By Vernon Jordan, III I remember a time when I knew who I was, and knew who I wanted to be, without having the verbal language for it. I was three, four and five, trying to Moonwalk along with Michael…
By  Janelle Anise Williams Over the past few weeks R&B mogul and infamous pedophile Robert “R.†Kelly has met severe public criticism for his predatory exploits and has had to cancel multiple shows, appearances and has lost many endorsements. Spotify, Apple Music,…
By David Iruoje Afrofuturism in literature is more or less speculative fiction from an African perspective. It can also be considered as Black literary futurism. Speculative fiction is an aspect of narrative fiction that includes science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural…
By Keenan Teddy Smith You’re waking up. It’s a Monday morning and you’re drinking coffee at your kitchen counter. The snow-blanketed terrain of the Willow Creek Valley is mundanely breathtaking, as many people who visit such alleged “postcard†locales often…
By Brittani McNeill The Revolution will not be televised Didn’t Gil Scott Heron warn us? Still we go looking for power, inspiration, even validation on screen—the small and big. Because “representation matters!” And it does. But are we expecting too…
By Kennedy Christine My first year of college, I took a sociology class that introduced me to the term “master status,†which is an individual’s social role or description that supersedes all their other titles. Master status can refer to…
By Brittany Willis I’ve been sitting with Black Panther for over a week now, letting it “breathe†before saying too much or expressing my thoughts. During that time, I’ve seen thinkpiece after thinkpiece about the character Erik Killmonger (played by…
By Jazmine Joyner Entertainment Journalism is a reflection of the industry it investigates. A whitewashed landscape with very few POC (People of Color) who are usually dealing with niche topics that the white writers can’t. I am a black femme…
By  Janelle Anise Williams “Are you ready for a Black Lesbian superhero?†This is what Black Lightning star Nafessa Williams tweeted out to fans one weekend before the show in question premiered on the CW Network Tuesday, January 16. The…
By Shondrea Thornton When news of Aziz Ansari’s alleged sexual assault began to spread, I chalked it up as just another drop in the trough of Hollywood revelations in recent months. Ansari, whose fame is tied to his ability to…
