The Week in Blackness: Smoke, Slavery, and Sexism
This week in blackness had many of us profoundly proud or sadly subdued in head shaking shame. And the week started off strong with the…
Entertainment
Lonzo Ball and Trash Ass Hip Hop Purity
Lonzo Ball pissed y’all off over the past few days, and I find it funny. Lonzo Ball had some interesting commentary on what was, and…
Black Masculinity, Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, & “Queen Sugar”
We forget that it was Oprah Winfrey who handed black pop culture’s one-dimensional image of black men. It was 2004 and social media as we…
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…
Rob Kardashian Proves Men Are Trash
Rob Kardashian proved to be this week’s biggest sucker. In recent history, his ex Blac Chyna (his former fiancée, (former) stripper, and mother to his child) has been…
Prodigy of Mobb Deep Passes Away at 42
The rap game is losing so many of its great artists. As I am sure you have all heard by now, Prodigy of Mobb Deep…
A Hotep Movie Moment: The Rocky Theory
I have found the very reason that we are not allowed to see many movies about strong Black upliftment from Hollywood. I call this my…
Materialism, Kendrick Lamar, and How Twitter Should Mind Its Damn Business
Materialism is always around to ruin a good thing, I tell you.| Picture the scenario: you are a recent high school graduate. You are extremely…
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…
Moise Morancy is a Black Superhero
From first glance, it seems as if Moise Morancy was raised right. The humble and engaging hip hop artist/activist/actor is also a man on a…