The Race To Finish 1st

am i not entitled to one mistake

Lately, there's been a lot of talk and attention around race and I wonder if this is purposely inflicted by some folks. Clearly, this can not be just coincidental, or could it? The killing of Trayvon Martin was one of the more publicized topics in America and after the trial, I was quite baffled. A legal system was used to justify the killing of an unarmed teenager which to this day will haunt every person with a young child. Of course, media plays right into the whole argument, every last person who sees the news will have an impression of what they think happened. Something just does not sit right.

Remember Michael Dunn? He was the man who shot and killed Jordan Davis for apparently playing loud music in his own car down in FLORIDA. Was Jordan Davis not entitled to play loud music? Perhaps special permission was needed before deciding to turn that music up loud. I am sure they were many more incidents than reported about confrontations between grown white men and young African Americans but of course who wants to go in that direction. right?

Ever since Mr. Obama became president lots of these race flirtations kept surfacing. Of course, he is not to blame but I wonder if America was ready for a shift in power. Having an African American president seems to still bother some people in America. 

Mr. Donald Sterling (L.A. Clippers owner)didn't make things any better by doing an interview with Anderson Cooper it actually made things worse. Or did it really?  Donald is 80 or more years old and for him not to have specific views of the so-called
minorities aren't so shocking, at least to me. Some things may seem shocking to hear but if you live long enough you would realize that the behavior of humans doesn't really change. Now that's an argument! Apparently, Mark Cuban (Dallas Mavericks owner)is an outspoken guy and felt the need to make his point about his thoughts on prejudice. I will say that he isn't far off with his thoughts and many others may feel the same way he does. Sometimes people pretend and they are others who simply just blurts it out, truthfully.

Built to Last

Toronto the great city is now exposed in more ways than one.  Imagine living in this quiet city which for the most part hosts many exciting characters and episodes.  You would never know unless you did research and realized that this city has many unique things about it.  Well, I am not going to do a research at the moment but I encourage you to.  Don't be surprise at what you find.

It's no surprise that the great city of Toronto is very popular at the moment.  If you look back at the last few years you could see it coming. It's been a series of events and people recognition that started the hype.  Justin Bieber been wiling out lately and that drew interest of some Americans who chanted the deportation call.  How dare Justin, the Canadian with lots of money and a global following through his precious songs and good looks.  How dare you?  Canadians never act the way he does, obviously it must be his surroundings.

Then there was Mr Anthony Bennett, the number one draft pick of the NBA 2013.  Surprisingly he stole the number one spot according to some but never the less he was number one.  His value will show a few years after when his potential pans out.

A few years back the hip hop world was shocked and relieved when Drake took the number one spot and ever since then he has been dissed, dismissed but still loved.  The kid is still the talk of the town and even though he has become the ambassador for the Toronto Raptors he still holds his own on the hip hop scene.  When you see Drake you see Toronto, at least that's what the raptors expect.  The rise of the north, a place where the youths seek recognition and demand to be heard.  No longer will any southerner look down on the north as a place where the cold weather controls this city and tall trees roam.

I couldn't help but notice the fans of the Toronto raptors who made themselves very loud but eventually lost to the Brooklyn nets in their 1st round play-off finals.  If there's one place I want to be is in Jurassic park next year when the team make the playoffs again.  It was awesome to watch those fans jump, scream and cheer their team on to the very last end.  I think many media outlets noticed and again showed the energy and vibrant nature of the the northern uprising.

Politically, Canada generally is quite boring.  No real dirt comes out on politicians and even if this happens it's usually useless.  There's no real noise to be heard from a media point of view up until now.  The Toronto Mayor has caused quite a stir around the world and has the focus on Toronto once again.  It's one big debate in these parts about him running for mayor again and even if he should be running again at all.  If there's one thing to be said, it would be that him all by himself has placed a fixed light on the city of Toronto.  I dare you, research Toronto and see what you may find.