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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thegrio.com, keith lee, washington dc, foodie, internet, keith lee effect
August 29, 2024
Now that restaurant kingmaker Keith Lee has moved on from the nation’s capital, we can assess his assessment of D.C.’s…
kids, back to school, new school, best friends, starting school without friends, new school year, moving schools, keeping friendships at different schools, making friends at school, theGrio.com
August 26, 2024
A new school year is upon us and that means new schools or coming back to the same school and…
thegrio.com, apple, iphone, ipad, iphone charger
August 22, 2024
The only things that disappear in this house more than snacks are iPhone and iPad chargers, no matter my attempts…
thegrio.com, pete rock, common, hip-hop
August 21, 2024
A conversation in the hip-hop community is one of separation between the older generation’s music and that of the younger…
thegrio.com, chris brown, michael jackson, r&b, thriller
August 19, 2024
Every so often the “Is Chris Brown better than Michael Jackson?” conversation ramps, and every time it does, the only…
Daughters documentary, Netflix, theGrio.com
August 15, 2024
Netflix's latest documentary highlights the fragile relationships between daughters and their incarcerated fathers.
thegrio.com, toilet paper, lifestyle
August 14, 2024
I don’t judge many people for many things, but having 1-ply toilet paper in your house will make me side-eye…
thegrio.com, the foreign exchange, phonte coleman, nicolay, connected, hip hop
August 12, 2024
The duo of Phonte and Nicolay showed us a new way to create timeless music and art, a way that…
thegrio.com, a different world, dwayne wayne whitley gilbert, hillman college, felicia pride
August 9, 2024
I’ve always wondered what happened to the crew from Hillman College and maybe now we’ll get some fun answers.
thegrio.com, the wire, michael k williams, the wire, baltimore
August 8, 2024
The death of Baltimore’s scariest anti-hero in the fifth and final season was so anticlimactic that I’m still irked by…
thegrio.com, montgomery, alabama, montgomery riverboat brawl, montgomery riverfront brawl, dameion pickett, aaren hamilton-rudolph
August 5, 2024
By the time the sun set on Aug. 5, 2023, Montgomery, Ala. was again the epicenter of racial division, with…
thegrio.com, kamala harris, vice president, nominee, theGrio
August 1, 2024
While Trump was mocking Kamala Harris at his NABJ Q&A, he opened the door for so many of us to…
thegrio.com, MLK, lorraine motel, memphis,
July 31, 2024
I was curious how my children would process a museum dedicated to America’s dark, racist history, and they made me…
potty training, parenting, adulting, family, thegrio.com
July 19, 2024
My last kid has put up more of a fight than any of my others when it comes to potty…
sneakers, jordans, thegrio.com
July 18, 2024
There was a time when I’d buy multiple pairs of sneakers a month but my spending has come to a…
kids, summer time, pool, popsicles, thegrio.com
July 15, 2024
Some words should always conjure up memories of summertime joy. My kids have robbed me of one of my favorites:…
common, pete rock, hip-hop, the auditorium, theGrio.com
July 12, 2024
The two legends in the hip-hop game released an album that checks off all the boxes for a great hip-hop…
Meagan Good, Divorce in the Black, Tyler Perry, Amazon Prime Video, theGrio.com
July 11, 2024
Tyler Perry’s movies are getting less ridiculous and thus better, and that’s saying something. "Divorce in the Black" is alright!
‘Power Book II: Ghost’ Season 4, Episode 5: Revenge can wait?, thegrio.com
July 8, 2024
Seriously, how in this world is this series supposed to wrap up in five more episodes? Tariq JUST figured out…
July 5, 2024
Kendrick Lamar dropped a video for his absolute summer smash, the Drake diss record “Not Like Us,” and it's full…