Jay-Z and Ahistorical Ageism in Hip Hop
Jay-Z has been turning heads since he dropped 4:44. Many have lauded his album as a return to his classic-album-making-roots: dope beats, dope lyrics, and…
culture
Cultural Appropriation: Katy Perry and Audible Appropriation
Today’s lesson will be about appropriation.| The appropriation that I will speak on has nothing to do with the simple “taking something of use from…
Charles Barkley and Black People Do Not Mix
When I read that Charles Barkley was going to become the host of “The Race Card” on TNT, I knew it was a beautiful disaster…
“The Get Down” – Reason Behind The Rhyme
Before watching The Get Down, I understood hip hop to be in a strange place. In fact, there is a systematic divide between the old…
Lebron James is the King of Trolls
Lebron James helped make history on June 19, 2016, by winning an NBA Championship. For one, he was the first player to lead BOTH teams…
Bernie Sanders Cost the Warriors the NBA Championship
Despite making history as the team with the best winning record in the NBA ever, the Golden State Warriors failed to win the championship. As a…
We Are the Reason Alligators Cannot Have Nice Things
Florida and alligators are in the national news more and more lately, but anyone who has lived in Florida for any amount of time is undoubtedly…
Hate, Homophobia, & Fundamentalism
Researchers have been most effective in uncovering the dark side of homophobia. One researcher, who interviewed over 400 men incarcerated for gay-bashing noted that the…
Muhammad Ali: The Measure of a Man
My father once told me that the true measure of a person can be found not in what she or he thought or claimed her-…
En Memoriam: Muhammad Ali – The Greatest
Why should they ask me to put on a uniform and go 10,000 miles from home and drop bombs and bullets on Brown people in…