Why? Well because the first 90 seconds is a great (and hilarious) answer for anyone who asks "What exactly is a…

I wouldn't dare compare my level of popularity to the very real (and much scarier) fame Ta-Nehisi Coates possesses.…

It is an indisputable fact that sex, when its good, often sounds eerily similar to a serving spoon stirring a pot of…

What is racism?

Last week, when explaining the history, etymology, and context behind "Becky," I referred to Iggy Azelea as Darth…

What is potato salad?

Last Thursday, I sat on a panel at The New School with Jamilah Lemieux, Johnetta Elzie, Terrell Starr, and Chris…

Ted Cruz is no longer running for president of the United States. Which is good, because Ted Cruz is also maybe —…

Who is Barack Obama?

Akiba Solomon is the shit.

Who is Beyonce?

Yesterday, Panama shared a recent conversation he had with a person who said the following:

Last week, when walking through the door at one of the four coffee shops/cafes in my "this is where I'm working…

Yesterday, to culminate one of the two or three Blackest weeks of my lifetime, Beyonce debuted Lemonade, a…

Thursday night, I attended a screening of the Roots reboot at the Tribeca Film Festival. While in the van on the way…

The list of "things that tickle the fuck out of me" is a living and breathing one. Which is necessary because I…

I was going to create of a list of things Blacker than the face of Harriet Tubman — perhaps the fiercest and baddest…

I've already touched on the multiple levels of Blackness involved in the story of Sistahs on the Reading Edge; the…

Who is Erykah Badu?

There's a couple ways to look at the recent spate of news on the difficulties multi-million dollar digital media…