Last week, some well-intended soul ranked classic Black sitcoms. My friend Jamal Jimoh and I had multiple issues with the ranking, so we decided to hop on IG live to discuss/revise the list, and invited friends to join us. In the process, we realized there were several more aspects of Black TV and film that
I joined Tuma Bassa from Spotify and NPR music writer Rodney Carmichael on NPR’s 1A to talk about the void #Verzuz was filling for artists and fans during shut down, how it’s helping change our ideas of live entertainment, how they’re shifting music conversations, and what comes next. LISTEN HERE
As we’ve collectively watched Swizz Beats and Timbaland’s producer battle series grow, there’ve been several teaching moments for how not to kill the vibe and energy that attracts everyone to what has become prime quarantine programming. But the thee-day (really three-week), two-part Teddy Riley vs Babyface battle was a whole dissertation on putting too much
Naima Cochrane 