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  • Why Luke Cage Is The Hero Black America Needs Right Now

    Netflix has flooded the streaming streets with Luke Cage — the first time a Black character portrayed by an actual Black person is set to star in a title role in the Marvel/Disney universe. For those of us who periodically forsake the rest of our lives on weekends to binge watch things this is a big…

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    Wuyoungforever Agent of M.E.






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    September 30, 2016
  • On Being Black And Southern (And From South Carolina) At Times Like This

    I’ve been a proud Black man from South Carolina for a few weeks north of 36 years. And, in all honesty, my state has always confused me. If I were ever asked to play word association with it, I would begin by telling the poor fool who asked the question to “grab a chair” because this…

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    Wuyoungforever Agent of M.E.






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    June 28, 2015
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