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THE KOREAN ANTI-MEN MOVEMENT THAT INSPIRED ME TO REVISIT SPIKE LEE'S 'CHI-RAQ'
From Ancient Greeks to Spike Lee to 4B.
Dec 4, 20246 min read
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ON THAT BEYONCE SNUB AND COUNTRY MUSIC'S (UN)SURPRISING BLACK HISTORY
Country music's Black roots and why Beyoncé doesn't need CMA's approval.
Nov 19, 20245 min read
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BLACK WOMEN IN FOOD GET THEIR DUE THANKS TO KLANCY MILLER'S COOKBOOK 'FOR THE CULTURE'
A loving solute to the architects of cuisine: Black women chefs.
Nov 13, 20243 min read
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'THE CRAFT'S' ROCHELLE IS THE OG ODE TO BLACK GIRL MAGIC
A Black and badass witchy twist on the dynamic of "the black friend".
Oct 14, 20244 min read
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THERE'S A LESSON WE CAN ALL LEARN FROM 'INDUSTRY'S' HARPER STERN
The quintessential ambitious professional.
Sep 29, 20245 min read
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HOW BELL HOOKS TAUGHT ME HOW TO PRACTICE RADICAL LOVE
We do not have to love. We choose to.
Sep 24, 20243 min read
301 views
FKA TWIGS IS THE IT-GIRL WE ALL NEED (ACCORDING TO ME)
FKA Twigs reigns supreme as the enigmatic alien it-girl we all need right now.
Aug 23, 20244 min read
104 views
'EMILY IN PARIS' S4 TRIES TO TACKLE #METOO. IT'S WHIMSICAL. AND IRRESPONSIBLE.
#MeToo, with a side of Miu Miu.
Aug 17, 20245 min read
160 views
I GET SO EMOTIONAL WATCHING JORDAN PEELE FILMS
"'Get Out' is a documentary."
—Jordan Peele
Dec 17, 20234 min read
112 views
MEET THE BIPOC WOMXN REVOLUTIONIZING GOTHIC FICTION
This centuries old tradition was overdue for a reckoning.
Feb 28, 20237 min read
444 views
IS THIS THE GOLDEN AGE OF BLACK ANIMATION?
An epic shift in mainstream Black animation explained.
Feb 20, 20237 min read
190 views
BLACK TO THE FUTURE PART II
What Black futures could and should look like in media.
Jan 23, 20237 min read
225 views
"EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE" SUCKER PUNCHED ME
An absurd, maximalist, daring, creative, odd, work of pure genius.
Jan 10, 20234 min read
193 views
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