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Saturday Night Live Writers Allegedly Boycotting Ahead of Dave Chappelle’s Upcoming Appearance [UPDATED]
The comedian will be joined by Yasiin Bey and Talib Kweli of Black Star.
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Dave Chappelle Set as Host for Saturday Night Live, Black Star Tapped as Musical Guest
Together, the comedian and rap dup host the popular podcast, The Midnight Miracle.
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Dave Chappelle and Blackstar’s the Midnight Miracle Podcast Is Coming to Vinyl
Fans can purchase a vinyl edition of the show with an annual subscription to Luminary.
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Napa Valley’s Inaugural Blue Note Jazz Festival Was Everything I Didn’t Know I Needed
The three-day Blackstravaganza was curated by Blue Note’s artist in residence, Robert Glasper.
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Pastor robbed of $1 Million in jewelry sued for allegedly robbing congregant
Bishop Lamor Whitehead has even more ‘splainin to do.
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Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock Discuss Onstage Attacks at Secret Comedy Show
During a secret show in Los Angeles, the comedians talked about being attacked while performing.
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9 Thoughts About Kanye West’s DONDA
Kanye West is nothing if not provocative; he gets the people going.
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Dave Chapelle, Yasiin Bey's The Midnight Miracle Highlights the Next Chapter of Luminary's Evolution
My Moms once taught me that if I don’t have anything nice to say about people like Talib Kweli—who has “shove too many syllables into a sentence” and “harass Black women” circled on his daily agenda—then don’t say anything at all. Here is my valiant attempt at doing so. On Tuesday, Luminary, a subscription-based podcast…
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'There Was Silence. It Was Understood': Reflections About 'yasiin bey: Negus,' the Listening Installation at the Brooklyn Museum
A few weeks back, I wrote a piece that was critical of “yasiin bey: Negus,” the traveling art exhibit/listening installation curated by yasiin bey, the artist formerly known as Mos Def. My overarching point (perhaps fairly called “mean” in the comments on the actual piece, and disregarded as closed-minded on Facebook) was that the idea,…
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Yasiin Bey Presenting His New Album Negus Exclusively in Museums Surrounded by Art Is What Happens When Musicians Get Bored
It’s not quite rocket-surgery or anything, but I definitely believe in the maxim that too much of anything can be bad. And when I say “anything” I mean literally anything, from obvious stuff like food or crime, to less obvious stuff like talent, Kenny G albums or Target runs. Put a pin in “talent.” That…