I’m really digging the words of Ta-Nehisi Coates. For those of you less familiar with him, he currently writes for The Atlantic magazine. He’s been a staff writer at The Village Voice and Time, and contributed to The New York Times Magazine (one of my favorites). He has written a book, “The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, and an Unlikely Road to Manhood.” After I finish grad school, I’ll have time to read it. I encourage everyone to pick up a copy.

Anywho! I’m a big fan of Will Smith and anxious to see his latest film, Seven Pounds, which also features Rosario Dawson as his co-star and love interest. I watched Smith on Oprah on Thursday, and his appearance added to my anticipation of the movie. It doesn’t open until Dec. 19, which is more than a month away. Well, Coates wrote a great piece over at his blog at The Atlantic. It’s like he read my mind. Here’s a tease of his post (“Some thoughts on Will Smith, sorta..”) and a link to more.

I’ve basically sworn off big movies, and big stars. But for some reason, I’m a devoted fan of Will Smith. I was just watching the trailer for Seven Pounds, which may be awful, and yet there was a voice inside me that said, “We’re going to see that film.” I thought the first half of Hancock was pretty damn good, but it went to seed when it started explaining itself. Too bad to, because I also like Charlize Theron. But that’s another thread.

I think part of the appealing thing is watching this black dude walk through a largely white world without compromise. I think a lot of folks missed the importance of how Barack Obama ended his victory speech. (To continue reading, click here.)

Check out the movie trailer above.

Enjoy,

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