Homegoing Services for Bro. James Novak

Well, America, we've lost a kindred spirit; a noted journalist, and devoted husband of White House Chief of Staff Cyrus Beene. Brother James Novak went to be with the Lord after (sexy!) Jake shamelessly took his life on March 20, 2014.

I need you to know that 1) James Novak is a fictional character; and 2) Black Social media has gotten OUT OF CONTROL with their posthumous tributes to him!

See below:

First, we have the Home going program in honor of Brother James.

 

And we have a RIP James t-shirt, for sale at your local Family Dollar store or any Bodega in Bed Stuy, Brooklyn.

 

 

We have a choir rehearsal announcement for the First Baptist AME Zion Pentecostal Holiness Church of the Lamb of God That was Slain for our sins:

 

 

ANNNNNND last, but not least, a DETAILED funeral program for Brotha James.

Now, in my mind, this would be the ideal lineup to give Brotha James a proper homegoing:

• VP Sally Langston opens in prayer
• Bro. Don Lemon gives remarks as a fellow journalist and supporter of the LGBT community
• Pastor Shirley Caeser and Drake do a duet called "Hold on: We're going home to glory"
• Aretha Franklin wears her famous presidential inauguration hat (made out of Kermit), and sings "Just a closer walk with Thee"
• Rev. Al Sharpton gives the eulogy
• The First Baptist AME Zion Pentecostal Holiness Church of the Lamb of God That was Slain for our sins offers two selections
• A love offering is taken up for baby Ella (that adopted black baby who ain't got but ONE daddy now), and a scholarship is set up for her through the United Negro College Fund
• Benediction by Metta World Peace

 

Shonda Rhimes is a true creative genius who has her millions of viewers wrapped up in the story lines of "Scandal" characters. Although fictional, we "Gladiators" have somehow come to know and care about the lives of James, Cy, Papa Pope, Liv, Jake (sexy self) and Harrison (sexy self). We also half-way care whether Huck will ever bathe; whether Quinn finally quits her double life; whether Mellie will get her groove back; and don't nobody care about Abby.

 

NOW, if only America would focus as much on the education equality gap as we did on #WhoShotJames, #MamaPope'sWig or on the Mega Millions, THEN we'd have some Change we can Believe in.

 

Then End.

And Amen.