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Thank You for the World, Very Smart Brothas
Cheers to VSB, a site that changed the game, the culture and my life
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The Light Above the Stove Tells God You’re Done Cleaning for the Night—an African-American Urge, Explained
The song ‘This Little Light of Mine’ may (or may not have) been written about the light above the stove
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I Had the Opportunity to Be in the Listening to Kenny G Doc But Turned It Down Because of COVID. I Have Real Tears
A doc about Kenny G premiered on HBO Max on December 2nd and I watched it with all the feels for what could have been
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I Discovered Virgil Abloh Because of His Nike Collaboration. I Learned So Much More
Much like discovering jazz through hip-hop, I discovered the world and legacy of Virgil Abloh though sneakers.
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I Took Two of My Kids to Get Their COVID (and Flu) Shots by Myself: A Discourse on Parental Decision-Making
Two kids, two shots, one parent? Easily one of the worst decisions I’ve made at my big age.
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Justice Was Not Done Today
Though Julius Jones was granted clemency by the Governor of Oklahoma, Kevin Stitt, today was not a win
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Kanye Wants to Pay Beanie Sigel for Coming Up With the Name ‘Yeezy.’ Beanie Wants to Do Business Instead: A Discussion
This is dinner with Jay-Z or $500,000 playing out in real life
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My Thighs Ended My Military Service
How an outdated system and discriminatory metric negatively impacted a lot of female minority service members.
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Keeping the Dream, Making Grandma Proud
My grandmother was a patriot and loved her soldiers.
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You Are a Soldier, but You’re a Human First
An Army veteran talks about realizing he needed to get help.
