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The Paradox Of Pontius Pilate:

thoughtcatalog.com/kovie-biakolo/2016/03/the-paradox-of-pontius-pilate/


The KKK vs. The Black Panthers:
thoughtcatalog.com/kovie-biakolo/2016/02/the-kkk-vs-the-black-panthers/

 

Would You Marry Someone With Different Religious And Political Beliefs From You?:

thoughtcatalog.com/kovie-biakolo/2016/01/would-you-marry-someone-with-different-religious-and-political-beliefs-from-you/

 

Explaining Diversity To Matt Damon (And Other People Who Don’t Get It) :

thoughtcatalog.com/kovie-biakolo/2015/09/explaining-diversity-to-matt-damon-and-other-people-who-dont-get-it/

 

Boko Haram Committed A Massacre Last Weekend And The World Goes On In Silence :

thoughtcatalog.com/kovie-biakolo/2016/02/boko-haram-committed-a-massacre-last-weekend-and-the-world-goes-on-in-silence

 

Why HBO’s Insecure Gets Black Millennials Right:

globalgrind.com/4208835/why-hbos-insecure-gets-black-millennials-right

 

Skin-lightening is a $10 billion industry, and Ghana wants nothing to do with it :

qz.com/africa/718103/skin-lightening-is-a-10-billion-industry-and-ghana-wants-nothing-to-do-with-it

 

Why Queen Sugar‘s Nova Bordelon is the Best TV Character of the Year:

www.pastemagazine.com/tv/queen-sugar/why-queen-sugars-nova-bordelon-is-the-best-tv-char

 

The Rachel Dolezal Documentary Isn’t Going To Change Anyone’s Mind:

www.buzzfeednews.com/article/koviebiakolo/the-rachel-dolezal-documentary-the-rachel-divide#.lkyOgOzX1

 

“Black Panther” Forces Africans And Black Americans To Reconcile The Past:

www.buzzfeed.com/koviebiakolo/black-panther-is-for-everybody-black?utm_term=.ubmkjkQpZ#.mq1b5bEOq

Why Can’t Reality TV Stop Stereotyping Black Women:

psmag.com/ideas/why-cant-reality-tv-stop-stereotyping-black-women

 

What Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Gets Wrong About Blackness and Nigeria:

zora.medium.com/what-chimamanda-ngozi-adichie-gets-wrong-about-blackness-and-nigeria-3017c50a371

 

Nigeria’s ‘Lionheart’ disqualification is bigger than the Oscars:

cnn.com/2019/11/06/opinions/nigerian-oscars-film-disqualification-is-a-bigger-conversation-biakolo/index.html

 

What it means to “gather” for Easter, Passover, and Ramadan this year:

vox.com/identities/2020/4/8/21210114/easter-passover-ramandan-coronavirus

Finding Sisterhood and Safe Spaces in Book Clubs:

shondaland.com/inspire/books/a32036159/finding-sisterhood-book-clubs/

 

How Michaela Coel’s ‘I May Destroy You’ Took Us From Harm To Healing:

essence.com/entertainment/michaela-coels-i-may-destroy-you-finale-review

 

The Director of Cuties on Whether She Would Do Any of It Differently:

slate.com/culture/2020/09/cuties-controversy-netflix-cancellations-director-interview.html

 

At 60, Nigeria Is Still A Country Of The Future:

essence.com/news/60-nigeria-independence-still-a-country-of-the-future-essay

 

After the Lekki Massacre:

dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/after-the-lekki-massacre

 

How the ‘African Ban’ Ripped a Family Apart:

theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/10/how-trumps-african-ban-ripped-families-apart/616831

 

A Brief History of the TV Dinner:

smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/brief-history-tv-dinner-180976039

 

Why Nigeria’s Burna Boy Is Mr. Wonderful:

essence.com/feature/why-nigerias-burna-boy-is-mr-wonderful

Can reality TV shows help lead the way for inclusivity?:

bbc.com/worklife/article/20210113-can-reality-tv-shows-help-lead-the-way-for-inclusivity

 

Love Craft Country:

wcwonline.org/Women-s-Review-of-Books-Jan/Feb-2021/television

 

I Will Not Change My Name Because You Can’t Pronounce It:

zora.medium.com/i-will-not-change-my-name-because-you-cant-pronounce-it-27661a9ad501

 

Men in Kilts:

nytimes.com/2021/02/17/arts/television/sam-heughan-men-in-kilts.html

 

Mr. Eazi Is Fostering The Next Generation of African Music:

essence.com/music/mr-eazi-is-fostering-the-next-generation-of-african-music

 

Nothing Is More Threatening to the British Press Than a Black Woman in Control of Her Story:

harpersbazaar.com/culture/politics/a35727663/meghan-markle-british-media-racism

 

Coming 2 America is an unfunny disaster for representation:

theguardian.com/film/2021/mar/08/coming-2-america-unfunny-disaster-representation

 

The Bachelor’s “Groundbreaking” Season Was a Representation Nightmare:

vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/03/the-bachelor-finale-matt-james-rachael-kirkconnell

 

Julie Mehretu Is Getting Her Flowers on Time:

essence.com/art/julie-mehretu-is-getting-her-flowers-on-time

 

Farewell to Superstore, a Show That Got Representation Right:

vulture.com/article/superstore-farewell-working-class-representation.html

 

The Many Lanes Of Noma Dumezweni:

essence.com/entertainment/noma-dumezweni

 

