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About Panama Jackson

Panama Jackson is a columnist at theGrio and host of the award-winning podcast, "Dear Culture" on theGrio Black Podcast Network. He writes very Black things, drinks very brown liquors, and is pretty fly for a light guy. His biggest accomplishment to date coincides with his Blackest accomplishment to date in that he received a phone call from Oprah Winfrey after she read one of his pieces (biggest) but he didn't answer the phone because the caller ID said "Unknown" (Blackest).

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Rapper MC Hammer
March 5, 2024
MC Hammer's most edgy album, "Funky Headhunter," came with some controversy over his image and a legendary Speedo.
A man buckles a child into a carseat
March 1, 2024
Trying to plan a day of shuffling kids from points A through Z is often an exercise in futility and…
Wesley Snipes as "Nino Brown" in New Jack City, theGrio
February 29, 2024
The Harlem duo made it to the height of success and with one statement, changed the way the Black community…
Tyler Perry, Mea Culpa, Kelly Rowland, theGrio.com
February 27, 2024
"Mea Culpa," the latest Netflix film by Tyler Perry stars Kelly Rowland, Trevante Rhodes and a breakout star — paint.…
The cover of “Harlem and Moscow Red Flags”
February 22, 2024
In 1932, prominent members of the Harlem Renaissance movement made a trip to Moscow that didn’t turn out quite as…
February 21, 2024
The Bronx, New York, basketball phenom got a scholarship to an elite private school, stuck it to them, and they…
February 16, 2024
Good coaching can make all the difference. So can mediocre coaching. That’s all it took for one high school to…
February 13, 2024
The big reveal at the end of the season finale left a whole lot of questions that the show is…
February 9, 2024
With the entire middle school watching, Mike went from being the new kid from North Carolina to the guy who…
February 8, 2024
A forced rendition of “A Heart is a House for Love” became a defining moment for turning lemons into lemonade…
February 5, 2024
Bad decision-making eventually catches up with everybody, and Lou-Lou and Jukebox show us how hard it is to get away…
Jada Pinkett Smith and Allen Payne in "Jason's Lyric"
February 2, 2024
In a tale as old as time, Jason was a chap whose world was small, and Lyric opened him right…
Zhane, Black HIstory Month, theGrio.com
February 1, 2024
The duo of Rene and Jean dropped a smooth and jamtastic album but MOSTLY just wanted us to say their…
January 29, 2024
Marvin’s trying to do better but the police are circling and now Raquel has to deal with Kanan as competition.
Actor Tyler Perry wears a purple jacket and lavender shirt standing before a gold background
January 26, 2024
Tyler Perry doesn’t need my help coming up with new movie ideas, but in case he’s looking for inspiration, I…
Singer Muni Long
January 25, 2024
A social media trend introduced me to Long’s 2023 single, and now I cannot stop listening to this song that…
January 23, 2024
The Ronnie experience on “Raising Kanan” is starting to annoy me. I am ready to see his demise … amongst…
Drake tour, theGrio.com
January 19, 2024
Drake has continuously proven he is one of the biggest hitmakers on the planet, so why not also prove just…
January 18, 2024
I’m sure his kids meant nothing by it, but manners matter, and my parents would have made me stand up…
January 16, 2024
Well, it looks like the rumor around Southside Jamaica is true, (spoiler) is gone. All hell is about to break loose…