“Boycott the Grammys”. 30 years ago, hip-hop’s forefathers organized a collective strike against The Recording Academy due to the institution’s mistreatment of the genre’s first rap nominees — DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, J.J. Fad, Kool Moe Dee, LL Cool J, and Salt-N-Pepa. Spearheaded by Russell Simmons’ Def…

At first sight, The Last Black Man in San Francisco exposed the oppressive relationship between the modern day technological utopia and its Black residents; an interwoven lineage among the two entities birthed from The Great Migration. Viewed through the focal point of a young Black girl, viewers witnessed the sins…

I have begun to believe that my Ivy League degree is bullshit. In fact, I would argue against the held belief that graduating from one of the nation’s premier institutions of higher education is the nation’s ultimate gag. …

Word Count: 651 words /Written: February 13, 2017 Yesterday night, Beyoncé continued the legacy of black women used the arts to reflect the life of being a black woman in the United States where their efforts aren’t valued or recognized. Black female artists infuse the cultural traditions of African spirituality…