Panama Jackson

The duo of Phonte and Nicolay showed us a new way to create timeless music and art, a way that affected my own life in tremendous ways.

Netflix's latest documentary highlights the fragile relationships between daughters and their incarcerated fathers.

Every so often the “Is Chris Brown better than Michael Jackson?” conversation ramps, and every time it does, the only right answer is no.

A conversation in the hip-hop community is one of separation between the older generation’s music and that of the younger generation.

The only things that disappear in this house more than snacks are iPhone and iPad chargers, no matter my attempts to the contrary. 

Now that restaurant kingmaker Keith Lee has moved on from the nation’s capital, we can assess his assessment of D.C.’s food scene.

As my kids get older, my beef with the English language often forces me to decide between my gripes and making sure my kids know the rules.

Once upon a time in African America, I didn’t love “Complex Simplicity.” I have no idea what that younger version of me was thinking. At all. 

The extraordinarily long game of Otis Williams of The Temptations

The final season of “Power Book II: Ghost” is doing nothing for police and community relations in New York City.

The legendary and iconic soul singer Frankie Beverly recently died, and all of Black American felt it in our shando. 

I’m trying to understand a world where Dru Tejada — the artsy kid who hated the drug game — is even realer than his gangster brother, Cane.

A recent experience of trying to save a seat in a room full of Black people stressed me out so thoroughly that I may never try again.

I have memories of Saturday mornings in my household, cleaning up and listening to jams. My kids don’t have this experience. Are they unique? 

Monet Tejada went out in the only fitting way a person of her stature ever could — guns blazing in the protection of her family. 

One of my favorite entrepreneurs of all time, Ray J, has decided to wade into the news and commentary game. The first episode is rough.

On the recently released single, J. Cole responds to those who took issue when he pulled out of the beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake. 

The wedding episode went how I expected it to, but I am really curious how life looks for all of the couples nearly a year later. 

A little advice to the younger generation about navigating difficult but manageable spaces never hurt anybody. Signed, an uncle. 

It’s (almost) Christmas movie time and I’ve already watched the Christina Milian and Devale Ellis romantic comedy multiple times.