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Jamal D

Without the facts of my purpose, I have no purpose for my facts....

About Me



Favorite Colors: Silver & Black

Motto: Committment to Excellence
Some Follow the Raiders for the madness, I Love them for the embodiment of their Committment.

My Interests

I am a perfectly imperfect Soul walking the earth trying to enlighten the world, and leave it alittle bit better place than it was before I found it. How am I able to do this you ask. Well, I am a Spoken Word Artist; a Writer; a Lecturer; a Life Teacher; a Hip-Hop-thropologist (yeah that's new - ask if you you don't know); a Television Producer; a Television Personality; a Media Content Producer; a World Class Debater and Discusser (yeah I also make up words that sound real) of things ranging from great to little societal significance; a devoted admirer of all things African and African American; a college trained Economist; a Problem Solver; and a Solution Analyzer. I also can communicate very well. Send me a message and I'll show you.

I'd like to meet:

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Music:

"I can't live without My...." IPOD.I believe that music is the language of the soul. So I feel it necessary to feed my soul some healthy doses of music daily, as to keep up my soulful fluency.Five Standard artists/groups that you will find playing on my IPOD are:1. Public Enemy 2. The Good Rev./Dr. of Love/ Brother Al Green 3. Bob Marley 4. The Fugees 5. The Undisputed King of Pop & Controversy Michael Jackson

Movies:

I recently viewed and enjoyed Idlewild, The Illusionist, and Jet Li's: Fearless.

Television:

The one thing that most people would be surprised to know about me is that I am a huge SIMPSONS fan. I have seen every episode of the first 14 seasons more than once or twice....well like 50 times. I love the writing and creativity displayed on that show, as they poke fun at and explore the popular culture of America. I also spend an inordinate amount of time watching Sports and Sports related programming, especially now that I work at a Sports television station.

Books:

Book that I am currently Reading:

My Blog

Is Michael Vick at the mercy of the pack?

Jamal D note: I am posting a column written by arguably the MOST important and MOST essential African American Journalist to put fingers to keyboard in the last 30 years, whom most of you have probabl...
Posted by Jamal D on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:53:00 PST

Whos Killed More Animals?

On Monday August 27, 2007, the New York Times ran the following full page ad.I think it brings a very important point to the table, not the least of which is, that killing dogs which is an awful yet p...
Posted by Jamal D on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 02:21:00 PST

Even When the Saints Go Marching In, Don't Ever forget what happened...

Jamal D Note - While perusing the sports websites looking for stories to nurture my latent giddiness at the thought of the New Orleans Saints winning the NFC Divisional Round over the Eagles this Sa...
Posted by Jamal D on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 02:53:00 PST

A letter to my fellow Hurricane Katrina Survivors

To My Fellow Hurricane Katrina Survivors, On August 29, 2005, (or K-day as I will forever refer to that date) New Orleans was knocked down, rendered unconscious, drowned, counted out, and left for ...
Posted by Jamal D on Fri, 08 Sep 2006 09:48:00 PST

Hard times come to the Big Easy

Jamal D note - To those who did not read my last blog, I am posting a column written by arguably the MOST important and MOST essential African American Journalist to put fingers to keyboard in the las...
Posted by Jamal D on Wed, 30 Aug 2006 10:00:00 PST

If you're looking for a good Nonfiction book to read...

JAMAL D note - This book is a must read especially to those among us who claim that these Million Dollar athletes should do more in the community. While that is a valid conversation, those same people...
Posted by Jamal D on Mon, 31 Jul 2006 09:26:00 PST

Thelonious Sphere Monk carries on his father work...

JAMAL D Note- If you don't know who Thelonius Monk is/was, You should google him find some of his music and listen to a master at work. He is yet another one of the great musicians that rose out of th...
Posted by Jamal D on Mon, 31 Jul 2006 09:23:00 PST

The Only Reason I Still Respect Cuba Gooding Jr

Jamal Note - When I saw the film "Men of Honor", directed by an African American filmmaker named George Tillman, Jr, I was moved by the very courageous true story of US Navy Diver Carl Brashear. And C...
Posted by Jamal D on Mon, 31 Jul 2006 09:13:00 PST

For those wondering How Dallas got off in Dubai.....

When you get in to international trouble, It helps to have friends in powerful positions. This is called building and utilizing a Middle Class Network. Hopefully he learned a lesson from this, but mor...
Posted by Jamal D on Mon, 31 Jul 2006 09:08:00 PST

Black Man's Dragging Death Roils Community in Louisville, KY

Check out this link and then ponder why we haven't heard, read, or posted more about this story. It is not frightening to me that something like this could happen in 2006, but it is scary that there a...
Posted by Jamal D on Mon, 31 Jul 2006 09:05:00 PST