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Jalylah Burrell

Hello, Babar

Seattle-bred, Brooklyn-based cultural critic Jalylah Burrell riffs on anything and everything.

Funk & Feathers: Joi Returns to NYC...

Last night, Joi, a performer who knows no bounds, rocked the Grand Ballroom at the Manhattan Center in New York City. The Queen's Daughters, a fundraiser for NextAid in the form of a loose tribute to LaBelle, assembled the searing Black female...(more)


Mark Anthony Neal

Critical Noir

Bigger Than One: Some Reflections o...

Yesterday was the Democratic Primary for President in North Carolina; It was also the 73rd anniversary of my father's birth. The alignment of the two events seemed logical to me as it was my remembrance of the first time that my father voted--f...(more)


Chris Yuscavage

Where's My Ball

Sports and life - in that order.

No Post Game...

Nothing to say today. (F'ing birthday parties after work on Thursday WILL kill you.) Except that Charles Barkley's ongoing fascination with the word "cougar" is awesome. Peep the story on the main site about Dwyane Wade's appearance on TNT and ...(more)


Sean Fennessey

RapidShare

Breaking it down, one single at a time.

White Soul Singer Certifies Her G...

Duffy feat. The Game: "Mercy (Remix)" "D-U-F-F-Y, he crossed over just like A.I." Ugh. A NEXT artist in VIBE'S June issue (out now), the unassuming, blonde, Welsh soul singer Duffy is trying to get that Amy Winehouse money. Which is fine. ...(more)


Humanity Critic

The Nappy Diatribe

One man's throat-chopping reportage.

Black Hillary Clinton surrogates re...

KRS-One: "Black Cop" Unfortunately, as a guy who has had his fair share of physical altercations in my day, whether its smashing beer bottles over the heads of disgruntled bar patrons like it was an Olympic sport, or rolling a wheelchair b...(more)


Shirea L. Carroll

Invite Only

Industry Events, Lessons, Shine, and Nonsense. For those new and old to the industry, who want the real story.

Too much, or not enough?...

Wednesday April 22, 2008 Here we go again, a day in the life of the Executive Assistant to the E-I-C. It was a hectic night, but I can't complain. Did three events in four hours, four events if you count a small afterparty at Virgils in the he...(more)

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Annansi Chronicles
The Hip-Hop Chess Federation
The Hip-Hop Chess Federation Blog
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Gabe Said "We're Into Movements"
Oh Word
Free Darko
Concrete Loop
What About Our Daughters
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Racialicious
Black and Missing But Not Forgotten
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Young, Black and Fabulous
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The Stencil
Can't Stop, Won't Stop: Jeff Chang
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Uggh... Nice Watch
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Houston So Real
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Davey D
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