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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
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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
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'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
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I GET SO EMOTIONAL WATCHING JORDAN PEELE FILMS
"'Get Out' is a documentary."
—Jordan Peele
Dec 17, 20234 min read
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MEET THE BIPOC WOMXN REVOLUTIONIZING GOTHIC FICTION
This centuries old tradition was overdue for a reckoning.
Feb 28, 20237 min read
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IS THIS THE GOLDEN AGE OF BLACK ANIMATION?
An epic shift in mainstream Black animation explained.
Feb 20, 20237 min read
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BLACK TO THE FUTURE PART II
What Black futures could and should look like in media.
Jan 23, 20237 min read
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"EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE" SUCKER PUNCHED ME
An absurd, maximalist, daring, creative, odd, work of pure genius.
Jan 10, 20234 min read
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