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Elon Musk buying Twitter feels like a perilous development for the typical Black user, especially considering the current state of…
I used to joke that "Brown Sugar" should have been titled "Love & Basketball 2: When They Put Down Basketballs…
I just read an article that put a certain sound in my ears. It was the sound of the siren…
Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons is trying our patience, tempting us to lose compassion for whatever’s going on in his…
For all the harm that COVID-19 has wrought, a silver lining in this dark cloud that still hangs over our…
Banning abortions is all that Republicans and their evangelical supporters have wanted ever since Roe v. Wade became the law…
Soul food is one way—a fundamental way—that Black people have been able to feel a sense of kinship with other…
What if you could personally profit from racism? Would you? I’m not talking about reparations for the entire community. I’m
As a person born and raised in Los Angeles, I’m serious about the green I burn, the edibles I eat…
More than a decade into legal cannabis, it is clear that the communities most harmed by cannabis prohibition are benefiting…
"Freshman Year," the 2019 faith-and-family film, is about two smart kids facing trials and tribulations and going on a life journey…
Chris Rock’s documentary "Good Hair" is over a decade old, but it’s still a fascinating look at a complex aspect…
Jean-Michel Basquiat has been one of my favorite visual artists for over 20 years because I feel a kinship with…
I quite passionately told my wife that I didn’t think it was a good idea to enable FaceTime on the…
Unless you’re a sneakerhead or into urban fashion, you might not know that New Balance has been killing the collaboration…
‘Never Better’: A coming-of-age tale that recalls those early days when the pandemic ruled our lives
The national experience of COVID quarantine had such an impact on the American psyche that I’m sure we’ll be seeing…
On Wednesday, authorities released footage of a Grand Rapids, Mich., police officer shooting Patrick Lyoya in the head at point-blank…
April 15 marks the 75th anniversary of Robinson smashing Major League Baseball’s color line when he debuted with the Brooklyn…
What if "Atlanta" did a whodunit episode? Something that plays on the tropes of police investigators interrogating a suspect.
I have had my driver’s license since I was 18 years old. That means I have over 30 years of…