Nick Cannon and Why the Black-Jewish American Dynamic Hasn’t Evolved
The content in recent anti-Semitic remarks from NFL wide receiver Desean Jackson and entertainment jack-of-all-trades Nick Cannon was nothing new. That's...
Nav and The Minefield of Nigga
Nav is an Indian-Canadian from Rexdale, a racially-diverse low-income neighborhood in Toronto. Clearly his people from the Rex, as he calls it, are cool...
The Importance of Both/And in Times of Tragedy
Written during the height of 2017's hurricane season devastation, this piece is a strong call for Americans to fight the urge to retreat into...
“Race doesn’t matter” is the wrong answer
Why White privilege is something White members of hip-hop culture can't afford to disregard yet
When Macklemore dropped 'White Privilege II' this past January, he...
I used to find Black women unattractive
We've all heard the argument that racial dating preferences are "inherently racist." Perhaps you disagree; there's just no way you'll find (insert race here)...
‘Dope’: Blackness, Pop Culture, and Growing Up in 2015
Revolving around a circus of coinciding storylines and Malcolm's issues of self-understanding, Dope serves as a humorous representation of popular youth culture in 2015...
Daryl Davis and the Challenge of Engaging Racists
Any good racial justice activist on Twitter will tell you racists cannot be reasoned with. The best we can do is get White allies up...
A Thought: Asian Americans Can’t Rock Out
Name one Asian American musician in a major scene or subgenre in American music.
This prompt on its own warrants some pushback against what my...
Since99 Won’t End Racism, But He’s Hard
There's something special about a White boy who looks like this
and can rap...
Young Nudy Said “Nigger” On “4L” And Made Me Uncomfortable
"4L"—a nod to some gang shit in Atlanta that I know nothing about—off of I Am > I Was smacks. 21 Savage's growth as a rapper...