The streamer's growing library of Black programming has led to spinoff projects (the #HeyQueen video series and 'Okay, Now Listen' podcast) and necessary conversations on race in the industry: "It's…
"I mourn being someone who was known for her work and not by the harm that was inflicted on her by a serial predator. I’m just reduced to “Russell Simmons’s…
"Black people have exposed, by their very existence, the inadequacies not only of the practice of freedom, but of its very theoretical formulation" - Angela Davis…
The double-bind of being Black and an immigrant in working-class predominantly Black neighborhoods places you at an added risk of being churned through both the criminal and immigration court system…
Months after his untimely death, the music of Brooklyn’s beloved drill phenom soundtracks his city's unrest.…
The Breakfast Club continues to adhere to a golden rule: information and accessibility may be a benefit of their now-prominent platform, but it is only secondary to entertainment at all…
If the road to hell is paved with good intentions, then Ramy offers a look into where the road obsessed with perceptions will lead.…
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.…
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.”…
Without fresh source material, Kenya Barris fails to bring new complexity and depth to the ecosystem he has created.…
