South Wood, formerly known as San Suzi, was one of Richmond’s largest apartment complexes that’s located in the cold trenches of the city’s south side. In the mid 1990’s, my older brothers and a few of their childhood friends cofounded a brotherhood called N.I.C (Niggas-In-Corporated). Many of N.I.C’s members were teenage pretty boys whom were […]
After years of standing for morning counts, my body is trained to wake up about 5:35am. Laid back on my steel bottom bunk with my head faced right, I scouted the ten bunks ahead of my end bunk. Minus different rhythms of snoring, most of the guys were asleep like newborn babies. I shifted my […]
By Latif Torres-Robinson and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) While Fentanyl continues to linger in our country’s most vulnerable neighborhoods, it is imperative that we work together to protect our precious little ones. Due to the high volume of accessibility, it’s not a matter of IF your child is offered a pill laced with fentanyl — […]
As I continue to carefully assess which party exemplifies my political interests, there has been a string of events that has fueled my distrust in the Democratic sector. For more transparency of the matter, I am highly disappointed with Mr. Biden’s dark list of pardons. I don’t oppose to second chances, of course, but I […]
If I were to tell you that I never felt like quitting, I would be lying through the hair-thin crevices of my teeth. The writing world is overwhelmed with writers who are striving to break into the competitive book industry. Waiting is common for writers, especially children authors. Regardless if it’s one day or one […]
On several occasions within the past few months, people have asked me if I am Republican. Perhaps my enthusiastic appraisal of Donald Trump’s presidential victory may be the reason. I also acknowledge how my pro-Trump statements may demonstrate far right behavior; however, I hope my consistent support for the United States of America’s 45th and […]
“If you don’t give me my money by the end of tonight, I’m gonna beat your a@#,” was the warning from a guy who was owed $3.00. I was annoyed by the angry man’s threat. I didn’t understand, as I probably would’ve when I was an ignorant boy, how people could become violent over something […]
Did you know Donald Trump will be only the second president to serve nonconsecutive terms? Now that we’ve voted Trump to be our 47th president, it’s an interesting question as to why he wasn’t reelected in 2020. Did Biden really … never mind. When Joe Biden took over America’s highest office in 2020, arguably the […]
“Look, baby, I need some money. You need to figure out something,” was Tee-Tee’s heartless statement that lingered in my head. Later on that evening, I met up with my best friend, C, at a gas station that sat on the corner of 17th Street and East Broad Street. Like most nights down Richmond’s Shockoe […]
“I like you and you’re a good guy, Latif, but my daughter is no good. Leave her alone before you end up in some mess,” was the collaborate warning I got from my then-girlfriend’s mother and sister. I didn’t listen. Months after I had run away from home at 17. I met a beautiful 29 […]