Being a cultural author, especially one tasked with commenting on popular culture events, can put you in the position of a critic or cynic as often...
Astrology could also be a profound strategy to understand the world, but does it allow us to deeply understand hip-hop? For example, have you ever ever...
Houston, considered one of the nation’s largest cities and situated about two hours from Galveston – the birthplace of Juneteenth – boasts a major Black population...
Black people, it’s okay to like the Boston Celtics. It’s not the 80s anymore. They used to symbolize the whiteness of the NBA, but they aren’t...
As a mother and community organizer, I look to my children and others to see the hopes and guarantees for his or her future. I’m also...
For years I’ve been ready to die on a hill where Mark Morrison’s polarizing song “Return of the Mack” is the greatest song of all time....
Along with the infamous jester Boo Boo the Fool and the greatly despised slave master Willie Lynch, Dave the Dope Fiend is arguably one in all...
I still remember where I used to be on May 17, 1954, after I first heard that the United States Supreme Court had issued this decision....
Seventy years ago, on May 17, 1954, the United States Supreme Court issued a ruling declaring racially segregated public schools unconstitutional. The court’s ruling resolved a...
Let’s start Black Music Month by resolving a long-standing debate. It is not difficult. I do know this can be emotional for a few of you,...
