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The Emmett Till Effect

Between the excellent Judas & the Black Messiah and DK Metcalf, Emmett Till has been on my mind lately. The Seahawks wideout has promised to share facts about Emmett Till’s murder for every day of the month. While writing this, I was conflicted on whether or not I should retell Emmett’s story. I mean, we’ve all heard it by now, right?

Wrong.


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How Do I Get Into Manga/Anime?

Anime & manga can be daunting as hell to get into. It’s one of the largest most widespread mediums in the world, and every viral tweet has somebody with an anime avi making a reference you definitely won’t get if you haven’t seen the show. I think most people on the outside looking in see goofy humor, very cool action scenes with generous explosions and blood and wonder where they can hop in, if it isn’t too late to get into it all.


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The Drew Brees Principle

I woke up Thursday morning incensed. Like, I was enraged and it took me all morning to realize what was causing me all of this rage. I mean yeah, my people are fighting for our lives right now and yeah I still have to work and also there’s a global pandemic but Thursday felt...different. Of course, whenever the police kill black people for existing, there are people on the internet that question my humanity as a joke, but Thursday, it was even more than usual.

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