I don’t listen to Wynton Marsalis’ music. But I do keep up with social media and thus saw people on my timeline discussing the comments he made…… Read more “Rebel Music: Wynton Marsalis and Why Gatekeepers Matter to Black Creatives”

Ta-Nehisi Coates is one of my favorite writers. He’s just finished up, by my count, his 26th issues of Black Panther. As the series takes a new direction-…… Read more “Under the Eyes of Bast: In Black Panther, Ta-Nehisi Coates Gives in to the Gravity of the Diaspora”

Illmatic gave me the strength to continue living when I was a teenager. It was during my sophomore year at Brooklyn Technical High School when I had…… Read more “He Was My Hero: Dealing with the Wreckage of Nasir Jones”