"The Bridge" is a syndicated column by Darryl James,
the author of "Bridging The Black Gender Gap," which is also the basis of a national lecture series. James was awarded the Non-fiction Award for his book on the Los Angeles Riots at the Seventh Annual Black History Month Book Fair and Conference in Chicago. He founded the only Black-owned national rap music publication, Rap Sheet in 1992. He can be reached via email at djames@TheBlackGenderGap.com.

He doesn't care if you hate him. He probably doesn't like you, either.

What people are saying about "The Bridge:"

"Whether you agree with him or not, what we like about Darryl James is 1) he's not afraid to say it, 2) he doesn't back down when challenged, and 3) he challenges us to think too."
Renee West

"The only word I have for you my brother is phenomenal. Your writing is truly up lifting to me. I don't care what any one else thinks or says, you're speaking the truth and most of our people I'm sad to say can't handle it...WRITE ON MY BROTHER...PHENOMENAL THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE. "
Gary Johnson,
Publisher BlackMenInAmerica.com

"I truly enjoy reading your column weekly. If there were billboards posted all around the world advertising what a real black man looks, sounds, speaks, etc. like, you would be pictured."
Ella Dean

"Never has one man so eloquently expressed the true nature of what is wrong with relationships between Black men and woman. I will share your column with as many sistas as I can. Please keep up the great work! You're not alone in this!"
Scott Ferguson

"I don't always agree with you, and that's a good thing, but you push the envelope beyond the limits that keep us, as a community, stuck inside the box - and that's even better. "
oldsoulindaSouth,
a regular on eurweb.com