This book is a collection of articles written by Charles Easley a black, gay, southern writer and columnist. Easley is a seasoned educator committed to challenging the minds of creative artist. Through the art of storytelling, Easley explores race, class, faith, gender, sexuality, media, and popular culture using insight and sometimes humor. Easley approaches sometimes very controversial and sensitive subjects in a way that allows readers regardless of their background to participate in an inclusive exchange of ideas and opinions.

Brandon Bailey or BB as most of his family and friends call him is a self-described comic book geek, science fiction, fantasy, cartoon, nerd. BB is a black boy growing up during the 70's in Houston, TX and uses his vast imagination to not only negotiate the sometimes challenging inner city streets but also to create a persona that does not always equal what his family, friends or even society think a black boy can aspire to be. In this adventure we find BB and his friends are very excited about the arrival of a family of Sea Monkey's they ordered from the back of a comic book. There is a pack...