Panama Jackson

11/30/21

I Discovered Virgil Abloh Because of His Nike Collaboration. I Learned So Much More

Much like discovering jazz through hip-hop, I discovered the world and legacy of Virgil Abloh though sneakers.

11/23/21

I Took Two of My Kids to Get Their COVID (and Flu) Shots by Myself: A Discourse on Parental Decision-Making

Two kids, two shots, one parent? Easily one of the worst decisions I've made at my big age.

11/18/21

Kanye Wants to Pay Beanie Sigel for Coming Up With the Name 'Yeezy.' Beanie Wants to Do Business Instead: A Discussion

This is dinner with Jay-Z or $500,000 playing out in real life

11/9/21

Observing a One-Year-Old: The Transactional Satisfaction of Flushing the Toilet

My youngest (and last) child has discovered flushing the toilet. It is his new hobby. Jesus be a fence around my…

11/5/21

This Kanye West, Excuse Me, 'Ye' Interview on <i>Drink Champs</i> Was Exactly What You Expected But So Much More

This Kanye West, Excuse Me, 'Ye' Interview on Drink Champs Was Exactly What You Expected But So Much More

Yeezy Yeezy sat in with Nore and DJ EFN for some of 2021's most must-see TV

11/4/21

Was Joe Really Willing to Do '<i>All The Things</i> (Your Man Won't Do)'? An Analysis

Was Joe Really Willing to Do 'All The Things (Your Man Won't Do)'? An Analysis

R&B singer Joe's 1996 jam from the Don't Be A Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in The Hood sound…

11/1/21

Time Jumps, Crenshawn and Pillow Talkin': <i>Insecure</i> Intermissions About 'Growth, Okay?!'

Time Jumps, Crenshawn and Pillow Talkin': Insecure Intermissions About 'Growth, Okay?!'

Episode 2 of Season 5 of Insecure Has Molly and Issa doing some reflection-ating and thinking.

10/29/21

Charley Bordelon on <i>Queen Sugar</i> Is Running for Congress. There Are a Whole Lot of Family Skeletons in That Closet

Charley Bordelon on Queen Sugar Is Running for Congress. There Are a Whole Lot of Family Skeletons in That Closet

Charley Bordelon has decided to run for Congress. The attack ads from her opponent will write themselves.

10/27/21

A Few Other Books Aside From <i>Beloved</i> That Politicians Might Want to Consider Banning for Political Gain If We Believe the Children Are Our Future

A Few Other Books Aside From Beloved That Politicians Might Want to Consider Banning for Political Gain If We Believe the Children Are Our Future

If Toni Morrison's Beloved is too much for some parents, here are some others we might want to let go.

10/26/21

I've Never Purchased Any FUBU Before. That Might Change in 2021

The 'For Us, By Us' clothing brand founded in 1992 would entirely kill the game if it came out today

10/25/21

<i>Insecure</i> Intermissions: Season 5 Is Moving 'Onward, OK?!' Let's Get Into It

Insecure Intermissions: Season 5 Is Moving 'Onward, OK?!' Let's Get Into It

New episodes of Insecure premiere every Sunday at 10 p.m. ET on HBO and HBOMax.

10/25/21

Supply Chain Shortage and the Homies Are Messing Up My Skin Moisturizing Situation—An Ode to Palmer's Lotion, Vol. 2

Damn, why they trynna stick me for my papers? A brotha is just trying to live ash-free.

10/20/21

5 Songs That Would Launch 1,000 Think Pieces If They Were Released Today

Nothing says "write 2,000 words about me" like Black people singing songs about livin'.

10/15/21

Happy Birthday to Tito Jackson! This Is a Tito Jackson Appreciation Post

With a nickname like Tito, Joe and Katherine's third born was made for the pop culture limelight.

9/29/21

<i>Our Kind of People</i> Is A Treasure Trove of Good Writing and Solid Acting. Just Kidding. It's Terrible, and I Love It

Our Kind of People Is A Treasure Trove of Good Writing and Solid Acting. Just Kidding. It's Terrible, and I Love It

Lee Daniels' latest television show is exactly what you think it is—rich and ridiculous

9/24/21

The Root Institute: HBCUs—the Legacy, the Now, the Future

Panama Jackson was joined by Andrea Jackson Gavin and Dr. Jelani Favors to talk about historically Black colleges…

9/21/21

Y'all Need to Put Some 'Speck On Jermaine Dupri's Name, Folks

It's the rampant ridiculous disrespect of the musical legacy of Jermaine Dupri for me.

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.

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