Over the weekend, I received a quite kind email from a man named “Jake” with a series of screenshots from articles…

Set It Off is a movie I love watching. It’s such a nonsensical movie for so many reasons that it all blends perfectly…

On Saturday, the U.S. Embassy in Haiti warned American citizens, volunteers and missionaries in Haiti to stay in…

1. Americans

I spent last Saturday afternoon, as I have many Saturday afternoons in the past six years, with my 17-year-old…

I remember when I first learned that the deployment of young people during the protests, marches, boycotts and…

Much has been said of the government responses to the opioid epidemic—specifically that it is leniently and…

In the last three weeks, I’ve flown to Los Angeles for an event with The Glow Up; to Durham, N.C., for a wedding;…

Full disclosure: I’m black.

1. Pittsburgh potholes

Like everyone else, you were excited to see Black Panther. You’ve been waiting for it for years, got excited for the…

Music from the 1990s is largely regarded with rose-colored nostalgia. Hip-hop made the leap, R&B was blessed with…

The story of Leigh Bishop (recent #WCW at The Glow Up), the pre-K teacher at Lakeview Elementary School in Sugar…

The mere threat of murder isn’t really enough because inviting a murder squad to your house just because you heard a…

I’m not quite sure if Glory is a great movie. I know that I enjoy watching it. I know that it featured one of the…