I enjoyed reading all of the comments on this thread. I'm never sure exactly how to tell a story. It's really hard sometimes,especially when the story is based on recollection of things that happened in the past. Not enough detail? Too much detail? Do the details accurately match the particular experience I'm trying to tell about,or am I getting things mixed up? Sometimes it's not easy to know for sure.
Both of us have written a lot on BTW,and we do our best to make it interesting. Neither of us hold advanced degrees,but we're reasonably well-educated. I know I've made mistakes in grammar and spelling,but I try not to. Slang,and possibly a touch of black vernacular as well,makes it's way into our everyday conversations,and maybe our writing too. It's never meant to mimic anybody. I don't try to be black. I'm not that kind of snow bunny.
As to how black men talk,I'll refer to Bronzeman208's comment above. I concur.