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To be fair, the amateur forensic analysts who love to claim that “guns don’t kill people” are actually correct.
It’s June in Black America, which means that it’s also Black Music Month, aka African-American Music Appreciation Month.
I’m sad because one of my favorite restaurants in Brooklyn just closed. It’s heartbreaking when a restaurant you’ve fallen in…
Police do lie, and often. Those who accept what police officers say as the God’s honest truth are likely to…
I’m genuinely conflicted, y’all. Yes, Charles Booker’s latest ad is powerful and effective, and yes, it is a crude use…
The first time I put on a Nina Simone CD, I was 23 years young. I was emotionally immature, but…
Some lines you never expect to cross. Some scenarios are too unlikely to imagine. Yet, here I am, pulling for the…
If you’re Black, then you know that the designation of “uncle” extends past genetic boundaries or familial relationships
I can’t quite call "Gully" a good movie. In fact, I’m not entirely sure that I can even tell you…
The idea of choosing the 10 Blackest songs is intimidating as hell. Blackness is deep, dynamic, and complex.
Unless you have actively avoided Twitter, Instagram and TikTok for the past weeks, you have likely heard “Legs, Hips, Body,”…
Black Twitter makes me happy. Not much about Twitter does, but the Black folks on the bird app who center…
Across Black America, people have wondered if this Memorial Day will signal the official opening of Cookout Season.
I recently wrote about Disney’s foray into sneaker culture with its latest live-action musical, "Sneakerella."
This has been a rough Mental Health Awareness Month for America, but particularly for Black and brown Americans.
The cops are supposed to be society’s "good guys with guns" but the "good guys with guns" canard is officially…
When the pandemic started, retail therapy kicked in for many people, and a lot of it moved in the direction…
The storyline for "The Game of Thrones" character Hodor will always be one of the most beautifully executed character arcs…
As an 18-year-old, Caster Semenya was ready to go there, willing to be humiliated in front of adults if that’s…
Americans are treated like babies by the media. We’re a violent society where children are routinely shot in schools.