DJ Judah

These pictures are from our family Thanksgiving dinner! Dude in the blue shirt is my little brother. The other two are my first cousins. We went for the gangster pose on these. The only problem is I have NO gangster in me!! My younger family members still have to mean mug people almost daily. Not me! Although we all grew up in Long Beach California, I am what real gangster call - FRIENDLY. I kept smiling in the pictures. I wish you could have been there because it was very funny. Are you a real "OG" or a Facebook Gangster. Me - I am just friendly. I did stick my chest out on one of the pictures. The circles I run in need no MEAN MUG

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I recently reviewed the 2010 Buick Lacrosse for Visit Black Dallas. When I think of a Buick, I think of the old school "Deuce and A Quarter" with the fly velour seats. You know the big gas guzzler from back in the day. I can't forget about the Park Avenue also. But this is not your Uncle's ride. It is very nice. Check out my video review and tell me what you think

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As a man with 2 daughters, when I heard this story I was in tears. I always tell young woman to keep yourself pure. Mind Body and Spirit. Wait before you grow up. There are emotions that older men know about that young ladies have not grasp yet. That is why pimping is real and dangerous

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One day last year my kids and I were cleaning up. It was kind of boring. NO it was very boring. I had just bought this new camera (Panasonic HVX-200) and wanted to test it out. Since it has a hugh learning curve, I figured I have some fun with it. The video is of us doing PYT by the late Michael Jackson. I found it last week while clearing space off my hard drive. This video proves that my household NEVER stopped playing MJ! We did not go out and buy all his records because we already had them. So look past the missing files and overexposure. Look at the fun we are having!! Let me know what you think

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In August 2009, I traveled to Fayette, Alabama with my family. This is my father's side of the family. I never really enjoyed going to this family reunion when I was younger. I found out on this trip that it is not about the youth but about the rich stories of our elders. As the years pass by, family members pass away. I decided to document family members as a way to share with future generations. From this small clip, I have been inspired to do a documentary on my family to make sure that we preserve the stories and learn more about who we are. We learn this by knowing our family. Let me know what you think!

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I love to use sports analogies as a teaching tool. One day a about a year ago, my son was supposed to be up on the roof at the pool. When my daughter went up his was not there. It turns out 

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This weekend my son along with his Grandmother rented a booth at a Back To School festival in South Dallas. He decided he wanted a new drum set and this is the way he will pay for it. He has been playing drums for over 8 years. Up until this point in his life, I have bought all of his drum gear. Under the training of his Grandmother, his story was honed. He started of by saying he was raising money for ANOTHER drum set without much emotion. Granny told him to say "Hello, I have been playing drums most of my life, I am raising money to buy myself a drum set. Would you like to support me by buying some M&M or Skittles for $1?" She also told him not to just sit at the table but to walk around and target adults. It worked like a charm!! He netted over $90 in about 4 hours!! I learned that as a sales person when you make a good sale that you IMMEDIATELY go on another sales call to keep your MOJO working. So when he got back home, he approach our next door neighbor about walking their dog for $5 a day. She said yes!! Here is the best part: He told her that she could pay by the day OR to make it easier she could pay the entire week in ADVANCE!!!! She took the entire week option and handed him $40. After paying for his candy and booth, little man pocketed $92 and has a $45 a week paying gig. WOW!! At the end of the day, he sold me a pack of M&M's. When I opened them, asked for some!! Some things never change......Now I know how I am going to retire

         

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 One of the things I like most about my son is that he enjoys himself. He enjoys being a kid and does not seem to mind what people think about him!! Last year we drove along with my Dad,Brother In Law and Cousins from Dallas to tampa for the Super Bowl. It was his year. This trip use to be only for the men. Our sons are finally old enough to be included.
When we were packing, he asked me could he bring his shoulder pads. At first I was going to tell him NO and explain that there would be no reason to bring them. I decided to let him define how he wanted  the trip to go. 
He not only brought his shoulder pads BUT also his helmet and complete uniform. When we arrived at the NFL Experience,my son was the ONLY kid out of about 20,000 to have on shoulder pads!! He was the hit of the event.
 It was because I allowed him to be a KID!! As adults we have pre-conceived ideas about how things should go. Sometimes we have >> to allow ourselves to enjoy life and be a kid. Think about it: When you are a kid, you have a small circle of faithful friends and you trust them. You can dress how you want, you believe your parents are cool and your faith and optimism is never higher! 

     

   

   

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Last weekend I went to my family reunion on my father's side of the family in Fayette Alabama. I have been going since I was 10 or so but never enjoyed it. In fact this was the first time I wanted to stay longer!

                                                       

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Most people who know me are aware that Austin is my favorite city. I moved there from Long Beach, California when I was a teenager. It took me a while but I grew to love it. I joined the Air Force and served 7 years. Upon my discharge, I moved back to Austin and started a business. My organization started growing as well as my family. I started to notice that I was normally the only black business person in the room. It did not bother me at all. What did bother me was there were no other black families for my children to connect with. Austin is a melting pot but only 6% black. While I love diversity, I believe you have to know your own culture first. In Dallas, the African American culture is evident. My daughter is in a all teen black play company at The African American museum. My son has had a private lesson on drums with Lil John Roberts (Janet Jackson's drummer). My son's baseball coach used to play for the New York Yankees. He plays in an historical African American community - Oak Cliff. In fact - In every sport he plays, the kids look like him. The day after the 2008 Olympic Basketball Gold Medal game, we were sitting on the front porch of our loft building. We seen a dude who looked like he was 7 feet! He had on an Olympic sweat suit AND a gold medal!! It was Dallas native, Chris Bosh!! He was actually on the front page of the Dallas newspaper and didn't know it! These opportunities do not exist in the African American community in Austin. So while my heart my be in Austin, my family and me are in Dallas!!

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