If the road to hell is paved with good intentions, then Ramy offers a look into where the road obsessed with perceptions will lead.…
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Culture Features/Columns Gender Music RaceOn the Record Attempts to Set the Record Straight for Black Women in Hip-Hop
After a rocky road to release, Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering’s ambitious documentary takes on both the allegations against Russell Simmons and the problem of sexual assault in hip-hop.…
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Culture Current Events Entertainment Features/Columns Newsletter Personal Essay PoliticsShamira Explains It All Issue No. 1: New York is Burning
Eradicating the most visible oppressors is only the first step. But as Samuel Beckett wrote, “Ever Tried. Ever Failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.”…
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Without fresh source material, Kenya Barris fails to bring new complexity and depth to the ecosystem he has created.…
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Current Events Features/Columns Interviews Politics Race ReportingFive New Yorkers Describe How Michael Bloomberg’s Era of Stop-and-Frisk Changed New York City
The figures have been parsed through ad-nauseam in recent years, proving the failure of the program to successfully meet its stated objectives throughout Bloomberg’s mayoral tenure. An exegesis of the…
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Rest in peace to Pop Smoke, Canarsie's homegrown royalty.…
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The daytime co-hosts’ heated bipartisan debates are played down as disagreement among friends. But the strain for “civility” is tiring.…
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At the close of a decade that has reinvigorated awareness in the value of Black Lives past and present, the theme of an evening invested in supporting Black Businesses was…
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The NYC drill firebrand has the whole city behind him, and he’s just getting started.…
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She was the most accomplished Black woman ever to run for president. But what else did we know about her?…
