stacia l. brown
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Rinaldo Walcott considers Sam Cooke and power, connection and promise in Black music.
A Practice of Speculative Imaginings: On Sam Cooke and the Art of Utopia
Sometimes in a moment of overwhelming emotion you hear a song. You finally hear it. You don’t just get the meaning of the lyrics, or feel the beats and the rhythm, but you hear the unutterable in t…
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December 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Rinaldo Walcott considers Sam Cooke and power, connection and promise in Black music.
i went from not planning to have a tree at all to buying a tree and a bunch of ornaments yesterday and planning a full-on mother-daughter decorating party for tonight. homemade hot cocoa, chocolate chess pie-baking and The Princess Switch are all on deck.
December 2, 2025 at 2:59 PM
i went from not planning to have a tree at all to buying a tree and a bunch of ornaments yesterday and planning a full-on mother-daughter decorating party for tonight. homemade hot cocoa, chocolate chess pie-baking and The Princess Switch are all on deck.
the occoquan exit on 95 is the bane of mu existence every time i travel to and from baltimore. i type this as i sit practically parked at it at 9 in the morning on a sunday.
November 30, 2025 at 2:19 PM
the occoquan exit on 95 is the bane of mu existence every time i travel to and from baltimore. i type this as i sit practically parked at it at 9 in the morning on a sunday.
i want a new job so bad. which is not to say i don’t appreciate the one i have. i just want a different one. with some growth potential, a higher salary and more compatibility with my skill set.
November 30, 2025 at 12:06 AM
i want a new job so bad. which is not to say i don’t appreciate the one i have. i just want a different one. with some growth potential, a higher salary and more compatibility with my skill set.
not me repressing a sob over a Holly Robinson Hallmark Christmas movie. 😩
November 27, 2025 at 6:52 PM
not me repressing a sob over a Holly Robinson Hallmark Christmas movie. 😩
i overheard Lainey Wilson singing for the first time, on the parade this morning. i can see why she’s everything they said she was. she sounded great. lol
November 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
i overheard Lainey Wilson singing for the first time, on the parade this morning. i can see why she’s everything they said she was. she sounded great. lol
i love that busta rhymes is never too cool for a Macy’s Thanksgiving day parade float performance.
November 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
i love that busta rhymes is never too cool for a Macy’s Thanksgiving day parade float performance.
tyler perry films ain’t rooted in *no* kinda reality. never have been. how’d he fix his final draft pro to type a scene where a lady in a sarin slip dress and pleather trench coat falls into a frozen lake for an undisclosed amount of time and just wakes up w/o frostbite, hypothermia or an afterlife?
November 27, 2025 at 12:15 AM
tyler perry films ain’t rooted in *no* kinda reality. never have been. how’d he fix his final draft pro to type a scene where a lady in a sarin slip dress and pleather trench coat falls into a frozen lake for an undisclosed amount of time and just wakes up w/o frostbite, hypothermia or an afterlife?
not this de la album opening with a features roll call led by Giancarlo Esposito…
a woman in a striped shirt is making a funny face .
ALT: a woman in a striped shirt is making a funny face .
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:55 AM
not this de la album opening with a features roll call led by Giancarlo Esposito…
are Karen Pittman and William Jackson Harper flirting in this morning show season finale?!
November 20, 2025 at 1:16 AM
are Karen Pittman and William Jackson Harper flirting in this morning show season finale?!
i love this one, too. music.apple.com/us/album/the...
The Package by De La Soul on Apple Music
Song · 2025 · Duration 3:13
music.apple.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:25 PM
i love this one, too. music.apple.com/us/album/the...
kid you not, there’s something about the second half of wicked that just… turns me off. when i saw the play, we left at intermission. and now that it’s time for the second half of this film, I don’t wanna go. 😩
November 19, 2025 at 8:20 PM
kid you not, there’s something about the second half of wicked that just… turns me off. when i saw the play, we left at intermission. and now that it’s time for the second half of this film, I don’t wanna go. 😩
I just pre-added that whole new de la to my Apple Music library and I see there’s a track with Bilal on this album. *sigh* they made this for me, i fear. from the album title on down.
