‘The Good Lord Bird’ Is White Allyship Done Right
The antebellum series serves as a case study for properly retelling Black liberation by avoiding White messiahs
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The 5 Most Triflin’-Ass Scammers, Ranked
Salute those for whom creepin’ on a come-up is a core competency!
The 7 Best Civil Wars, Ranked
If this country’s gonna fracture, let it happen like one of these glorious conflagrations
An Open Letter to Thug Heaven Artists
Your paintings are monstrosities — and they’re just what I need…
15 Questions About Patti LaBelle’s Adopted Son
Well, that escalated quickly
The Life-or-Death Dilemma of Thanksgiving 2020
Are you willing to risk it all for family time during a…
The 5 Most Ridiculous Myths About HBCUs, Ranked
Class is in session
The 5 Best Types of Tex-Mex Restaurants, Ranked
There are levels to this, holmes
This Week in Racism: White Woman Claims Black-Boned Kamala Harris Skeleton Is Good Humor
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Trump supporters don’t deserve your empathy
Welcome to Minority Report, a weekly newsletter from the LEVEL team that packs an entire week into a single email. From the call to be…
Dave Chappelle Explained Why Black People Can’t Remove Their Masks
On the day of Joe Biden and Kamala…
5 Things That Are Actually Fraud, Ranked
It ain’t these mail-in ballots, that’s for sure
The Ultimate Underappreciated List: 30 Black Folks Who Need Their Flowers ASAP
Wake up and appreciate the greatness of these criminally slept-on heroes
Normal Is What Got Us Here
It’s looking like the country managed a dismount — but sticking the landing…
6 Colleges That Are Better Than the Electoral College, Ranked
Honestly, you can throw University of Phoenix and that place from The Waterboy in here too
The 7 People Who Are Most Likely Counting Our Votes Right Now, Ranked
Is there some funny business going on?
If anyone can make Clubhouse work, it’s Black people
Welcome to Minority Report, a weekly newsletter from the LEVEL team that packs an entire week into a single email. From Clubhouse’s recent…
Some Non-Negotiable Rules for Reopening the Office
Demands? Nah. But if you want me back at a desk, call them ‘action items.’
How a Generation of Kids Coped With Their First White President
Zoomers’ childhoods were first defined…
5 Most Effective Ways to Avoid Election Day Angst, Ranked
We’re all gonna need a good distraction
This Is Who Lil Wayne Has Always Been
Even if cosigning Trump was a natural progression of Wayne’s…
7 Halloween Costumes You Definitely Shouldn’t Be Wearing in 2020, Ranked
Stay classy, revelers
5 Halloween Costumes That Actually Scare Latinx People, Ranked
Wear these at the risk of a panicked beatdown
Voting lines should never be as long as a Supreme drop
Welcome to Minority Report, a weekly newsletter from the LEVEL team that packs an entire week into a single email. From the lessons in long…
10 Things White People Love Posing as, Ranked
Who needs a Halloween costume when you’re constantly in character?
This Week in Racism: Nothing Complements an N-Bomb Tirade Like a Burger King Crown
It’s an embarrassment of riches in our weekly roundup of the world’s most preventable disease!
5 Best 2020-Friendly Ways to Celebrate Halloween With Your Kids, Ranked
You already survived lockdown with your young’uns — embrace the terror!
If a Woman Refers To You by This Term You, Sir, Are in a Bad Place
No one wants to date a fuckboy. This you?
The Good, the Bad, and the Grotesque of ‘Lovecraft Country’
The show’s first season raised many…
5 People in the Room Less Racist Than Donald Trump
Last night’s debate featured what was maybe the President’s biggest lie of the past four years