It’s Like a Jungle Sometimes: Black Men and Suicide
Troy, a Black male in his late 30s, has been in a dark place for months. He lost his job earlier in the year,...
Everybody but Us: Objections to Black Reparations
Everybody loves Black culture when it comes to entertainment, but when it’s time to talk Black—as in, people receiving reparations from slavery—that love transforms...
More Monday, Please: Malz Monday is the NextUp to Shine
A nobody yesterday can make a catchy song today that would make them a rap star tomorrow—only to fizzle out next week. These days,...
Listen NOW: The Must-Have Albums of 2023 So Far
In 2023, folding chair brawls, climate change, heatwaves, and outer space aliens are crashing cookouts. So, while each month has been filled with WTFs,...
Ahead of the Class: 25 Years of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
The year 1998 was an iconic period of classic albums like DMX’s It’s Dark and Hell is Hot, Outkast’s Aquemini, and Jay-Z’s Vol.2…Hard Knock...