November 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I just pre-added that whole new de la to my Apple Music library and I see there’s a track with Bilal on this album. *sigh* they made this for me, i fear. from the album title on down.
i love this so much. 🥹
music.apple.com/us/album/day...
music.apple.com/us/album/day...
Day In The Sun (Gettin' wit U) by De La Soul, Q-Tip & Yummy Bingham on Apple Music
Song · 2025 · Duration 4:17
music.apple.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:12 PM
i love this so much. 🥹
music.apple.com/us/album/day...
music.apple.com/us/album/day...
the national trust for historic preservation just finished restoring nina simone's childhood home in tryon, nc. i'm producing a radio segment about that -- which, of course, provides a prime opportunity for me to use this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=E17-...
Nina Simone - See-Line Woman (Audio)
YouTube video by NinaSimoneVEVO
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November 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
the national trust for historic preservation just finished restoring nina simone's childhood home in tryon, nc. i'm producing a radio segment about that -- which, of course, provides a prime opportunity for me to use this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=E17-...
one of the great surprises of my life has been how much i love Billy Bob Thornton, as a middle-aged woman.
that man has been married 6 times and i understand all six of those women.
that man has been married 6 times and i understand all six of those women.
November 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
one of the great surprises of my life has been how much i love Billy Bob Thornton, as a middle-aged woman.
that man has been married 6 times and i understand all six of those women.
that man has been married 6 times and i understand all six of those women.
and he didn’t say, “put him,” actually. he said, “put *it* in his cabinet.” which…
there hasn’t been a day that’s gone by since Jack Schlossburg said this that I haven’t thought about it:
November 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
and he didn’t say, “put him,” actually. he said, “put *it* in his cabinet.” which…
there hasn’t been a day that’s gone by since Jack Schlossburg said this that I haven’t thought about it:
November 17, 2025 at 8:57 PM
there hasn’t been a day that’s gone by since Jack Schlossburg said this that I haven’t thought about it:
sometimes, you just need one good primal scream.
November 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
sometimes, you just need one good primal scream.
Claire Danes has always been one of the strongest actresses of our generation. and while i don’t think she’s underrated, per se, we don’t talk about that enough.
November 15, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Claire Danes has always been one of the strongest actresses of our generation. and while i don’t think she’s underrated, per se, we don’t talk about that enough.
i’ve said this before on social, but the way i will not be okay… www.the-independent.com/arts-enterta...
Dick Van Dyke, 99, says he is ‘physically and socially diminished’
In a new health diary, the ‘Mary Poppins’ star – who turns 100 in December – opened up about his loneliness, writing that ‘every single one of my dearest lifelong friends is gone’
www.the-independent.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:18 PM
i’ve said this before on social, but the way i will not be okay… www.the-independent.com/arts-enterta...
i’ve been screaming from the rooftops about *this* particular Venn diagram.
If you and your kids are both going through big hormonal changes, here's how to navigate them.
What it's like when puberty and perimenopause are under the same roof
You and your kids are both going through big hormonal changes. Here's how to navigate that.
19thnews.org
November 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
i’ve been screaming from the rooftops about *this* particular Venn diagram.
y’all. is she not just *too* fly?
November 13, 2025 at 2:50 PM
y’all. is she not just *too* fly?
i might be trippin but i like the morning show this season. it’s *so* random and weird and i am locked in.
November 13, 2025 at 2:19 AM
i might be trippin but i like the morning show this season. it’s *so* random and weird and i am locked in.
sooo… every time i see William Jackson Harper, i think of a baby duck. I think of Huey, Dewey and Louie. that being said, i love him? like, i mean that in the hottest way possible. like, respectfully.
a man in a suit and bow tie is standing in front of a wall that says emmys
ALT: a man in a suit and bow tie is standing in front of a wall that says emmys
media.tenor.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:15 AM
sooo… every time i see William Jackson Harper, i think of a baby duck. I think of Huey, Dewey and Louie. that being said, i love him? like, i mean that in the hottest way possible. like, respectfully.