice to have these conversations. Higher Unlearning’s Jeff Perera looks back at some of the reactions via this Storify piece ___ Reaction to Frank Ocean’s post on … Continue reading »
A thank you to one of the people who inspired him to speak up and speak out: Jeff looks back at growing up with the late Adam Yauch aka MCA. I got teary eyed when I saw on Twitter that Adam Yauch had passed away at the age of 47. It is amazing … Continue reading »
I was raised in the Jane & Finch area, a storied neighborhood in the city of Toronto infamous for violence and poverty, but also home to some amazing people. I grew up alongside people of African, Caribbean, Latin, Asian and South Asian descent. For the most part, I grew up not considering myself the … Continue reading »
