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I Made My Peace With Tight Jeans, but These Rips Are Too Much
Illustration: Moya Garrison-Msingwana

I Made My Peace With Tight Jeans, but These Rips Are Too Much

David Dennis, Jr. Mar 25, 2020

As God is my witness, my knees and thighs will stay covered

7 Best Guest Verses on ‘Life After Death,’ Ranked

7 Best Guest Verses on ‘Life After Death,’ Ranked

LEVEL Editors Mar 25, 2020

Biggie’s sophomore album had no shortage of standout features — who came best?

Pray for Us All in This Time of Barberlessness
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Pray for Us All in This Time of Barberlessness

Michael Arceneaux Mar 24, 2020

If you’re insecure about your hairline or your weave or…

The Brooklyn Barbershop That Survived Three Pandemic Events
Illustration: Kingsley Nebechi

The Brooklyn Barbershop That Survived Three Pandemic Events

Keith Nelson Jr Mar 24, 2020

Crown Heights’ X-Clusive made it through…

Congress Is About to Bail Out Everyone — Except Black Business Owners
Photo: Corey Jenkins

Congress Is About to Bail Out Everyone — Except Black Business Owners

Mike Muse Mar 24, 2020

Without a lobby to advocate on their behalf, Black barbers face economic annihilation

7 Best Black Characters on ‘The Office’, Ranked
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7 Best Black Characters on ‘The Office’, Ranked

LEVEL Editors Mar 24, 2020

Shoutout to Scott’s Tots!

The Story Behind the Greatest Quarantine Party of 2020
Derrick “D-Nice” Jones. Photo: NurPhoto/Getty Images

The Story Behind the Greatest Quarantine Party of 2020

Bonsu Thompson Mar 23, 2020

Over 100 thousand people attended Derrick…

The 8 Worst Interracial Buddy Action Movies, Ranked

The 8 Worst Interracial Buddy Action Movies, Ranked

LEVEL Editors Mar 23, 2020

For every Beverly Hills Cop or Blazing Saddles, there’s a … well, this

How Drinking Killed My Father — and a Part of Me
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How Drinking Killed My Father — and a Part of Me

Freddy Jesse Izaguirre Mar 20, 2020

Years after he passed, dating an alcoholic made me…

A Sex Plan for Couples in Quarantine
Illustration: Janet Sung

A Sex Plan for Couples in Quarantine

Aliya S. King Mar 20, 2020

We know these are scary times. Sex might help.

The Best Living Single Characters to Shelter in Place With, Ranked
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The Best Living Single Characters to Shelter in Place With, Ranked

LEVEL Editors Mar 20, 2020

🎵We are stayiiiiing insiiiiiiiide…🎵

Jay-Z’s Collaboration Albums, Ranked
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Jay-Z’s Collaboration Albums, Ranked

LEVEL Editors Mar 19, 2020

And yes, we included A Written Testimony

Employee Performance Reviews Are Bullshit
Illustration: Richard A. Chance

Employee Performance Reviews Are Bullshit

The Only Black Guy in the Office Mar 19, 2020

Whatever business books say, they’re wrong — these things are a recipe for gaslighting

The 5 Seasons of The Wire, Ranked

The 5 Seasons of The Wire, Ranked

LEVEL Editors Mar 18, 2020

Peace to Stringer Bell

Riding a Bike Really Isn’t an Essential Life Skill. Really.
Illustration: Moya Garrison-Msingwana

Riding a Bike Really Isn’t an Essential Life Skill. Really.

David Dennis, Jr. Mar 18, 2020

You can miss me with all that ‘joy of the wind in your face’ nonsense

I’m Black, Gen X, and Built for Social Distancing
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I’m Black, Gen X, and Built for Social Distancing

Miles Marshall Lewis Mar 17, 2020

Why the big fuss over quarantine?

