On my best days, I walk with my head held high—over or beyond the mystifying childishness that makes a white man wonder if I belong in the airport lounge sitting …
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Now comes the time for us to submit Barack Obama for the judgement of history.
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One writer explores the meaning of the word “hope,” and whether Obama’s presidency has added to that meaning or diminished it.
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During a semester of my last year of high school our syllabus covered poetry. We were assigned Thomas Hardy, William Butler Yeats, Robert Frost, Walt Whitman, Shakespeare, Geoffrey Chaucer, Oscar …
The Last Soul Man Standing
Ray. Otis. Sam. Al. Bill. Bobby. James. Curtis. Stevie. Donny. Marvin. Mere mention of this lineage of soul men instantly evokes the emotion, pain, joy, and raw authenticity of the many …
Finding Belonging as a Nomad in a World of Hometown-Loving Black Folk
No question vexes me quite like “where you from?” I grew up at 19474 Sorrento, on the west side of Detroit, Michigan. It was a large colonial house in the …
EA Big: Shifting Sports Gaming Paradigms
Grunting men and sneaker squeaks rush through my surround speakers, enveloping the room with sound and cradling me in its center. My fingers move in rhythm, perfectly in tune from …
How to Stay Woke in a Room Full of Hoteps
The current liberation movement is under threat. Fueled by the modern lynching of Black bodies, this movement faces one of the same internal foes that have threatened Black liberation movements …
When the Cameras Have Gone, Our Babies Are Dead
They could be any women you might pass in the grocery store, or at the post office; they could be your coworkers or someone you recall seeing around the neighborhood. …
Waxed Cotton Is Only So Protective
It’s not that cute. The collar’s uneven. It looks dusty. But I pined for my Barbour Beaufort for a long time. I don’t remember where I was when I found …
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