Work
For publications including Pitchfork, MLB.com, The Los Angeles Review of Books, Complex, Chicago Reader, and more
ON SPORTS:
On the south side, a quest to keep Black baseball alive, Chicago Reader
At 100, former Negro Leaguer Greason reflects on incredible life, MLB
Radcliffe Bros. pull 'Double Duty' playing college ball, carrying on family legacy, MLB
Black Barons games at Rickwood Field were more than social events, MLB
Barons used Rickwood Field to help integrate Birmingham, MLB
On Padres rookie Jackson Merrill’s breakout stretch, MLB
Bucking the trend: DREAM Series building up Black catching prospects, MLB
Atlanta ballplayers share competition, big league DREAM, MLB
Jo Adell and His New Swing(s), Baseball Prospectus
ON MUSIC:
On De La Soul, 2023 is the magic number, NPR
Lunchbox, “L.B. Cooper”, Pitchfork
Little Simz, “Lotus”, Pitchfork
21 Savage, “American Dream”, Pitchfork
Jonah Yano, “Portrait of a Dog”, Pitchfork
Mach-Hommy, “#RICHAXXHAITIAN”, Pitchfork
Travis Scott, “Days Before Rodeo”, Pitchfork
JPEGMAFIA, “I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU”, Pitchfork
Liv.e Is Ready for Her Rebirth, Rolling Stone
Tony Shhnow: A Tough Guy Rapper Chooses Love, Rolling Stone
Ka, “The Thief Next to Jesus”, Pitchfork
Kendrick Lamar, “Mother I Sober", Pitchfork
iLoveMakonnen Reflects on the Impact and Aftermath of "Tuesday" a Decade Later, Complex
Tyler, the Creator Juggles Showmanship and Being Real on 'CHROMAKOPIA', Complex
A Conversation With Jazz Legend Lonnie Liston Smith, Passion of the Weiss
“I’m Not Into Selling Fast Food”: An Interview With Boldy James, Passion of the Weiss
“I Think I Need Armor for Dealing With the World”: An Interview With Open Mike Eagle, Passion of the Weiss
A Conversation With Alain Mion of French Jazz-Fusion Legends Cortex, Passion of the Weiss
Doing It For Love: An Interview With CEO Trayle, Passion of the Weiss
A Conversation With Eshu Tune aka Hannibal Buress, Passion of the Weiss
The History of Kendrick Lamar and Whitney Alford, As Told By His Lyrics, GQ
ON ARTS:
So Unnaturally Slow, On Carson Lund’s “Eephus”, Los Angeles Review of Books
Everyone’s from Somewhere, On Hanif Abdurraqib’s “There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension”, Los Angeles Review of Books
Fading Memories: On Sly Stone’s “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)”, Los Angeles Review of Books
This Other’s Body: On the Durability of American Racial Satire, Los Angeles Review of Books