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ThrowBLACK Thursdays: A Series Dedicated to Black Cultural Nostalgia

Flowers in the After-Life: How America Always 'Apologizes' Rather Than Actually Atoning for its History of Violence Against Black People.

Dreams of a Black Christmas Just Like the Ones I Used to Know

They (Still) Shootin'...Made You Look at the Epidemic of Police Violence That's Ever-Present in 2022

Defining Domicile for Black Neighborhoods Under the Constant Threat of Extinction.

Van Jones is NOT the Answer for the Fracture Between the Black and Jewish Community.

Today is the Last Day of Diabetes Awareness Month. I Wish I Could Say it Was Also the Last Day of My Type 2.

"Family Dinner" (Spoken Word | Video + Text)

A Non-Comprehensive List of Things Black Families Just Might Debate about This Holiday Season

Black Comedy Has Always Been a Political Act and a Means of Laughing to Keep from Dying.

PREMIERE: Blood on the Bluff (Spoken Word Documentary on 1972 Tragedy at Southern University)

5 Important Quotes on Voting and Engaging in the Political Process from Revolutionary Black Leaders

In My Home State Slavery is on the Ballot, Which Means...

"Dead Rappers Get Better Promotion": The Seemingly Never-Ending Bounty on the Hip Hop Community and the Black Men it Targets.

Elon's Twitter and My Black Twitter Will Likely Not Co-Exist Peacefully for Various Reasons.

Footprints: A Throwback Thursday Historical Offering. 1st Edition: The Love, Light and Advocacy of Ruby Dee

The Black Billionaire Mascot for White Supremacy is Learning the Limitations of Half-Assed Membership

FeedB(l)ack: What Would You Like to See from Observations In Blackness?

A Short List of Things That Are More Qualified to be a United States Senator Than Herschel Walker

There's Not a Huge Difference Between the Media Coverage of Brittney Griner's Incarceration and that of Black Women Killed by the State.

Combatting Medical Racism: A Conversation with Dr. Uché Blackstock

"Identity Boxes"

I Am a 42 Year Old Black Man That Has Never Owned a Gun. I Often Wonder if this Will Remain That Way

Cancel Call-ture

When Being N**gas In Paris Goes Exactly As Planned...

Your Support of Observations In Blackness Has Been AMAZING! Now, Let's Bring Some Friends Along...

PROJECT PREVIEW: "Blood on the Bluff" (Audio Performance + Written Text)

Alabama's Medical Negligence in Dealing with Black Bodies Has a Long and Sordid History

On Invisible Illness, Black Masculinity and the 8-Year Anniversary of Me Being 'Shot in the Back.'

'A Different World' Celebrates its 35th Year Anniversary at a Time of Climbing HBCU Enrollment.

Yesterday I Read My Ode to Tabitha Brown TO TABITHA BROWN and Tonight I'm the Featured Poet at Busboys and Poets in Baltimore

Poppin' Off: 4th Edition (Event Recap: The Root Institute 2022)

I Was Not Familiar with PnB Rock until He Died on My Timeline

God Did Not Trouble Those Waters — Structural Racism Did

A Historic Game is Happening in My Hometown This Weekend. For the Sake of the City I Hope All Goes Well

An Ode to Tabitha Brown (Spoken Word Poem | Video + Text)

Poppin' Off: 3rd Edition (Black Pop Culture Round-Up)

"Footprints": A Historical Series (1619 Commemoration Event in Fort Monroe, Virginia)

Colorism Healing Founder, Dr. Sarah L. Webb on the Wide-Ranging Impact of Colorism in the Black Community.

Poppin' Off: 2nd Edition (Black Pop Culture Round-Up)

Black Folks Have Long Mastered the Art of "Quiet Quitting" in the Workplace

Poppin' Off: 1st Edition

Fire Hazard: An Open Letter to Airbnb (Audio/Spoken Word Performance )

Fire Hazard: An Open Letter to Airbnb on Their Recent Decision to Stop Renting Out Slave Quarters

The FBI's "Raid" of Trump's Home is Child's Play Compared to its History with Black Social Movements and Leaders.

#FromTheArchives — "Ball Is Still Life" (July 2021)

Born in Black August — An Ode to Freedom Fighters

A Lifetime of Experiencing Anti-Blackness and Structural Racism Puts Black Elders at Higher Risks for Dementia

Pics, Poems & Prose Vol. 1: "A Touch of Glory": Stevie Wonder and Muhammad Ali

#FromTheArchives — "Day Ones" (January 2022)

“She Twerks Outside the Lord’s House?!”: On the Patriarchy Endured by the 'Church Girls' of My Generation

The Hood Has Melted for Summers On End

What Angela Bassett's "Queen Ramonda" Soliloquy in the Wakanda Forever Trailer Can Teach Us About the Trauma 'Strong' Black Women Carry

SPECIAL CONTENT OFFERING: #FromTheArchives

#FromTheArchives — "Supremacy in Syndication" (January 2022)

#FromTheArchives — "America Never Spoke the King's English" (January 2022)

#FromTheArchives — "I Knew Kanye But I Had Never Met Yeezy" — An Ode to Coodie (March 2022)

#FromTheArchives — "We Don't Know and We Still Don't Know (In Memorial to the 25th Anniversary Death of Biggie Smalls; March 2022)

SAY WORD?! — A New Dictionary of Words and Phrases Originated by Black Americans is on the Horizon

Throwin' Away the Keys — On the Grossly Disproportionate Number of Incarcerated Black Folks Serving Life Without Parole.

Hip-Hop Culture Really Did Change the Way Black Folks Age

The Funny Thing About 'For the Culture' Blackness is The Limitations on Who "The Culture" Often Is...

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