And then maybe the most comforting to me at the time, it’s the most simple thing, but Jimmy was Black. That’s it. As close as Nev and I got over the years, as much feeling and friendship existed between us, there was something instant between your daddy and me that didn’t require work or words. Oh, you know what I’m talking about. It’s a cultural grounding that we Black folks have, whether you are from Detroit or New York or Los Angeles or Bumblecrack, Mississippi.
