Michael P Coleman is a freelance writer who used to talk to strangers and get punished. Now, he gets published! This is some of the stuff he can't stop thinking about! michaelpcoleman.com
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo just signed an executive order allowing business owners to require a mask or face covering before entering their businesses. Some are claiming that that’s a violation of their “constitutional rights.” I disagree, and as we look to Arden Mall in Sacramento and other businesses reopening for in-person shopping this weekend, …
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I’ve been staggered by the video footage of the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. Yes, I said murder. From what I can see, it shouldn’t be called a “killing,” as it’s being called by national media. I killed a bee that stung me a couple of evenings ago. I routinely kill …
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It’s been 20 years since the incomparable Diana Ross announced her Return To Love tour with the equally incredible Scherrie Payne and Lynda Lawrence, two Supremes who had joined the group after Ross launched her solo career in 1970. The trio promised to revisit all of the amazing music of Motown’s most successful group, during …
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden offended a lot of African Americans yesterday during a radio interview with Charlamagne tha God when he questioned the “blackness” of anyone who was still deciding about whether to vote for him in lieu of the orange alternative. “If you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me …
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Remember when you could meet someone professionally for the first time, be impressed with their work, and plant one on ‘em, right on the kisser, without worrying about bringing a potentially lethal virus home? Ah, the good ol’ days! This writer has spent the better part of 29 years being jealous of late night talk …
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As communities nationwide are tip-toeing into various reopening “plans,” I realize that I’ve been getting quite good at this sheltering at home thing. It’s really a remarkable feat for an extreme extrovert like me. But yesterday, I had to venture out to the pharmacy to refill a couple of prescriptions, and what I found there …
By Michael P Coleman Do you want a perfect example of “outside of the box” thinking? How about photographing fashion icon Diana Ross, for her solo debut album, sans the glitz and glamour for which she had become known during her decade-long, record-breaking stint fronting The Supremes? Fifty years later, the resulting album cover is …
As states all over the country grapple with shelter-in-place orders, and my home state of California slowly relaxes restrictions in an effort to get the economy moving again, while balancing that effort with the preservation of public health, it has becoming increasing difficult for me to shelter-in-place and wear my face coverings like we should …
Have you ever had the experience of being away from a dear friend, for years perhaps, and not realizing how very much you missed her until you’re finally reunited? That pretty much sums up my experience watching the excellent new 90 minute Netflix documentary, Becoming. The film chronicles Michelle Obama’s sold-out national book tour for …
This is a Mother’s Day that I’ll be spending far more than six feet away from Mom. We live in different time zones, and as you well know, domestic travel’s been grounded. I’d most likely not have spent the holiday with Mom, anyway. She and I are closer when we’re apart, it seems. Maybe we’re …
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