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OPINION: Netflix’s hit TV series, which recently dropped its sixth season, normalizes Blackness in interesting ways.
OPINION: The show breaks down how Public Enemy’s “Black Steel in the Hours of Chaos” perfectly captures the horrors of mass incarceration.
OPINION: Here are 10 TV shows that are truly worth your time and attention.
The impact of crack dealers on Black America is at the heart of episode 3 of ‘Being Black: The ’80s’
OPINION: N.W.A.’s song “Dopeman” leads us into a conversation about the world of drug dealers and their influence on the Black community.
OPINION: Donald Trump’s indictment means our faith in the justice system and the electoral system will be pushed even further to the brink.
OPINION: Jon Wang joined a lawsuit to help end affirmative action, but legacy admission is a much bigger part of what makes it hard to get into elite colleges.
OPINION: Lee, who has nearly 13 million followers on TikTok, breaks down how his boxing career and dealing with social anxiety put him on a path to help small businesses.
OPINION: De La Soul’s “My Brother’s a Basehead” takes us into the impact of crack on its users and their families.
OPINION: The Oxford Dictionary of African American English, which will be edited by noted historian Henry Louis Gates Jr., will tell the story of Black people in a new way.
OPINION: Tracy Chapman’s success owes a lot to two big ’80s ideas — affirmative action and Afrocentrism.
OPINION: To mark the launch of my new podcast “Being Black: The ’80” on Thursday, here are 13 Black podcasts you will love.
OPINION: My new podcast “Being Black: The ’80s” is about Black political issues and music in an incredible decade.
OPINION: Janelle Monáe’s new video for “Lipstick Lover” is about freedom, Black beauty, LGBTQ pride, body positivity, sex positivity and love.
OPINION: The legendary singer, who died Wednesday at age 83, was a survivor whose gritty, soulful voice was a source of empowerment for a generation of women.
OPINION: Ann Coulter’s dig at Black people and tipping is obnoxious but is it off base?
OPINION: Is LeBron James better than Michael Jordan? Does this playoff run at 38 years old push him past Jordan? Or is Jordan still the GOAT?
OPINION: Trump did CNN’s Town Hall, and he lied and spouted his old talking points and attacked the moderator. He hasn’t changed. It’s gross.
OPINION: Jordan Neely’s death inspired protests designed to stop society’s “wheels.” We talked to Warriors In The Garden, a group that halted subways.
Republican Mark Robinson wants Black people to pay reparations. He could become North Carolina’s next Governor.
OPINION: The saga of Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill and Pas Michel is made for the big screen — it’s about music, infidelity, espionage, millions, and much, much more.