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It’s Not the Blacks, Tinashe, It’s You
When your name is “Tinashe,” black folks don’t need Scooby Doo or a member of the Mystery Machine to guess that race. Yet the singer-songwriter-dancer is arguing that the lot of us don’t completely embrace her, a mixed-race woman, even though she considers herself to be a black woman. It was one of the more…
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17 Wishes for 2017
If I squint with my good eye and drink something potent out of a red Solo cup, 2016 doesn’t seem so bad—from an entertainment perspective, anyway. So, as we move forward into the new year, here are some things I’d very much like to see. That is to say, if 2017 doesn’t end early because…
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Tinashe’s Aquarius, Is…Surprisingly Good
After a handful of friends insisted that I give Tinashe’s new album, Aquarius, a chance, I pressed play on Spotify while writing last night. I wanted to see what the fuck all the fuss was about. I hadn’t paid much attention to her, beyond her lead single, “2 On,” which I paid attention to solely…