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Exclusive: Joe Madison Speaks About His Hunger Strike, Voting Rights, and Why We Need To Keep Fighting
The radio host and civil rights activist tells us to keep the fight for voting rights going through opposition.
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Bad Poetry, Blogs, Open Mics and Nightclubs: A Story About My Writing Journey on Pass The Peas With Panama Jackson
You know, I think Iāve told the story of how Very Smart Brothas came to be a million times at this point. In fact, Damon and I have done it so much Iām fairly certain I know exactly what heās going to say before he says it. But what neither of us has spent a…
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An Inter-Generational Convo about Hip-Hop and JCole on Pass The Peas with Panama Jackson
When J. Cole released his latest musical offering, The Off-Season, on May 14, 2021, I knew I wasnāt going to love it. And as most self-fulfilling prophecies work, I didnāt. I maintained my similar stance of being bored with most of Coleās music. But like any curiously dapper chap in the roaring 2020’s, I do…
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Talking VerySmartBrothas, White Teen Movies vs. Black Teen Movies, Jay-Z & Nas and More With Damon Young on Pass The Peas
Last week was a bit of a blur for everybody in the Very Smart Brothas universe. Damon and I wrote posts about his departure, some tears may or may not have been shed, the word verklempt made an appearance and Brick killed a guy. Either way, weāre in a new phase of this whole VSB…
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Award-Winning Author TopƩ Folarin Joins Pass The Peas to Talk About His Life, His Time at Morehouse College, His Debut Novel, A Particular Kind of Black Man and Res' How I Do
One of the coolest parts of this entire journey with Very Smart Brothas is the sheer amount of cool people Iāve had the opportunity to meet. If thereās one reason Iād tell anybody to start up that thing you want to do itās easily because, if you do something right, the world opens up and…
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Is 'Return of the Mack' the Greatest Song Ever? A Debate With The Root's Shanelle Genai, Who Disagrees (She's Wrong), on Pass the Peas With Panama Jackson
On March 18, 2021, Mark Morrisonās āReturn of The Mackā reached its 25th birthday. To commemorate this accoladational (Editorās note: this is not a word) achievement for this song that really is the best song ever, I shared an article I wrote in 2017 stating as much, titled āReturn of The Mackā Is The Best…
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Introducing Pass The Peas With Panama Jackson, a New Podcast Brought to You by Very Smart Brothas and The Root
Hey, Young World! Iād like to introduce you to a new(ish) podcast brought to you by Very Smart Brothas and The Root, Pass The Peas, hosted by VSB co-founder, Panama Jackson. Thatās me. Enough of the third person. Check back in here every Friday for a brand new episode about something or other but always…