I’m usually not one for reminiscing but recently I’ve found myself doing just that. I’ve been thinking back to 1992 when I officially came out as a gay black man and boy, have things changed. As...Read More
With the recent events lately, it is so very hard not to feel grief or some similar emotion. We’re being inundated by the news; if we are not seeing it on the television, we’re reading about it al...Read More
As a kid, I would always hear my mother and grandparents say, “If you want it, you need to pray and ask God to bless you.” I often thought, “Is it really that easy?” As a kid looking into the ...Read More
I recently attended The 2nd Annual Better Brothers Los Angeles Truth Awards and it was a truly inspiring evening. This was my first time attending the Truth Awards but I was not a stranger to Better B...Read More
When we are single we want to be in a relationship and when we are in a relationship we want to be single or in another relationship. We go through life wanting what we don’t have or wanting what we...Read More
I got the idea for this blog after reading, “10 New Year’s Resolutions For Every Grown Ass Black Woman” (http://www.forharriet.com/2016/01/10-new-years-resolutions-for-every.html). One of my goo...Read More
There have been so many negative things in the media in the last few months. Racial tensions are at an all time high, heated discussions about the Supreme Court legalizing same-sex marriage, police br...Read More
In February 2014 I wrote a blog, “Single in the City,” (www.vanbranchblog.com/single-in-the-city/) which talked about current dating trends and my experiences with online dating. Surprisingly, 18 ...Read More