It's Always Personal

Historian Abdur-Rahim Muhammad displayed a great deal of responsibility in putting together his life's work - Who Killed Malcom X? The 6-part documentary's title, literally, tells all about the project's final destination, but it's 'must watch' for everything viewers learn along the journey. For IAP, host Wood just shares some reactions to the facts of Muhammad's investigation.

The lights dimmed on STARZ' popular glitzy streets tales drama Power after Season Two. I just kept fucking around with in hopes that in the end, all the fuckery would've resulted in some payoff. Last night the series finale aired... and there wasn't anything to any of the show's chicanery. All the characters died senselessly, never having gained or wielded any power.

The recent untimely passing of 41-year old NBA great/husband/father Kobe Bryant, his 13-year old daughter GiGi and seven other people rocked the world this week. Some people chose to put their "best self" out to the world... The reactions to Kobe's death, and a random text message from my mother, brought to mind the concept of "strongholds" immediately. In short, there's only one way to respond in the face of a stronghold. "No" may have recently been updated by comedian Deon Cole's joke about "Welp!"... Lemme share.

There's a dope IG video of Poor Righteous Teachers' emcee Wise Intelligent giving his perspective, or a timeline, on when and why hip hop switched to be so negative. Several recent hip hop documentaries, mostly found on Netflix, featured white record label executives who initially championed some of the genre's greatest voices. Maybe they're owed some gratitude.

Loni Love said Black men are No. 1 at cheating. Do we want her to be wrong or just quiet? "Iron" Mike Tyson believes his kids probably saw him wildin out, and now want 0 to do with Black folks. The f*** we look like???

The first episode, I detailed my failures in leading others as a 21-year old. I figured I'd detail a couple other situations, as I've tried to lead others in some of my endeavors as a content creator. The results are much better, but how I carry these experiences isn't as unhealthy in terms of protecting my own aspirations.

For years I thought I'd really done something great, as a younger man, with a life choice involving a group of friends. Years later in a class I was taking for my MBA, I was taken back to this bold decision that I thought was the right decision. I realized I never even gave a younger me a real shot at something I was decent at doing.

Look weight gain and a lack of a joint commitment, in our mid-40s, to a workout plan is a growing challenge for my wife and I - and our love life. Real talk. The discussion can be heard by clicking play, but I had to share this conflict after my wife rejected baked chicken in favor of fried chicken, as a pairing with macaroni and cheese.

Episode one was gonna be about my wife and I and our need to lose some weight. Then I saw Megan the Stallion on one of my favorite platforms for real music. The fuck???