May 7, 2014 For Leonore On Friday, April 25, Leonore Draper died in Chicago. I've known her almost 15 years and was in her wedding. For various reasons, each of us h... read more
May 3, 2014 Melissa Harris-Perry Symbols vs. substance in the racism debate The MHP panel—Jelani Cobb, Ari Berman, Brittney Cooper and Bomani Jones—discuss how outrage about... read more
May 1, 2014 Illmatic in a Twitter World Illmatic is one of the best hip hop albums ever. I've often said it is the hip hop equivalent of Marvin Gaye's What's Going On. The artists p... read more
April 24, 2014 Coachella and Hip Hop’s Golden Age Is Coachella a festival to be seen or an experience to be had? - Jon Caramanica “Are y’all alive?” - Andre 3000 at Coachella A common blog th... read more