If you had predicted with precise accuracy any of our current top stories this week during the ‘24 election, it would have been dismissed as Trump Derangement Syndrome by most of the professional takesmiths.

We started celebrating Kwanzaa when I was seven. During our first, we each chose a Nguzo Saba principle.

My dad, a jazz drummer, chose Kuumba After some back and forth, I chose Kujichagulia. I resisted the moniker as a kid, but the principle served me well in life. 🙏🏽

Pac so beloved that I know @jeffpearlman.bsky.social got a lot of blowback for this book, but I trust him with this story… and I protect Black cultural and hip hop like an Eagles left tackle.

This book does the job and digs into all the stuff we wanted to know about Pac.

I’ve been getting a surprising number of compliments just for sending rejection emails. Has ghosting candidates really become the norm?