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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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November 13, 2022
I hope my kids are more knowledgeable about household and vehicular systems so they can confidently make decisions about things…
November 11, 2022
The unique, popular silhouette has been my favorite since I was a teenager and has yet to be supplanted by…
November 10, 2022
The R&B trio’s debut album (plus remixes) showcased everything you could possibly need in a hip-hop/R&B album.
November 1, 2022
I know how rappers’ deaths impacted my generation; it seems like this younger generation has to deal with that at…
October 30, 2022
Apparently, some terms like "knuckle sandwich" are so good that they cross generations and might live as long as the…
October 25, 2022
I just found a song by Chapter 8, a group from Detroit featuring Anita Baker. I've been looking for this…
October 22, 2022
It’s amazing how getting older changes—or can change—how you view traveling out of town, even for events you really want…
Morehouse College student loan debt theGrio.com
October 21, 2022
Our cups runneth over with good vibes and good times this week as we celebrate both Morehouse and Spelman Colleges.
October 18, 2022
I knew from the first time I heard this album that Jagged Edge was going to be part of my…
October 16, 2022
Every day that I drive this southern border of the nation’s capital, I know that shenanigans and foolywang will be…
Rapper Kanye West
October 11, 2022
Sometimes you don’t know what bridge is too far until you get there—that’s where I am with Kanye Omari West.
Young people kneel on a basketball court around a volleyball
October 9, 2022
My daughter joined her middle school’s volleyball team, and all of a sudden, I really care about volleyball.
October 7, 2022
I had the pleasure of being a mystery reader in my first grader’s class. A mystery reader is a reader…
October 6, 2022
We’re not even a full week into October, and I’ve seen full Christmas displays in big-box retailers. This travashamockery must…
Scott Mescudi, aka Kid Cudi thegrio.com
September 30, 2022
"Entergalactic," the animated rom-com, which also serves to launch Kid Cudi’s 10th album, is absolutely worth the watch.
September 27, 2022
Tyler Perry’s latest film, A Jazzman's Blues, is, well, a better version of a Tyler Perry movie, which makes it,…
September 25, 2022
Because I thought I had more time with my grandma, I made a decision that I wish I could do…
September 22, 2022
Am I still able to be fooled by a good trailer even if it comes from Tyler Perry? I think…
September 21, 2022
Ginuwine’s kinda sorta ode to the derriere (or maybe just jeans?) is exceedingly ridiculous in all of the best ways.
September 18, 2022
Meeting LeBron James’ fake cousin checked off a bucket list item that my middle son didn’t even know he had.