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The First Out-of-Office Message I’ve Ever Written

I haven’t stepped away from the keyboard in 13 years. That changes now.

3 min readMar 22, 2021

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Mixed race man working from home on his computer, smiling

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Only White Men Get to Have Bad Days — and Only Folks of Color Pay for Them

A White man’s bad day is never victimless. A White man’s bad day is terror.

4 min readMar 20, 2021

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Captain Jay Baker, of the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, speaks at a press conference on March 17, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia.

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How the Pandemic Wounded the Cult of Celebrity

365 days ago, a group of actors learned that money and fame didn’t mean as much as they’d thought

5 min readMar 18, 2021

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How the Pandemic Wounded the Cult of Celebrity

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Freddie Gibbs Is Proof That Your Greatness Outweighs Industry Rules

The Gary, Indiana rapper’s story exemplifies the rise of a time that changed everything

4 min readMar 15, 2021

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Freddie Gibbs Is Proof That Your Greatness Outweighs Industry Rules

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The Beautiful Washed State of Aubrey Graham

The hooks on ‘Scary Hours 2’ are the same old hitmaking algorithm, but the verses show that 6 God might just be maturing

3 min readMar 9, 2021

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Drake attends an event in 2019.

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You’re Not Supposed to Care About Mississippi

We’ve been told that the worst that happens to the state is just part of America’s natural order. It’s time that changes.

5 min readMar 9, 2021

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We Should Have Held T.I. Accountable Years Ago

What’s it going to take for us to see the red flags for what they are?

6 min readMar 4, 2021

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We Should Have Held T.I. Accountable Years Ago

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Georgia Is Ground Zero for the GOP’s Jim Crow Renaissance

Black voters took control of the state in the recent Senate elections. Now the backlash has arrived.

4 min readMar 1, 2021

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Georgia Is Ground Zero for the GOP’s Jim Crow Renaissance

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A Woman’s Worth Is Not Determined By Her Proximity to a Man

Women like Vanessa Bryant and Lauren London are deserving of respect, regardless of their connections to beloved men

4 min readFeb 25, 2021

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Nike Can’t Keep Doing This To Us, Can It?

The Nike fan experience has been brutal for years. When will fans get too fed up to keep supporting the brand?

3 min readFeb 19, 2021

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Nike Can’t Keep Doing This To Us, Can It?

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David Dennis, Jr.

David Dennis, Jr.

15.6K Followers

Level Sr. Writer covering Race, Culture, Politics, TV, Music. Previously: The Undefeated, The Atlantic, Washington Post. Forthcoming book: The Movement Made Us

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