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Long Live the Bodega
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Note: The cat is not for sale
The 7 Best Patti LaBelle Samples, Ranked
These flips are even sweeter than Patti’s pies!
The 7 Best Gladys Knight Samples, Ranked
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The Academy’s New Inclusion Requirements Won’t Color-Correct Hollywood
The new standards will do…
The 5 Most Ridiculous 9/11 Conspiracy Theories, Ranked
Thoughts gone wild!
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It’s time to start thinking outside the box
The 6 Greatest Black Vampires, Ranked
What’s good, blood?
This Week in Racism: Meet Rachel Dolezal 2.0
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6 Weirdest Non-Pandemic Ways to Die in 2020, Ranked
Cause of death: Not Covid-19 but something much stranger
Every Single ‘Chappelle’s Show’ Sketch (Except One), Ranked
Three seasons. Twenty-eight episodes. Untold cultural impact. It’s all here.
7 ‘Power’ Characters We’d Most Like to Come Back From the Dead (Because Why Not?), Ranked
The Starz crime drama already pushes the boundaries of believability. So there’s no harm in reviving a few of the fallen soldiers, right?
What Do Black Women Need From Hip-Hop in 2020?
Four women in different parts of the culture discuss how hip-hop can value and embrace them like they deserve
Amazing Advice From the Most Accomplished Musician You Know Nothing About
The soul singer drops gems he’s learned over the years
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Spread love, that’s the B’s B-Day way!
5 Best Excuses for Not Being Able To Grow a Beard, Ranked
No, you’re self-conscious. You are.
What the Fuck Happened to Clean Rap Versions?
There’s no better time for young ones to dive into hip-hop — but where have the edited versions gone?
How the NBA Became Our New Black Superheroes
T’Challa rests in power, but a nation of powerful Black men have donned the cape
The 6 Sexiest Veggies to Grow During a Pandemic, Ranked
It’s phallic gourd season, y’all!
Chadwick Boseman’s superhero drive doesn’t make you a slacker
Welcome to Minority Report, a weekly newsletter from the LEVEL team that packs an entire week into a single email. From the way…
5 Things Black People Are Most Upset About Missing in Summer 2020, Ranked
Will we ever have fun again?
Chadwick Boseman’s Death Brought Our Collective Grief to a Breaking Point
Any one tragedy we’ve endured in 2020 would be enough for a year. Instead, we’re being crushed by an endless deluge.
Hip-Hop Did the Work This Summer in Ways You Didn’t Realize
Bemoaning the lack of protest anthems misses the point: What we need from artists has changed
This Week in Racism: Adele Gets Extremely Appropriate
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The Billionaire’s Lament: How the World Changed Around Jay-Z
His three-comma aspirations inspired millions. But what now, when billionaires are under fire?
How Do We Tell Our Kids the Black Panther Has Died?
I’ve mourned many of my heroes. It never gets…
8 Superheroes Who Are Actually Enormous Douchebags, Ranked
If only their superpowers included being a halfway decent member of society
The 7 Best Pickup Lines to Use at the Republican National Convention, Ranked
Hooking up in the time of awkward green-screened GOP speeches
Why Trey Songz Can’t Stay Silent Forever
Allegations have dogged the singer for years — yet, he only tries to discredit those from women without power