First things first, Rest in Peace Uncle Phil! I def didn’t expect to get as emotional as I did. And what’s funny is that this isn’t their first reunion. But every time we saw pictures of the reunited cast, there was always a noticeable absence. A presence was missing. Someone…
If Sundays haven’t been hittin the same since Lovecraft County’s season ended then you may want to pick up this book to help you get your fix…. Ring Shout is the latest release from author P. Djèlí Clark. It manages to pack horror, the supernatural, witchcraft, Black, American, and Gullah…
Alexa, Play Geto Boys My Mind is Playing Tricks on Me “This year Halloween fell on a weekend”…..a Saturday to be exact. A Saturday of a full moon. A Saturday that falls on Daylight Savings Time. The perfect combination for shenanigans and fuckery. What are the fucking odds that the…
In 1917, poet Claude McKay wrote a poem called “To the White Fiends”. McKay was a Jamaican immigrant who had just come to America three years prior. His poems were a reflection of Blackness, whether it be joy or pain, and he was considered one of the more radical voices…
Today is July 4th. Apparently it is also the 244th celebration of the birth of a nation: America, land of the free, home of the brave. This 4th hits a little different though. Not for Black people. Nah. Frederick Douglass gave his “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of…