Writing

Features

A Kirkland Partner’s Journey to a Historic HBCU Settlement (Law360) 

After riot, legal reasons for disparate policing prove elusive (Law360) 

Slain Baltimore rapper Dee Dave’s family is fighting to preserve his legacy before memories fade (The Baltimore Sun) 

Bigmouth strikes again: Morrissey’s racist rhetoric inspires boycott ahead of Merriweather Post Pavilion show (The Baltimore Sun) 

Hockey has long been about white machismo. Can the NHL change that? (The Guardian)

Inside the Battle to Diversify Orchestras, One Costly Audition at a Time (Colorlines)

Meet Swet Shop Boys, the Desi Hip-Hop Group Powering Through Racial Profiling (Colorlines)

 

Interviews/Smaller Features

Rashid Johnson’s Notes on ‘Native Son,’ From Wright’s Nightmare to a Cinematic Dream (Cassius)

Regina King and Colman Domingo Make Us Better With ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ (Colorlines)

Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal Break Down Their Film ‘Blindspotting’ (Colorlines)

Comedian Kristina Wong’s ‘Radical Cram School’ Teaches AAPI Girls How to Resist Racism (Colorlines)

Why the New Reprint of James Baldwin’s Children’s Book Still Matters (Colorlines)

 

Q&As

UC Irvine Profs Talk ‘Rap On Trial,’ Criminalization Of Black Art (Law360) 

Wiggin and Dana DEI Director Talks New ‘DRIVE’ And Purpose (Law360 Pulse) 

Do Philly’s mayoral candidates care about the local music community? (WXPN’s The Key)

3 Questions With ‘Sorry to Bother You’ Director Boots Riley (Colorlines)

Rap and ‘Woody Guthrie Shit’: A Q&A with Lushlife (The Village Voice)

3 Questions With Tamar-kali, Film Composer Extraordinaire (Colorlines)

 

Op-eds, Essays and Criticism

‘Compassion and joy’ in Baltimore music scene (The Baltimore Sun) 

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Uplifts Women As Resilient, Complex and Resolutely Human (Colorlines)

Donald Glover knows our ‘America’ loves Black Art and hates Black Lives. Can he make America learn something else? (WXPN’s The Key)

Hasan Minhaj Can’t Cure Racism, But He Can Help Brown Kids Navigate It (Colorlines)

Gun Control Advocates Cannot Win Without Fighting Their Own Racism (Colorlines)