Some Observations I Observed During My Trip to Target Today in the Midst of These Pandemic TimesI went to Target today. Actually, I went to PetSmart and Target today because one of our fish went to be with his…ByPanama JacksonPublishedMarch 19, 2020
Hey Guys, The Coronavirus Made Me Realize That Maybe I Don't Hate Kenny G.'s MusicWhile many of us are responsibly stuck at home during this time of pandemic concern, the need for entertainment and…ByPanama JacksonPublishedMarch 18, 2020
9 Thoughts About Jay Electronica and His Debut 'Solo' Album, A Written TestimonyVery few albums in hip-hop were as highly anticipated as the debut album from Elpadaro F. Electronica Allah, aka Jay…ByPanama JacksonPublishedMarch 17, 2020
9 Things I've Learned Since the Coronavirus, aka COVID-19, aka #ThatRona, Has Become Part of All of Our LivesI’ve seen with my own two eyes SEVERAL people walk clean up out the public restroom without washing their hands. And…ByPanama JacksonPublishedMarch 12, 2020
Thanks to My Kids, I Hope to Never Hear ‘Who Let The Dogs Out’ Again. I’ll Probably Listen to It Again This AfternoonWe’ve been down this old town road before. ByPanama JacksonPublishedMarch 11, 2020
Bobby Brown's 1992 Album, Bobby, Is an Unheralded Classic of Jamtastic ProportionsTo know me is to know that I’m a huge fan of one Robert Barisford Brown, better known to the world as Bobby Brown.…ByPanama JacksonPublishedMarch 10, 2020
How Black Is it Not to Know the Real Names of Folks in Your Family? Possibly Ever.So, I have a question that’s been perplexing me that will illuminate some things, possibly about me and you, your…ByPanama JacksonPublishedMarch 5, 2020
9 Thoughts About The Trailer For the New Candyman MovieThe trailer for the new Candyman movie—produced and written by Jordan Peele, directed by Nia DaCosta—hit the…ByPanama JacksonPublishedMarch 3, 2020
Black Movie Fridays: A Fun Story About Cool Runnings, 'Gummies' and a New York City Evening in 2017I’d like to tell you a fun story about one of my favorite black movies, Cool Runnings. If you don’t know, Cool…ByPanama JacksonPublishedFebruary 28, 2020
10 Thoughts, Prayers and Concerns About Netflix's Love Is Blind, Which Is Absolutely Worth WatchingTo be on social media right now is to have seen at least one or two passing mentions of the Netflix reality show…ByPanama JacksonPublishedFebruary 26, 2020
Black Movie Fridays: I Probably Quote The Wood More Than Any Other Black MovieIf you were to ask me what the most quotable black movie of all time is, I’d say, without hesitation, Coming to…ByPanama JacksonPublishedFebruary 21, 2020
My Daughter Came Down With The Flu and I Learned All About My Family Medical HistoryThe Washington, D.C. area has been hit particularly hard with the flu this season. At my daughter’s school, for…ByPanama JacksonPublishedFebruary 20, 2020
Black Movie Fridays: Love Jones Is the Iconic Black Love Movie but for Me, Brown Sugar Is the GOATThe 1990s and early aughts were a good time for black movies. From Boyz n The Hood to Menace II Society to What’s…ByPanama JacksonPublishedFebruary 14, 2020
10 Very Black (Non-Spoiler) Reasons to Go See The Photograph The Photograph, a new black love story starring Issa “Lookin’ Like a Bag of Money” Rae and Lakeith “Can I Measure…ByPanama JacksonPublishedFebruary 13, 2020
And the Skippy Goes To!: The Root's Inaugural The Blackest Awards WinnersWhat’s up, Black America! Now that the Oscars have come and gone and awards were given to winners and what not and…ByPanama JacksonPublishedFebruary 12, 2020
Black Movie Fridays: Just Wright Is a Fun Romantic Comedy But It Couldn’t Have Happened in Real LifeI’m one of those people who gets hung up on the little things in movies and television shows. Like, I’ll be sitting…ByPanama JacksonPublishedFebruary 7, 2020
The Root Presents the Inaugural Blackest Awards in Honor of Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr., aka 'The Skippies'It’s awards season and that means your blood pressure and sugar levels are likely to go up and down if you spend any…ByPanama JacksonPublishedFebruary 4, 2020
12 Thoughts, Facts, and Opinions About Tyler Perry’s Wildly Ridiculous, Entertaining Movie, A Fall From Grace There will be spoilers. ByPanama JacksonPublishedJanuary 23, 2020
Visiting Cape Coast and Elmina ‘Slave Castles’: In Everlasting Memory of the Anguish of Our AncestorsWhen I was 12 or 13 and living in Frankfurt, Germany, my parents loaded my siblings and me into the car and we drove…ByPanama JacksonPublishedJanuary 17, 2020
10 Thoughts and Observations About My First Trip to Ghana (and Africa)When I got married in October 2018, my wife and I broached the idea of going to Accra, Ghana, for our honeymoon.…ByPanama JacksonPublishedJanuary 15, 2020