Black Folks’ 9 Favorite Dragon Ball Z Characters Ranked
Vegeta in “Dragon Ball Z.” Photo illustration; Source: Fuji Network System

Black Folks’ 9 Favorite Dragon Ball Z Characters Ranked

LEVEL Editors Mar 17, 2020

We could go one step further if we wanted to, but nine seemed right

One of Your Child’s Favorite Musicians Died in the Last Year. Here’s How You Can Help.
Left to right: Mac Miller, Pop Smoke, Juice WRLD. Photo illustration; Sources: Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images; David Wolff — Patrick/Getty Images; John Shearer/Getty Images

One of Your Child’s Favorite Musicians Died in the Last Year. Here’s How You Can Help.

Kelly Glass Mar 17, 2020

All fathers want to comfort their children, but telling them to stop crying like a girl isn’t the way

Put that Ho-Ing on Pandemic Pause

Put that Ho-Ing on Pandemic Pause

Michael Arceneaux Mar 17, 2020

It’s simple: If they don’t live with you already, it’s time to break out the lotion

Jay Electronica’s 7 Best Nicknames, Ranked

Jay Electronica’s 7 Best Nicknames, Ranked

LEVEL Editors Mar 16, 2020

Call him Jay Select-Nomen, ha?

The Ministry of DJ Sam ‘The Man’ Burns, DC’s House-Music Legend
Photo: Victoria Ford

The Ministry of DJ Sam ‘The Man’ Burns, DC’s House-Music Legend

Beandrea July Mar 16, 2020

His 40-year career turned dancers into parishioners, and partygoers into family

Jadakiss and Jae’Won Talk Rap Families, College, and Coffee
Jadakiss and his son, Jae’won. Photos: Meron Menghistab

Jadakiss and Jae’Won Talk Rap Families, College, and Coffee

Paul Cantor Mar 16, 2020

The rap legend and his…

7 Black Actors Whose Characters Survived in Horror Movies
“Get Out.” Photo illustration; Source: Blumhouse Productions/Monkeypaw Productions/QC Entertainment

7 Black Actors Whose Characters Survived in Horror Movies

LEVEL Editors Mar 13, 2020

Happy Friday the 13th to those who beat the (steep-ass) odds

Your Partner Is in the Mood. You're Not. What to Do?
Illustration: Janet Sung

Your Partner Is in the Mood. You're Not. What to Do?

Aliya S. King Mar 13, 2020

Sometimes you’re just not in the mood. For those times, consider the Off Day.

How I Learned to Demand My Worth in Salary Negotiations
Illustration: Richard A. Chance

How I Learned to Demand My Worth in Salary Negotiations

The Only Black Guy in the Office Mar 12, 2020

You can’t put a price on self-worth, but you can definitely value yourself

Black Men Have Already Transformed the 2020 Election
Election workers wear protective face masks as they check in voters during the primary election at Central United Methodist Church in Detroit, Michigan, on March 10, 2020. Photo: Jeff Kowalsky/Getty Images

Black Men Have Already Transformed the 2020 Election

Mike Muse Mar 12, 2020

With a single endorsement, James Clyburn changed…

7 Best Cure-Alls Black Folks Swear By
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7 Best Cure-Alls Black Folks Swear By

LEVEL Editors Mar 12, 2020

It’s a miracle that these (sometimes) work

The 9 Best Coronavirus-Safe Greetings
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The 9 Best Coronavirus-Safe Greetings

LEVEL Editors Mar 11, 2020

Keep your hands to yourself

Fresh Kicks Aren’t Worth the High Blood Pressure
Illustration: Moya Garrison-Msingwana

Fresh Kicks Aren’t Worth the High Blood Pressure

David Dennis, Jr. Mar 11, 2020

Between bot-sniping teenagers, engineered scarcity, and having a damn life, I’m being forced into a life of brunch boots

Ranking Days of the Week When Chick-fil-A Is Open for Business
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Ranking Days of the Week When Chick-fil-A Is Open for Business

LEVEL Editors Mar 10, 2020

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