Reading

I enjoy reading, especially when I'm able to get into a quiet place and "space" so as to read without any distraction. Ideally, it's somewhere outdoors so that I have the option of taking a break from my concentration and appreciate the beauty of nature. 

There's an adage about Black men and books: If you don't want a Black person to know it, write it in a book. This may have been true before the Civil War when in most of the slave-holding states, it was illegal to teach an African-American to read. 

Since those times, Black people and their descendants have become avid readers. Not only absorbing the words of others, but also as renown authors in their own rights. Fortunately, this process has made that old myth about African-Americans and literacy a false notion that only a few ignorant people still cling to.  

So, during your leisure time this summer, be sure to strip off all those useless clothes, pick up a book and read! 

Be yourself, gay, nude and proud!

Rashad