Ari KingAt The Antiques Roadshow with My MomThere is no way around it: The Antiques Roadshow is my favorite television show. There I said it. Well, I typed it.Aug 261Aug 261
Ari King“That’s My Dad!”There is a new standard that has been set for a Minnesota Man and it was shown to us by Gus WalzAug 26Aug 26
Ari KingIn Memoriam: Rebecca Johnson, Champion.It is impossible for me to remember the first time I met Rebecca. Her son, Brandon, was a best friend of mine in elementary school through…Jul 17Jul 17
Ari KingOn May 6th, 2009, Johanna Justin-Jinich was shot and killed at the Wesleyan University bookstoreAs she was working her shift at the University bookstore and cafè, Stephen Morgan shot Johanna point blank seven times. He was wearing a…Apr 18Apr 18
Ari KingIn 2007, an Oakland Police Officer Shot and Killed My Nephew, Gary King, Jr. He Was 20.I’m assuming you never had to do this yourself. Or maybe you have. As we both know, dear reader, this is not the first-nor will it be the…Mar 261Mar 261
Ari King19 Years Ago, Our Family Friend, Charles Baker, a Black American,Was Shot and Killed in San…The adoration I had for my brother when I was younger was palpable. It was hard to be cooler than he was. But, if you asked him, he would…Mar 7Mar 7
Ari KingThe Greatest Great-AuntHortense King McClinton, 105, was the first ever Black faculty member at the University of North Carolina. And she is my great-aunt.Feb 21Feb 21
Ari KingMy Father, the Black American War VeteranMy dad died a week before my high school graduation. He was 71 and I was 18.Feb 14Feb 14
Ari KingPraise MamaPraise your mama. There is no other place to start. For we would not be here without our mothers. Our mothers go through more than we-the…Feb 3Feb 3