Surviving R. Kelly
Today Kristen joins us and together we give our thoughts on people caping for celebrities and cancel culture tied together by the release of the Lifetime documentary Surviving R. Kelly. It gets pretty real in this one. Enjoy!
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The Digital Double Life: When Pro-Black Performance Masks Anti-Black Fetish
This story goes a little NSFW, but stay with me. You know what a burner account is, right? For the uninitiated, it’s that second social media profile people use to keep certain behaviors away from their main page. Celebrities use them to scroll in peace or clap back at
Cashing Out: The Cost of a Foolish Bet
There is a point in every bad investment where you must acknowledge the truth. The moment you realize the promises were hollow, the returns will never come, and every contribution you made was taken for granted. For Black America, that investment has been a 150-year-long project of trying to perfect
Jim Jones vs. Reality: Why His Nas Comparison Proves Ego Is the Worst Drug
Jim Jones wants you to believe he’s outshined Nas. He even dragged Fivio Foreign into the conversation to back him up. But the receipts tell a different story. Billboard, RIAA, and the culture itself have already delivered the verdict: Jimmy’s ego is writing checks his catalog can’t cash.
Every Accusation Is a Confession
Think back to the presidency of Barack Obama. And let's be clear: one can have legitimate disagreements with his policies. I certainly took issue with his administration's use of drone strikes and other decisions on the international stage.