Contributor Andrew Padula has been in situations throughout his life where he has been compelled to deal with racial issues from unusual perspectives. I believe his point of view adds a lot to our discussion, so I welcome Andrew and his column The Topsoil to Allaboutrace.com. As Andrew says, “You gotta turn the topsoil to plant a crop!”
On the rare occasions when full time musicians are not playing, or sitting home flat broke, most of us like diversions that are far and away from nightclub life.  I have always been a …