Published Work

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Music Reviews/Cultural Criticism

On ‘Lana,’ SZA unlocks a new superpower: Self-reliance (ELLE)

Latto masterfully wields her Southern sensibilities on ‘Sugar Honey Iced Tea’ (AJC)

Beyoncé is freer than ever on ‘Renaissance’ (ELLE)

Ari Lennox: age/sex/location (Pitchfork)

Summer Walker: Still Over It (Pitchfork)

'Revenge of the Dreamers III' Is What Happens When J. Cole Finally Lets Go (VICE)

1998: Brandy, Never Say Never (68to05)

Before ‘Lemonade', Beyoncé was a pop icon. After, she was something bigger (Apple Music)

Without SZA’s ‘CTRL,’ R&B wouldn’t be where it is today (Okayplayer)

Destiny’s Child ‘The Writing’s on the Wall’ was never about bashing men (VICE)

How Trina’s sex-positive bars have inspired women for over two decades (Blavity)

Interviews

Usher comes home to the A (AJC)

Yaya Bey, in Transit (Paste)

Donald Glover sees Atlanta, the industry differently as Childish Gambino era ends (AJC)

Victoria Monét Seizes the Spotlight with Jaguar II (Elle)

FLO is forging a future for Black girl groups (Harper’s Bazaar)

Kilo Kish on new album ‘American Gurl’ and redefining success amid capitalism (Teen Vogue)

On 'flora + fana,' Fana Hues creates an ecosystem of self-sufficiency (NPR Music)

How Jamila Woods turned the legacies of Black icons into soulful hits (Blavity)

Dee Gatti has only been singing for a year, but the industry is already taking a notice (Okayplayer)

Cultural Enterprise

How the YSL gang trial impacts Atlanta’s music scene (AJC)

Looking back at ‘Nellyville,’ the album that put St. Louis in the spotlight (STL Mag)

How Atlanta became a hub for African music (AJC)

East St. Louis has a rich musical history. It deserves to be celebrated. (Belleville News-Democrat)

Atlanta fans can’t get enough of K-Pop (AJC)

News Enterprise

How Trump and Harris are courting young voters in Georgia (AJC)

How an urban farmer in East St. Louis is advocating for food justice (The Groundtruth Project/Belleville News-Democrat)

East St. Louis was home to pioneering Black construction company. Few know about it today. (Belleville News-Democrat)

A state senator, mayor’s family are on the payroll of southwest IL’s newest town (Belleville News-Democrat)

Prison to purses: Detroit program gives ex-female felons a 2nd chance (Detroit Free Press)

Why are there so few Black woman leaders on college campuses? (The Nation)