Cliff's Crib

First of all I want to thank everyone involved with organizing the Rising Tide Conference for inviting me to be on the education panel. I ha...

When I was first asked to be on the Education Panel at this year’s Rising Tide Conference I was honored. Then I remembered just how muc...

I’m sitting here trying to figure out why I am so into these Olympic Games. The last time I really got into the Olympics was 20 years ago. I...

Well, we sent her on in there. I hope nothing happens to make me show those people why they called me the Incredible Hulk in 8th grade. I...

Friday morning I had to speak at a meeting. I knew almost everyone in the room by first name but for some reason I felt nervous. After I s...

Did I mention anything about my post on the Gambit's blog about the school issue? That was more than two weeks ago. My self promotion sk...

I hope no one thought I wasn't going to say something about the great city of Mandeville ........ I will concede that Mande...

It’s a rainy Monday morning and I am back at work after taking an extended weekend. I took an extra day because I felt myself slipping into ...

One of my favorite singers and a founding father of the Bald Head Brothers Club passed away Sunday. I would like to say rest in peace to Isa...

Who you are just as you are is precious and totally unique. Make friends with yourself and become empowered by your own distinctiveness. ...

Please excuse me today. I am speaking as an angry black New Orleans resident who’s losing faith and feeling kind of silly about asking for p...

I have been grinding this week. Sometimes you have to take a break from all the drama and just sit down with a nice cocktail and forget abou...

For the first time in a few weeks I went to City Park instead of Audubon Park to work out. I like City Park much better. It’s closer to the ...

You can check me out in my guest role here. Thank you to Kevin Allman for giving me a chance to reach a broader range of people. I just want...

I spent the weekend doing landscaping in my front yard. It was so hot that I started singing old Negro spirituals and waiting for Harriet to...

I watched Black in America last night on CNN and I have to say this morning I am a little disheartened about being a black man. I don’t th...

I love the taste of good old New Orleans dirty tap water. The Kentwood Water dude has no reason to come to my house. All the particles and c...

There are two issues I need to talk about. The first is Bobby Jindal. The second one is the criminalization of Ray Nagin. I am going to hold...

Saints training camp starts tomorrow. I have been trying my best not to be an over the top fan. When I became a dad my dad told me that stu...

Ninety five percent of the New Orleans Police Department are really good people. They have a rough job and take a great risk to protect this...