Twenty years ago, following a few years of solo efforts, films, and chart-topping singles, Destiny’s Child came back with a hit single — and a question of their own — that put them back on the charts and put any questions about their ability to weather a comeback to rest: “Can you keep up?”
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4 Podcasts I Love (+ Can’t Wait To Be A Guest On)
In honor of International Podcast Day, I’m sharing four of my favorite regular listens. Not only do I love them, but I’m not-so-secretly counting the days until I get to lend my voice — and expertise — as a guest star.
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Growing [Up] With GQ
Twenty summers ago, a bored teenager found himself in a college bookstore, wasting time and mindlessly thumbing through magazines. Not looking for anything in particular that day, he took a chance and copped the June 2004 issue of GQ with Jake Gyllenhaal on the cover — never knowing it would be the start of one of his longest and most fulfilling relationships to date.
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#ADW30: 30 Years of Living With “A Different World”
The show originally developed as a spinoff of The Cosby Show chronicling the college years of my favorite Huxtable, Denise, at fictional Hillman College has since turned into something so much greater — a irreplaceable sitcom celebration of Black culture that’s stood the test of time.
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Around My Way: The Rise of Sneaker Culture
The only thing better than throwing on a pair of colorful kicks or spending a day lost in “The A” was taking the opportunity to do both when I checked out The Rise of Sneaker Culture exhibit at The High Museum of Art.
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Around My Way: Atlanta’s Little Five Points
When I first came to Little Five Points with friends five years ago, I felt…
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Dissolving the Stigma: Steps to Better Minority Mental Health
For decades, there has been a massive amount of shame and stigma surrounding mental health…