‘Them’ Is A Weary Watch, But Deborah Ayorinde Still Shines:

essence.com/entertainment/deborah-ayorinde

 

“Janet Jackson’s All for You Was a Reawakening”:

vulture.com/article/janet-jackson-all-for-you-album-appreciation.html

 

Nigeria’s President Should Resign:

foreignpolicy.com/2021/04/29/nigeria-buhari-should-resign

 

Clint Smith Wants A Better Future For His Children—And Yours Too:

essence.com/entertainment/clint-smith-on-his-new-book-and-wanting-a-better-future-for-his-children-and-yours-too

 

Angélique Kidjo Is Passing The Torch:

essence.com/entertainment/angelique-kidjo

 

The Movie Zola Is About More Than Just a Wild Weekend Gone Wrong:

glamour.com/story/zola-movie-review

 

Did Ranked Choice Voter Education Work:

curbed.com/2021/07/did-ranked-choice-voter-education-efforts-work.html

 

Why Some Black Women Are Going Back to Relaxers:

allure.com/story/black-women-leaving-natural-hair-movement-relaxers

 

How Black Creators Are Taking Their Power Back And Pushing For Protection:

essence.com/entertainment/report-black-creators-are-taking-their-power-back

 

25 Years Ago, Nigeria’s Super Eagles Won Olympic Gold—and Changed the World of African Soccer:

time.com/6085039/nigeria-super-eagles-1996

 

In Derecka Purnell’s ‘Becoming Abolitionists,’ History is a Guide:

essence.com/entertainment/in-derecka-purnells-becoming-abolitionists-history-is-a-guide

 

Frank Bowling: The 87 Year Old Abstract Icon:

ssense.com/en-us/editorial/art/frank-bowling-the-87-year-old-abstract-icon

 

Cover Story: Simone Biles:

essence.com/simone-biles-essence-cover/?utm_campaign=social-button-sharing&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com

 

At the Helm:

ralphlauren.com/rlmag/ralph-lauren-Captain-Bill-Pinkney-sailing-hall-of-fame-Newport-Polo.html?ab=en_US_rlmag_hp_slot1

How Phillis Wheatley Beat All Expectations:

smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/phillis-wheatley-beat-expectations-180979249

 

Adrienne Warren is in Season:

essence.com/entertainment/adrienne-warren

 

The Black Migrant Trail of Tragedies:

thenation.com/article/society/black-migration-racism

 

Damson Idris Plays TV’s Best Bad Guy, and the Internet’s Boyfriend:

gq.com/story/gq-hype-damson-idris

 

For Janet Jackson, It Was Always About Control:

elle.com/culture/a39178212/janet-jackson-documentary-control

 

These Doctors Are Making Hair Transplants More Accessible for Black Patients:

allure.com/story/hair-transplants-for-black-patients

 

Fefe Dobson’s Revival:

vulture.com/2022/02/fefe-dobson-interview-new-song-fckn-in-love.html

 

Nia Long Has Always Been Her Best Self:

essence.com/entertainment/nia-long-bwih

 

Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah Is Changing the Way African Women Talk About Sexhttps:

harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a40180428/nana-darkoa-sekyiamah-is-changing-the-way-african-women-talk-about-sex

 

PJ Morton On Why He Considers Himself ‘A Soul Artist’:

essence.com/entertainment/pj-morton-on-why-he-considers-himself-a-soul-artist

 

Couples Therapy’s Dr. Orna Guralnik Knows You’re Watching Her:

elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a40245716/orna-guralnik-couples-therapy-interview

 

These Women Of Color Are Leading The Charge Against Environmental Racism:

womenshealthmag.com/health/a39910892/environmental-racism-activists-interviews

 

This Is the Oldest Human-Made Object in the Smithsonian Collections:

smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/what-is-kanjera-tool-180980330

 

How Elizabeth Catlett Lifted Up Black Women Through Art:

smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/elizabeth-catlett-lifted-up-black-women-through-art-180980556

When a White Man Writes a Good Book About Africa: On Tim Cocks’s “Lagos”

lareviewofbooks.org/article/when-a-white-man-writes-a-good-book-about-africa-on-tim-cockss-lagos

 

Finally, a Liposuction & Tummy Tuck Story From a Black Plastic-Surgery Patient:

allure.com/story/i-tried-lipo-tummy-tuck-before-after

 

Leaders Of The New Art World:

essence.com/art/leaders-of-the-new-art-world

 

MAGAZINE DREAMS’ DELVES INTO TOXIC MASCULINITY AND THE TRAUMA EXPERIENCED BY THE BLACK BODY AND MIND:

ebony.com/magazine-dreams-jonathan-majors-elijah-bynum-discuss

 

Pioneering Journalist Ethel Payne Wasn’t Afraid to Stand Out:

smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/pioneering-journalist-ethel-payne-wasnt-afraid-stand-out-180981307

 

Black Filmmakers Honored During Sundance Opening Night Celebration:

essence.com/awards-events/film-festivals/black-filmmakers-honored-during-sundance-opening-night-celebration

 

‘Little Richard: I Am Everything’ Is A Tribute to The Artist As A Moses Of Rock ‘n’Roll:

essence.com/awards-events/film-festivals/little-richard-sundance

 

The Next Era of American Fine Dining Is Here, Care of West Africa:

eater.com/23617676/west-african-fine-dining-restaurants-in-america

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