It's Always Personal

Huge salute to Pastor Jonathan R. Miller who provides content on Instagram with his @pastorypj account. Aye, this is just more of the realest ish I’ve ever observed and/or pondered. I sincerely hope you all try to be happy, and that you find a way to 1) truly love yourself and 2) allow others to truly love you. But, if all you do is cough and sneeze on others…

Wood reacts to Rich Paul’s interview, or appearance, on the popular THE PIVOT podcast. In light of it being NBA Draft week, and living in Bronny James’ universe the past couple months, Wood took exception with a couple of interesting Paul defenses of the James Family Business portfolio expanding.

This past Sunday’s FEVER @ SKY solidifies the WNBA’s Rookie of the Year battle is no foregone conclusion. Wood takes some shots at weighing stats, season averages and factoring in popularity - to get to a ‘black and white’ likely winner. Keyshawn Johnson attempts to solve the paucity of Black American players in MLB in the modern era. This really isn’t a pro sports whodunit! WE could do something about this besides accuse others for doing us dirty on the diamond.

All there is to say is that people have made “the multiverse” very real. And we’re losing ourselves because of it. Also, MLB is obligated to spending millions of dollars to get Black American youth to continue to ignore America’s favorite pastime? Seriously?

Wood recaps his second half marathon as he battles on in his late-40s fitness journey. And, a much needed full day of recovery, after said half marathon, gets spent with the third game between the WNBA’s Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky. Let’s discuss what the third installment of Caitlin Clark vs Angel Reese was all about in the CHI.

I know in today’s world a lot of brothers quest to embody “RNS.” Cool! Ahead of a FOX Sports MLB game played at Rickwood Stadium as tribute to the impact on baseball of Black players, HoF player Reggie Jackson joined the pre-game desk and unexpectedly spoke on some ‘Real Negro Shit.’ And real still recognizes real!

During Bill Maher’s REAL TIME interview of TBC’s Charlemagne the God, Maher’s anti-woke denials really don’t apply to WNBA superstar A’ja Wilson’s views about her delayed commercial appeal and acceptance by today’s most powerful brands.

The ordeal at the origins of Juneteenth is real - there was some two-plus year delay for the emancipation of slaves in Galveston, Texas. Certainly, that was a travesty for those affected Black men, women and children. Fast forward to 2024, and information, even if it’s fake or half truth, is readily available for the majority of Americans. So what’s the excuse for falling behind year after year after year after year. Every damn body’s talking - but who is truly listening?

Too many people nowadays are impossible to please or satisfy.

Wood discusses new domestic violence allegations against boxing star Deontay Wilder by his fiancée Telli Swift. Boxer Adrien Broner just cracked some jokes on his opponent, this weekend, for “DV” and “beatin’ on b****es” during their final press conference. That’s similar to the “b****es” Broner boastfully gives “two minutes” when he has the urge to please himself. This episode focuses on the reaction of online Black men as these incidents became OUR fodder for the day.