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So The Root asked me, “Hey, L, do your best and think about what’s gonna happen in 2017.” And I was like, “Bet!”
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Flatly, 2016 as a staff, record label and as a motherf—king crew has collectively sucked. Far too many people have…
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Brian Tyree Henry is Atlanta’s Paper Boi.
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“Most people don’t realize their chakras are in another universe.”
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“Can I just please get a kids meal?”
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“I'm criminally Northern,” from black Twitter stalwart and cultural critic Jamilah Lemieux about the epic Tuesday…
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Most people spend their Labor Day weekend cooking, shopping or just getting the heck out of town. Other people spend…
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When I was in the fifth grade I had a huge crush on this guy name Lonnie. Lonnie was one school year older than me…