I remember...
when Washington, DC was called "Chocolate City." I remember when you didn't see many White, Asian, or Black Americans wearing dreads or locks. I remember when you only saw body piercings in National Geographic magazine. I remember when mostly people in jail, bikers, and military personnel wore tattoos. I remember when children would go outside to play. I remember when you had to go to a video arcade to play video games. I remember when kids would settle their disputes without guns. I remember when young people would have parties at their home and no one would get killed. I remember when classroom teachers could spank you. I remember when parents did not let their kids hear them curse. I remember when my mother would take me and my brothers to a drive-in movie with a bucket of chicken and a 2 liter bottle of grape soda. I remember when my mother would buy food and tennis shoes/sneakers for us at the grocery store (*singing* Jeepers...Jeepers where'd you get those sneak...