It’s been two years since Sunday, January 26th, 2020, the day Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven others perished in a helicopter crash. The heart wrenching emotions that come with this tragic day may never leave me. …

The awe-inspiring nature of Christmas is quite fascinating. — No other day in our culture inspires as much spirit, music, stories, tradition — and, most of all, money spent — than Christmas. I could go on forever about all the things that fascinate me about Christmas, but I want to focus on the music here. Christmas music has a…

Thanksgiving has taken some heat from social justice warriors who denounce the holiday’s origins and the whitewashed, myth-riddled retelling of said origins. It’s a valid perspective. Yet, even while acknowledging this valid perspective, I can’t deny my reverence for Thanksgiving; it’s a reverence steeped in a deep appreciation for spending…

“One of the keys to success is to connect the dots; find out how to make what’s important to you, relevant to others.” This sage advice was given to me by Karen Blackwell, a local business leader in Los Angeles. I only crossed paths with her because I was chosen…

Have you ever been in a room with people who are so amazing, it intimidates you? Have you ever felt small by the outsized success and virtue of others? I have. It happened as I was working as a crew member on a documentary film production by Roadtrip Nation (RTN). …

Gay in God’s House: an Interview with a Gay Reverend Recently, I spoke with a Christian who ranted about the mere presence of gay people on television constituting Satan seeking to latch onto vulnerable youth. Like many others, this person would find Reverend Dan Lewis to be quite the enigma. …

Single fathers seem invisible. They exist, and yet, they seemingly don’t. For example, in 2019, there were 6.5 million single father households in the United States, but rarely do you hear them spoken about or represented on screen or in pop culture, especially single Black fathers. My dad was one. …

Eleven years…That’s how long Frank Yukich and I knew each other. We met in 2010 in a small town in Central California called Visalia. When it came to partying, he was always the go-to guy. When I moved to Long Beach in 2012, one year later, he moved down to…

In 2015 I discovered a passion for writing. Since then, I dreamed of writing on a blog of my own, but self-doubt impeded me for five years. A year ago, I finally got over myself and wrote my first blog post for medium. It’s been a crazy year full of…