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Delectable Negroes: On precarity, death, and the Black queer male body
by Robert Randolph, Jr., Ph.D. This essay contains discussions of sexual violence, lynching, and the serial murder of queer Black men. Writer’s Note: The Deputy Editor invited me to write about this subject and I have carried these men, the named and unnamed in my head for weeks. I blew the deadline time and time […]
Toni Morrison is our greatest living writer
by Daniel Johnson Toni Morrison, arguably the most influential living Black writer and some would say the most influential writer regardless of race, has crafted a body of work that is simultaneously grounded in a Black feminist/womanist politic, unquestionably Black, and commercially successful. In America, those things usually do not come all in the same […]
Carceral “love”, consent, and Black womxn’s bodies: From ‘OITNB’ to ‘Siempre Bruja’
This essay contains discussion of the sexual exploitation of enslaved and incarcerated Afro-Latinx womxn, and mentions r/pe by Briana L. Ureña Ravelo Like with many other seemingly promising new shows, I and so many others, especially Afro-Latinxs, were excited for the debut of Netflix’s Siempre Bruja. Even in the midst of this excitement, there was […]
Article on best-selling author Dan Mallory’s lies reveals how white men rule publishing
Dan Mallory published the best-selling The Woman in the Window under the mysterious pen name, A. J. Finn. After years of praise for his genius mimicry of other writers and characters, New Yorker reporter Ian Parker uncovered Mallory’s history of falsifying life stories about disease and death to secure people’s sympathies, divert from his failures and […]
How Ariana Grande uses “Black Cool” in her incremental appropriation game
by Ayika Tshimanga Ariana Grande recently released a music video for her song, “7 Rings”, a repetitive pop-trap&B tune with all the necessary ingredients to bring out your innermost bad bitch. The bouncy trap beat, braggadocious lyrics, and an attempt to ooze the kind of confidence radiating from pop stars like Beyoncé on “Apeshit”, or Rihanna […]
I want BET to be a radiant hub for Black culture again
by Khaaliq Crowder Growing up, my pop culture interests were always unapologetically aligned with everything Black. From owning CDs by late 90s/early 2000s artists such as Destiny’s Child, Aaliyah, and Janet Jackson, to watching marathons of sitcoms like Moesha and Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, to being introduced to the classic group The Jackson 5 via […]
How ‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ is cruel to its Black characters
This essay contains spoilers for season one of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina by Briana L. Ureña Ravelo Everything is all about Sabrina Spellman, at least in her understanding of the world. Her know-it-all attitude takes center stage in the white woman centric story the first season of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina spends its entirety possessed […]
As Facebook is sued over inflated video metrics, shareholders call on Mark Zuckerberg to resign
Before the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Facebook announced it misled brands by overestimating the amount of time people spent viewing videos. On Tuesday, online marketing agency Crowd Siren filed an amended complaint against Facebook over its inflated video metrics and fraud.
PEN America is suing Trump for his attacks on the press
PEN America, a literary activism group comprised of thousands of writers, has taken the step of suing a sitting President for his attacks on the press. Tuesday, the organization filed a suit in federal court in Manhattan, alleging that Trump “violated the First Amendment and his oath to uphold the Constitution” via what PEN refers […]
Could the UFC have prevented huge brawl after McGregor’s defeat by addressing his racism?
This past Saturday, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) hosted one of the most anticipated main fights, UFC 229, in the company’s history. It was a fight between Muslim Russian fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov, the world’s lightweight champion, and Conor McGregor, the Irish international superstar coming to challenge him for the title. While the fight ended with […]
We can’t talk about sexual health if we never talk openly about sex
We live in a society that is sexually repressive and at the same time oversaturated with reminders of sex. They say that “sex sells”—or, rather, sexually objectifying women and feeding into misogynistic male fantasy about power, control, and sexual prowess sells—and yet, Michigan State Representative Lisa Brown was barred from speaking on the House floor […]
10 body affirmations for Black girls when the world tells us we’re too much
By Salaam Green Dear Black Girl, While tutoring an eight year old girl, she looked down at me and stated, “We have the same bodies.” This young girl attends a predominately suburban white school, and as we were doing homework she observed the notable fact that we were shaped alike. The look on her face […]