Cliff's Crib

I am Bored.... Bored with Work Bored with My promotion Bored with Being smart Bored with New Orleans Bored with The Internet Bored with Fuss...

Five brothers got murdered Saturday and now we have the troops… Was this really neccesary? Who’s got the “I Am Not A Thug” signs for everybo...

One morning a few months ago I had big trouble trying to raise myself out of bed. My stomach simply had taken over all of my body functions...

All do respect to people from New Orleans that lived in public housing. My mama grew up in the St. Bernard Project so I don't look down ...

There are two reasons why I shouldn't have taken this story about the FEMA money personal. The first reason is that I didn't get any...

I have been writing this blog since 2004 and I have never gotten comments weeks after I wrote something like I have for the Duke case blog. ...

I spilled some coffee on my shirt yesterday morning and my whole day was ruined. I kept looking down messing with the stain. I was in th...

I know not everyone that reads this is from New Orleans. My office is located uptown next to Audubon Park. Let's just say that if New Or...

Corps takes blame for New Orleans flooding - Yahoo! News I respect the fact that the Corps of Engineers would admit to the fact it was their...

In 10 days I will be 32 years old. Normally I would be planning the extravaganza and giving everyone a birthday present list. I am just not ...

Ten People I Want to Have a Conversation With 1. Cornell West 2. Chuck D 3. Lauryn Hill 4. Condeleeza Rice 5. Colin Powell 6. Stevie Wonder ...

Five Favorite Singers - Female 1. Aretha Franklin 2. Anita Baker 3. Mary J. Blige 4. Gladys Knight 5. Pre Crack Whitney Houston Five Singers...

Five Favorite Movies 1. Godfather II 2. Shawshank Redemption 3. The Good The Bad and The Ugly 4. Smokey and the Bandit 5. Tombstone I know w...

The recovery of New Orleans is going to have allot to do with the public's willingness to invest money into our city. We are going to ne...

Ray Nagin is the mayor again. I didn't expect for that to happen. Appearently more black people felt compelled to get out and vote for h...

This blog is dedicated to Tracee Ellis Ross……………just because I felt like looking up her picture. I spent way too much time on that Duke Lacr...

First of all, thanks for reading. I never expected to get these kind of comments. I wanted to post them both unedited to make sure the comm...

This week a third member of the Duke lacrosse team was indicted on rape charges from stemming from the black stripper party these guys had a...

I would like to take this time to wish all of the mamas everywhere a really happy and wonderful Mother’s Day. I especially want to give prop...

It’s been a minute since I wrote strictly about New Orleans and the recovery (or lack of). Since the mayor’s race is coming up, this is a ...