Standards, Nerves and Anxieties ApplyI wish I had the nerve to skip the part where people explain why they’ve started or return to a writing platform but I can’t. Over the…Mar 19, 2021Mar 19, 2021
The triumph of friendship in SpudBased on the popular series written by John van de Ruit, Spud is a testament to the great intimacy of teenage friendshipsJun 1, 2020Jun 1, 2020
Published inTimelineFrom minstrel shows to hip hop, response records transformed American music through irony and witWithout response records, there would be no Jay Z v Nas, Biggie v Tupac, Nicki v Remy, or Roxanne Shanté v The WorldMay 25, 20183May 25, 20183
Published inTimelineThis outfit defined an era, created a riot, and was banned by the governmentThe zoot suit was a subversion of capitalism’s uniform, worn largely by black and hispanic menMay 17, 20189May 17, 20189
Published inTimelineThe radical history of the headwrapBorn into slavery, then reclaimed by black women, the headwrap is now a celebrated expression of style and identityMay 10, 201828May 10, 201828
Donald Glover is finally proclaiming his genius as an artist.After years of hard work, Donald Glover is finally allowed to claim his status as a polymathic genius. Yet we don’t seem to grant Black…Mar 16, 2018Mar 16, 2018
Published inTimelineThe revolution will wear a dashikiHow a 1960s Harlem couple popularized Afrocentric fashion and built a community where black power thrivedMar 8, 20182Mar 8, 20182
Nostalgic ‘YeThere’s an inflation of Kanye West’s self-proclaimed genius that speaks to society’s reliance on nostalgia to escape the realities of…Apr 1, 2016Apr 1, 2016
On Hero WorshipGrowing up, my parents would make us listen to jazz every Sunday afternoon. Being the churchgoing family we were, I used to dread having to…Jan 25, 2016Jan 25, 2016
Review: Vertigo by Joanna WalshI reviewed the book Vertigo by Joanna Walsh (2015).Dec 23, 2015Dec 23, 2015
