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Priscilla Ward

Priscilla Ward is an over-caffeinated, D.C.-based writer, running enthusiast, music explorer, and founder of BLCKNLIT. You can find her tweeting @Macaronifro.

Kamala Harris addresses supporters at the drive- rally Monday night, Nov.2, 2020 at Citizens Bank Park parking lot in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Kamala Harris names herself and seeks redemption, empowering so many of us to do the same

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Driving While Black (PBS / Steeplechase Films)

From the “Green Book” to Buicks, PBS’ “Driving While Black” examines the history of Black mobility

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Teo Hunter and Beny Ashburn of Crowns & Hops (Photo by Jason Flynn)

Changing the face of craft beer: Crowns & Hops is funding racial equity for Black-owned breweries

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John Lewis: Good Trouble (Magnolia Pictures)

New doc “John Lewis: Good Trouble” gives nuance to a relentless freedom fighter

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Moechella in Washington, D.C. (Shaughn Cooper)

Black joy: The power and politics of Go-Go music in the era of Black Lives Matter

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Selah and the Spades (Amazon)

In “Selah and the Spades,” black kids run their world and don’t face consequences

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Kanye West (Getty/Dimitrios Kambouris)

The emotional labor of being a Kanye West fan is not paying off

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(Getty/PeopleImages)

How racism became our zeitgeist

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The Argus Project (The Argus Project/Tribeca Film Institute)

Black pain isn’t a video game: The possibilities and pitfalls of virtual reality in the Black Lives Matter era

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Beyoncé in "Lemonade"

Beyoncé’s radical invitation: In “Lemonade,” a blueprint for black women working through pain

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Kendrick Lamar (Reuters/Simon Laessoee)

“An outburst of emotions black America can relate to”: Kendrick Lamar’s newest release feels like the back story to his masterpiece, “To Pimp a Butterfly”

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Beyoncé in the "Formation" video

White Beyoncé haters don’t get it: “Formation” isn’t “race-baiting” — but it is unapologetically about race

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I’m tired of suppressing myself to get along with white people

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Kendrick Lamar (AP/Arthur Mola)

“To Pimp a Butterfly”: Kendrick Lamar’s unapologetic black American dream

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A photo of the author

I’m tired of suppressing myself to get along with white people

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D'Angelo (Virgin Records)

D’Angelo’s sultry return: Why we needed a “Black Messiah” right now

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