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Jun 16

The Kevin I Created

The recent Kevin Hart controversy made me realize that he indirectly taught me one of the most important lessons of my life by accident.

The Kevin I Created

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Dec 27, 2025

Jesse Butler: Sooner or Later?

Repetition as Permission: How Justice Teaches What It Will Tolerate.

Jesse Butler: Sooner or Later?

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Apr 30, 2025

Legendary Without Permission: The Audacity of Shedeur Sanders

He owned every field he touched — until the league showed him who held the deed.

Legendary Without Permission: The Audacity of Shedeur Sanders

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Mar 9, 2025

The Heartbeat of Soul: To Angie Stone, With Love

A love letter to the woman that laid her voice across our scars.

The Heartbeat of Soul: To Angie Stone, With Love

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Jan 22, 2025

I Beg Your Pardon, Joe? Suddenly Marcus Garvey Matters?

The hypocrisy of redemption from an architect of oppression.

I Beg Your Pardon, Joe? Suddenly Marcus Garvey Matters?

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Dec 24, 2025

Selective Outrage Isn’t Journalism: My Response to Ira Stoll’s Hit Piece on Nikole Hannah-Jones

When the goal is to wound and discredit, don’t call it ethics. Call it what it is.

Selective Outrage Isn’t Journalism: My Response to Ira Stoll’s Hit Piece on Nikole Hannah-Jones

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Dec 18, 2025

Monsters or Make Believe? Did Tyler Perry’s Name Just Get Added to the Call Sheet?

He played a moral giant in drag—but the real performance, according to recent allegations, may have been offstage.

Monsters or Make Believe? Did Tyler Perry’s Name Just Get Added to the Call Sheet?

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May 8, 2025

Don’t Miss This One: How Burkina Faso Is Living the Revolution We’re Just Posting About

The West had soldiers. Sankara had vision. Traoré has both. And this time, the revolution brought a ledger.

Don’t Miss This One: How Burkina Faso Is Living the Revolution We’re Just Posting About

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Mar 5, 2025

Operation Bullseye: Target Locked, Black Dollars Loaded & Resistance Live

Let’s see if Target is ready for a clearance sale on Black Dollars.

Operation Bullseye: Target Locked, Black Dollars Loaded & Resistance Live

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Apr 29, 2025

The A.I.dacity of Some People — Not All Talent Is Artificial Folks

Proving I’m not a robot, one photo at a time.

The A.I.dacity of Some People — Not All Talent Is Artificial Folks

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“In life, there is no greater tragedy than that in which man aborts the birth of a thought.” - Oliver Wilson Ottley III

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