Book Extract: My heroes were on the walls

Nov 10, 2021 | ,

This is the second in a series of extracts from my book Listen To Your Footsteps, a collection of reflections and essays on fatherhood, identity, loss, creativity, etc WATCHING A documentary about Muhammad Ali, I was struck by how big an impact he had on me when I was a child. I was eight years old when he lost to Larry Holmes, and I have memories of watching the fight with my father. I has heartbroken because, even at that young age, I could see that Ali was at the end of his career. I read a copy of an early biography of his as a young teenager and, by then, had watched a lot of his...

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Read For Ten Minutes a Day

Jun 14, 2015 |

The drive way is a 30 metre gentle incline that curves to the left. At the top, was the single-car garage, which, within a couple of months of moving into the house, he had converted into a study, with a carport just in front of it. On both sides of the length of the former garage, he put in shelves from ground to just below the ceiling with a couple of shelves on the wall office the entrance, beneath a small window that was put in to brighten the study. The shelves weren’t able to hold all the books he owned but it made a dent. This was the home we moved into when I was 11 years old. I grew...

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On CliffCentral With Gareth Cliff

Jan 9, 2015 |

I had the opportunity to chat to Gareth Cliff on his show on CliffCentral on January 8th, 2015. I don't always agree with his opinions but always enjoy interacting with him and this interview was no different. I'm grateful for the chance to share my thoughts on life, relationships, work, poetry, authors, Malcolm X, tattoos, writing, the new companies I'm involved in Project Fable and iMar Entertainment, etc.

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In Retrospect

Apr 30, 2010 |

Lists Of The Most Important Internet Personalities Internet Evolution has come up with their first-ever list of the top 100 most innovative and influential people in the Web 2.0 world. In the social networking category, Mark Zuckerberg, the Founder of Facebook, beat out Kevin Rose, the Founder of Digg. In the search category, the heads of … [WebProNews] Malcolm X’s Killer Released After 44 Years? Sorry But The Real Killers Never Went To Jail Sure today a bunch of people are gonna be up in arms and have been up in arms when it was announced that Thomas Hagan the only man who admitted his role...

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The Assassination of Malcolm X

Feb 21, 2010 |

Today, February 21st, is the 45th anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X. He had an impact on my life in a way that is inexplicable but very real. When I was in university and Spike Lee created the film with Denzel Washington as Malcolm X, I had a wall of my res room covered with pictures. The hype around the film made it easier to collect everything Malcolm X. I was able to acquire books with all of his speeches, even the script for the film. I had medallions, t-shirts and even a duffel bag. Last year, I was asked by a magazine to write about a book that changed my life and what I...

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