Sitemap - 2023 - Observations In Blackness by Donney Rose
A Facebook Post Reminded Me How Far Back My Relationship with Colorism Goes.
"What Do the Lonely Do?..." — On the Black Experience of Seasonal Depression
Body Code Switch (Written Verse + Audio)
On Entertainment, Accountability and the Lines Drawn in Hip Hop Culture
The Conversations Black Folks are Having Publicly about Dating are Disheartening to Witness.
We Trust Our Resilient Children With Too Much
Deion Sanders’ Brand of Blackness has Actually Always Been an Affront to White Fragility
My Blood Sugar is a Sour Subject.
Our Village Has Always Played a Significant Role in Our Education.
When Police in the U.S. Violate Defenders of Black Life, Taxpayers Are Left with Settlement Tabs.
I 'Remixed' My Latest Project, Rhyme Travel, Because Hip-Hop Deserved My Best
America Was the ONLY Beneficiary of Chattel Slavery
The Radical Belief in Black Futures: A Photo Essay (REPOST)
'THE AMERICAN AUDIT' Challenged What 'The Land of the Free' Still Owes Those Who Built It.
‘The People vs Janelle Monae’: In Defense of Black Bodily Autonomy
The Hip Hop Holy Ghost is Really the Only One I've Ever Known.
Queer Black Voices in Black Church Choirs: An Age-Old Tale of Backgrounding and Foregrounding.
Tyler Perry Now Owns BET and VH1, and the Black Delegation has Mixed Opinions about it.
A Trinity of Poems about Church Songs, Ending in Morning Joy.
Ajike Owens Was Killed Protecting the Dignity of Her Children.
A Trip Down the Bayou Helped Me Understand Peace
'We Told the Mountain' — A Black Music Month Series
Mama's Little Hero Survived the Cop's Shots
Ja Morant is Becoming a Danger to Himself, and to the NBA. But for Different Reasons.
Jordan Neely Died in a Familial and Familiar Way.
40 Quick Tips For Black Women Who Will Someday Grow Older.
…and the Killer Cop is Once Again Granted a Second Chance.
Materialism was My Dad’s Clap Back at Poverty. Then He Died a Hoarder.
I Am Childless Because I’ve Never Stopped Dreaming that I Will Die During Childbirth.
ThrowBLACK Thursdays: A Series Dedicated to Black Cultural Nostalgia | Volume 9
Defining "Karma" — An Ode to the Exonerated Five in the Wake of Trump's Indictment
Yesterday I Thought I Was About to Witness Police Violence Against Black Girls.
The Radical Belief in Black Futures: A Photo Essay
Rasheem Carter's Death is a Reminder of Territories that have Never Been Kind to Black Visitors
"What We Talkin' Bout..." — Quick Bits of Cultural Observations
Draymond Green was Right about Black History, Because...
An Open Invitation to Michael Newman to Have Several Seats
ThrowBLACK Thursdays: A Series Dedicated to Black Cultural Nostalgia | Volume 8
So Said the Chitlin' Circuit to the Sundown Town
ThrowBLACK Thursdays: A Series Dedicated to Black Cultural Nostalgia | Volume 7
That Time the News Said George Floyd Killed Trayvon Martin During Black History Month
ThrowBLACK Thursdays: A Series Dedicated to Black Cultural Nostalgia | Volume 6
ThrowBLACK Thursdays: A Series Dedicated to Black Cultural Nostalgia | Volume 5
“Historically, Speaking” (Written Text + Audio)
ThrowBLACK Thursdays: A Series Dedicated to Black Cultural Nostalgia | Volume 4
"Softness is Related to Safety": A Conversation with Dr. LaKeitha Poole
KING DAY 2023 | An Observations In Blackness Special Coverage
ThrowBLACK Thursdays: A Series Dedicated to Black Cultural Nostalgia | Volume 3
ThrowBLACK Thursdays: A Series Dedicated to Black Cultural Nostalgia | Volume 2
"What Can We Get for Black Folks?": A Conversation with Educator and Activist Dr. Wes Bellamy