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A few years ago, somebody sent me a link to an RT
America story on Detroit. That was my introduction to D.
Alexander Bullock. In the coverage, Bullock was riding
through neighborhoods (or, what's left of them) with a
young white reporter who wanted to know why the city
seemed so divided. Rev was very insightful by what he
thought were the reasons for it.
You know how in Detroit, there was a time when you
could usually identify somebody by last name? Well, I
had a friend at Crosman Elementary when I was in first
grade over 40 years ago. His name was Kenneth
Bullock. So, I sent an email to Rev and asked if they were
related. He replied that they weren't.
I immediately scratched it from the checkdown.
Then, the brother got a nightly radio show on 910. I
started to tune in and would even call in from time to
time. The young brother was always thoughtful and
considerate. That is why I was always puzzled by folks
from Detroit acting like the young brother was from
another planet.
It wasn't until after I saw his performance on Shatori
Shakoor’s Twisted Story Tellers that I started to re-think
it. Could it be that the very same folks who try to put
him in a box are simply jealous?