Tobi Abdul·Feb 28, 2017Can we stop saying La La Land almost beat Moonlight?Exactly five years after Trayvon Martin was gunned down, a film about a queer, imperfect, possibly broken, black man won Best Picture at…
Tobi Abdul·Jul 7, 2016My Pride will always be politicalA response to the Black Lives Matter — Toronto backlash
Tobi Abdul·May 25, 2016New York City, as seen by an outsiderNew York City is made up of a bundle of anomalies tied together by some common ground. While it is the capital of commercialization, it…A response icon1A response icon1
Tobi Abdul·May 24, 2016How Hollywood is a High SchoolEverything we were preemptively taught about high school is a lie. A lot of unsuspecting middle-schoolers got their information from Blair…
Tobi Abdul·May 24, 2016How Drake is Redefining MasculinityIt’s not quite clear whether my love for Drake is ironic, some sort of patriotic obligation, or if a Canadian, mixed-race, emotional, TV…A response icon16A response icon16
Tobi Abdul·May 24, 2016Why I Freed the NippleIn addition to pay gap, catcalling, and general gender discrimination, women-identified folks often have to deal with body policing. From…
Tobi Abdul·May 9, 2016Lemonade, healing and Black womanhoodServing as protectors, healers, providers and martyrs, making lemonade out of lemons has been a common theme for generations of black…
