Cliff's Crib

I am very disappointed in the John Edwards campaign. I thought he was the best candidate for the future of New Orleans . I am not sure if t...

I helped a brother outside of my job get his car started after dozens of people had passed him by. Although I had one of my good outfits on...

Sometimes things happen that make you so upset words won't do it any justice. My prayers and condolences to Ms. Cotton and her family. I...

Our culture is beautiful. Play that clip and learn something. It’s Mardi Gras time again. It’s time for thousands of people to descend on th...

Today is the day we officially celebrate Dr. King’s life. There will be lots of speeches, marching and the singing of Lift Every Voice and S...

Like an unchecked cancer, hate corrodes the personality and eats away its vital unity. Hate destroys a man's sense of values and his obj...

Do black people in this country really know what they want? Everybody is on the Obama bandwagon because he gives us hope and he is not like ...

The Wire is the best and most addictive show on television that no one watches. It’s almost at Sopranos status. The difference between The W...

Aside from a Katrina victim, is there another person having a worse two year run than Marion Jones? Talk about losing everything. She just w...

Since Mardi Gras is quickly approaching, this blog is dedicated to Professor Longhair. I know you young cats like to ignore heritage but che...

First of all let me state my personal view on blacks running for political office. I personally think that politics were the worse thing tha...

Well, I stand up next to a mountain And I chop it down with the edge of my hand Well, I pick up all the pieces and make an island Might even...

I am watching this Hornets game on NBA-TV and I would like to apologize to Chris Paul and the rest of the team. See, I have been mad at Byro...

This Blog needs a musical interlude

My community is divided into two frames of mind, “I made it in spite of the obstacles” and “I made it so there are no obstacles”. This hous...

This is one of those periods of time when I feel like heading down to the Ninth Ward and sitting on somebody's porch...but no one is dow...

While Avery Alexander , A P Tureaud and Morris F.X. Jeff roll over in their graves. While local black politicians fight to keep their re...

This project dispute is crazy. I could see the benefit in tearing down the old projects and replacing them with better mixed income homes. O...

When I was in the ninth grade I hooked up with a bunch of crazy young men. We all thought we were tough. That was probably from listening to...

Medical Watch: Norovirus could sideline the afflicted for days You know what the most upsetting thing about this virus is besides the uncon...