2016: A Year in Review We recently published our 300th article, which feels surreal. It's been an amazing year. by Willie Jackson on December 30, 2016
Healing Through Poetry Anyone can be a poet. Yes, you read that correctly. ANYONE can be a poet. by Queen Jami on December 26, 2016
What I Learned Teaching Black Men at the Cook County Jail in Chicago The truth is that I am the one who has been changed forever. by DeWitt Scott on December 23, 2016
Stilling the Waters: How Quitting Social Media Saved My Life It's hard to overstate how consequential eliminating social media has been for me, but you don't have to take my word for it. by Willie Jackson on December 22, 2016
4 Your Soul Conceptually: J.Cole’s Thesis On Millennial Black Consciousness "And I looked into your eyes and knew that you were a queen. Black skin, black hair, the blackest of beauty I had ever seen." by Alonge Hawes on December 21, 2016
Geniuses Need Love Too: Childish Gambino Album Review Donald Glover is the quintessential genius of our generation. Screenwriter, actor, rapper, producer, director, star: he is all of them and none of them. by Alonge Hawes on December 20, 2016
I Will Not Be Silenced Being suspended from Facebook does not hurt me, it just affirms that my work must continue. by Desiree Adaway on December 19, 2016
The Professional Politics of Natural Hair For many black women with natural hair, professional headshots are both exciting and excruciating. by Bie Aweh on December 17, 2016
What Donald Trump Can Learn from Spike Lee “I pledge that I will be the president for all Americans… Working together, we will begin the urgent task of rebuilding our nation.” by Joshua K. Wright, Ph.D on December 14, 2016
Vol 9: Digital Overload; Why Streaming Alone Will Kill Music Art, more so than any other discipline, captures the emotion of what it means to be human. And of all the art disciplines, music is the most powerful. by Aniefre Essien on December 9, 2016