I’ve got a ‘Motor Crush’ on Domino Swift
Lemme confess something to you: The main criteria I carry for choosing a new graphic novel to obsess over is Does this have a black female character in it? You’d be surprised how many titles are autom…
Princess McDowell
Quad City DJs’ “What You Want” is the Best Christmas Song You Ain’t Listening To
As radio stations across the country look to ban “Baby, It's Cold Outside” from the Christmas season airwaves, I'd like to offer in its stead a Christmas classic we've overlooked for far too long: Qua…
‘Heartthrob’ Will Have You Falling in Love With All Your Heart
Callie Boudreaux is waiting for her life to start. Callie has a bad heart and as a kid, she’s told that she can’t play on the playgrounds and ball courts like the other kids frolicking through …
‘The Beauty’ Holds Up Horrifying Mirror to Our Pursuit of Perfection
Americans are obsessed with appearance. Our market is flooded with diets, exercise programs, magic pills and tummy teas that claim they are your key to a prettier, thinner you. You’ve tried them al…
Evil Empire: An American Tale
Greetings, United States of Fucking Bullshit. I’m a big believer in books coming to you at the right time. Lucky for us, Boom! Studios’ "Evil Empire" starts right where we are, but 25 years later. …
My love language is graphic novels and you should let me love you
If I love you, if I’m trying to keep you around in my life, then there’s a good chance I’ve dragged you into a comic book store. And I’ve talked incessantly about a title that you have no real conn…
#IGuessImWithHer: Voting Angry as Self-Care
"It's necessary to block out more and more things these days." -- Aaron Hawkins I voted early last week wearing a Black Panther hoodie and a scowl. the voting official gave me my “I Voted Today!” s…
Sports Journalism: The (White) Men Behind the Curtain
"Trouble is, it's impossible to have a serious discussion about race without also mentioning class. And that's even more frowned upon 'round these parts. Rather than substantive debate, what's usually…
the things I never say
“Updates have become infrequent, and generally impersonal. Clearly, there's not enough fucked-up shit in my life to write about these days. And who wants to read ill-informed political rants?” --Aaron…
First-Ever Soulful Chicago Book Fair a Gathering of the Griots
Think Scholastic Book Fair meets your black family reunion/block party. This month’s Soulful Chicago Book Fair promises to be a gathering of the griots. The fair, founded by Asadah Kirkland, will p…
