Sol Pop and Y?

I started Sol Pop because it just dawned on me that the same issues that rattled me five years ago, when I considered myself to be a neophyte journalist scraping my way up the media/entertainment ladder, the concerns I figured somebody would address at some point, have still gone unanswered. It still amazes me that the voice of young people of color is noticeably missing from mainstream rants, that pundit humor has replaced news, that gossip reigns over logic, and that anything witty that can't be condensed to a soundbite just isn't newsworthy anymore.

I've been restless these last few days. Something about the anniversary of 9/11, the still unresolved catastophe that led us into this war we can't get out of, those dogged conspiracy theories floating in the air, the crispness in what should be warmth lingering from a summer I don't want to end, and the the fact that despite my full fledged awareness that this Kanye vs. 50 hype is a big money backed campaign chucked up to get me promoting their cds in random conversations pro bono. And despite the logic angel that tells me my mind is being twisted by the publicity monster, sabatoged by the marketing machine, screaming that Kanye vs. 50 isn't more important than say the Jena 6 or recycling, that I'm as caught up in the frenzy as a 15 year old kid.

Some people wait til the New Year for this rigid self assessment, I kick things off after Labor Day.

In my college moments, I had an inkling to start a magazine that would talk about social issues, have a literary twist, and still be in touch with pop culture. And while I pinned my hopes to many a fair venture,most of which took a sea ottor styled nose dive, some years later this magazine didn't exist because I hadn't created it. The voices of the young, inquisitive adult still doesn't make mainstream beat junkies and a whole lifestyle of active thinking people lives below the radar. So this blog is my foray into Sol Pop, a fresh twist on real issues for fun people who relish in thought provoking moments.

Call me giddy, but I'm pretty doggone excited, and I hope that you will enjoy the ride as well. So live life, learn daily, and question the obvious. I don't do milk, but sol growth is good for the heart.