Panama Jackson

9/15/21

An Exercise In Listening To Your Kids: 'The Training Wheels Are Off' Edition

My oldest son told me to take the training wheels off his bike; turns out he was more ready than I was

9/10/21

A Comprehensive List of Every Person I'd Choose Dinner (and Hopefully a Movie) With in Lieu of $500,000

The constantly churning dinner with Jay-Z vs. $500,000 conversation will not die

9/8/21

A Spider Broke Into My Car, Got Pregnant and Tried to Turn My Family Into a Jordan Peele Movie

Nothing excites me more than finding a spider in my car trying to kill my family.

9/3/21

Is Iverson Mall 'Still Making It'? An Investigation

The Hillcrest Heights, Md., shopping center was recently used in an inspirational fashion. Should it have been?

9/2/21

9 Thoughts About Kanye West's <i>DONDA</i>

9 Thoughts About Kanye West's DONDA

Kanye West is nothing if not provocative; he gets the people going.

8/24/21

'Dancing,' a Black Acrobat and Canadian Tuxedos: The Video for Rick Astley's 1987 Jam 'Never Gonna Give You Up' Is The Gift that Keeps on Giving

The entertainment value on Rick Astley's magnum opus hasn't dwindled one bit since 1987.

8/23/21

The #CrateChallenge And You: What Stacking Crates and Walking on Them Teaches Us About The Human Condition and Society

There's a new social media challenge that you should not try at home. People are trying it at home.

8/20/21

Aaliyah, Missy Elliott and Timbaland Changed the Game With 1996's <i>One in a Million</i>. Thankfully, I Now Get to Relive That Moment

Aaliyah, Missy Elliott and Timbaland Changed the Game With 1996's One in a Million. Thankfully, I Now Get to Relive That Moment

Aaliyah's sophomore album and especially its title track are the kind of songs you never forget.

8/19/21

Is Wale One of the Greatest Rappers of All Time? A Discussion

The Washington, D.C., area representer claimed on Twitter to be a GOAT rapper. He might have a case.

7/29/21

Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher Apparently Don't Know the Meaning of Water Nor Soap. They Are Not Alone. I Haz Questions

Apparently being nasty out here, as a general rule, is just something folks are OK doing.

7/27/21

'You Wanna Race?': A Cultural Norm That Has Black Folks Running Down Streets at Midnight

When there are more than four Black men (typically) gathered, it is entirely possible that a pride-induced footrace…

7/23/21

The Black Mainstream: Black Television Theme Songs

What show had the best theme song? Which one had the worst? And why is Michael Harriot trolling us all?

7/22/21

Ya Know, I Never Thought Arsenio Hall Dissed De La Soul on <i>The Arsenio Hall Show</i>

Ya Know, I Never Thought Arsenio Hall Dissed De La Soul on The Arsenio Hall Show

A comment made by the famous talk-show host set off a whole campaign on a GOAT hip-hop album, De La Soul Is Dead

7/21/21

The Black Mainstream: Black Famous

Who is the most Black famous person you can think of? Wait...what even is Black famous?

7/19/21

The Black Mainstream: Black Hair

There is no conversation about Blackness without a conversation about Black hair.

7/19/21

Welcome to The Black Mainstream

A week of Black celebration dedicated to parts of our culture that are for us, by us and about us. In essence,…

7/7/21

I'm Happy That Nikole Hannah-Jones and Ta-Nehisi Coates Are Going to Howard. Now, Howard Folks Get to Be <i>More</i> Insufferable. Yay

I'm Happy That Nikole Hannah-Jones and Ta-Nehisi Coates Are Going to Howard. Now, Howard Folks Get to Be More Insufferable. Yay

From one 'elite' HBCU graduate to a legion of others up in Washington, DC...congratulations.

7/2/21

11 Thoughts, Prayers and Concerns About the Verzuz 'Battle' Between OG Bobby Brown and OG Keith Sweat

The two R&B legends went head-to-head and it was as entertaining as expected, often in unexpected ways.

6/28/21

'Wanna Battle You'll Be Baffled at the Stuff Stated': In Tribute to Gift of Gab, One of My Favorite Hip-Hop Lyricists Ever

Gift of Gab, the rapping half of West Coast hip-hop group Blackalicious, died on June 18 at the age of 50.

6/25/21

'I'm Still Spending Money from '88': 9 Thoughts About Jay-Z's <i>Reasonable Doubt</i>, One of the Best Albums of All Time on Its 25th Birthday

'I'm Still Spending Money from '88': 9 Thoughts About Jay-Z's Reasonable Doubt, One of the Best Albums of All Time on Its 25th Birthday

On June 25, 1996, Jay-Z released his debut album Reasonable Doubt and launched a legendary hip-hop career.

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