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Apr 1, 2022

A Letter To Chris Rock

The Oscar night smack was less about a Black woman’s hair and more about the life-long traumas of two Black men My grandmother Alice Thompson’s house stood directly across the street from your family’s. You don’t remember me. You were much older, and I just a nappy-headed kid riding training…

Chris Rock

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A Letter To Chris Rock
A Letter To Chris Rock
Chris Rock

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Mar 22, 2022

The 5 Smartest Episodes of ‘Atlanta’

Before inhaling the long-anticipated third season of Donald Glover’s hit show, we remind you why you fell in love in the first place. Is there an entertainment show that’s done a better job of capturing the experience of being unapologetically Black when surrounded by red, white and blue? Atlanta doesn’t…

Atlanta

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The 5 Smartest Episodes of ‘Atlanta’
The 5 Smartest Episodes of ‘Atlanta’
Atlanta

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Mar 17, 2022

The World’s Epicenter of Drug Overdoses Pt. 2

America’s death by narcotics epidemic lives mainly where the poorest and darkest people reside Although the United States is the global leader in drug overdose deaths, its national leader is New York City. Inside the Rotten Apple, a person dies every seven hours from narcotic use. Break the city’s death…

Drugs

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The World’s Epicenter of Drug Overdoses Pt. 2
The World’s Epicenter of Drug Overdoses Pt. 2
Drugs

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Mar 10, 2022

The World’s Epicenter of Drug Overdoses Pt. 1

Why and how America leads the globe in narcotic-related death Nowhere in the world are people dying more from drugs than in the United States. When it comes to unintentional narcotic overdoses, the land of the red, white and blue stands perched as undisputed global leader. Last year, over 100,000…

Drugs

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The World’s Epicenter of Drug Overdoses Pt. 1
The World’s Epicenter of Drug Overdoses Pt. 1
Drugs

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Mar 1, 2022

4 Gifts From The Coronavirus Pandemic

Two years ago, the cornonavirus changed our lives forever. It also brought blessings. NO LONGER HAVING TO SEE PEOPLE YOU DISLIKE Yes, being restricted from human contact was awful. Yet, no longer being obligated to interact with people we loathe was a blessing. Going months without suffering through gut-wrenching small…

Coronavirus

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4 Gifts From The Coronavirus Pandemic
4 Gifts From The Coronavirus Pandemic
Coronavirus

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Published in GEN

·Feb 24, 2022

Of Course Loretta Lynch Is Defending the NFL

No other Black person is more qualified to protect racist corporations than the former Attorney General — In spite of her family’s deep southern roots and a career spelled by a Catwoman-like balance as both civil rights-leaning prosecutor and politico darling, Loretta Elizabeth Lynch stands today as the biggest shield for institutional racism on a corporate level. No matter the size of her client’s bigotry or guilt…

Loretta Lynch

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Of Course Loretta Lynch Is Defending the NFL
Of Course Loretta Lynch Is Defending the NFL
Loretta Lynch

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Published in ZORA

·Feb 18, 2022

HBO’s ‘Euphoria’ Is Like Birth Control

How anyone could watch this beautiful series and still want to procreate is beyond me Euphoria is currently my favorite trauma porn. For anyone who’s ever suffered from addiction or loved someone who has, the gorgeous drama may be a weekly-recurring nightmare. We cringe and sweat through each episode, yet…

Euphoria

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HBO’s ‘Euphoria’ Is Like Birth Control
HBO’s ‘Euphoria’ Is Like Birth Control
Euphoria

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Feb 15, 2022

Tyson Beckford Is Not Done Making History

The 51-year-old supermodel speaks on his Polo prime, squashing beef with Diddy, and how Beyoncé got him back in his bag — Tyson Beckford is the greatest Black male model of our generation — and it’s not even close. Back in the ’90s, the lean, melanated baldie from the Bronx gave fashion houses access to minority cultures around the globe, often the only Black model in casting rooms full of blond, blue-eyed…

Fashion

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Tyson Beckford Is Not Done Making History
Tyson Beckford Is Not Done Making History
Fashion

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Feb 8, 2022

Minneapolis Has Learned Little Since 2020?

A continuously racist police department and unreliable mayor keeps the Twin City a danger zone for POC The death of George Floyd has done little to erode the Minneapolis Police Department’s reputation as one of the United States’ most racist law enforcement branches. Like American racism in and of itself…

Black Lives Mater

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Minneapolis Has Learned Little Since 2020?
Minneapolis Has Learned Little Since 2020?
Black Lives Mater

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Feb 1, 2022

Young Life or Death: Public School Teachers’ Pandemic Plight

Since the arrival of Covid-19, teachers have been forced to choose between the wellbeing of their students and their own — Michaella Dauphin has taught the 8th grade for 10 years. The privilege to nurture young clay into scholastic monuments has been her dream since childhood. Today, the East Flatbush Brooklyn native is on the brink of walking away from her dream job forever. Despite being only 33-years-old, she has been…

Pandemic

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Young Life or Death: Public School Teachers’ Pandemic Plight
Young Life or Death: Public School Teachers’ Pandemic Plight
Pandemic

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Bonsu Thompson is a writer, producer, Brooklynite and 2019 Sundance Screenwriters Lab fellow.

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