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A Nation You Can Carry
Haiti returned to the World Cup after 52 years - without a home, and now without the right to wear its own history. So it brought the one thing no committee…
Jonathan Giles · 5 min
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I Love Boosters, Boots Riley, and the Battle of Black Art at the Box Office
Despite their impact, nearly all culturally specific, Black-directed films are produced with budgets below $40 million, but are still expected to compete with…
Xero Gravity · 6 min
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Megan Thee Stallion: The Consequences of Being A Sexual Black Woman
After the death of her parents, grandparents, and the shooting by Tory Lanez, Megan Thee Stallion was facing one battle after another. For many Black women,…
Habiba Katsha · 5 min
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The Ghost of Madison Square Garden's Past
A 1999 rematch, two franchises that became their cities, and the uncomfortable truth about loving a team that never wins.
Jonathan Giles · 6 min
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They can never make diversity a dirty word
It’s hard to think of a single day in the past two years when the word ‘diversity’ hasn’t been used as a weapon in the ongoing culture wars. Elon Musk’s…
Meena Alexander · 4 min
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What The Emma Grede Era Means For Black Women
Emma Grede knows how to command a room as effectively as she has captured the world’s attention over the last few months.
Saint & Citizen · 7 min