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THE ESSENTIALS: John Singleton

#RunTheCulture John Singelton was a trailblazing black director. His filmography means so much to The Culture and will no doubt stand the test of time. His ability to capture the essence of the young black experience in America (specifically in the 1990’s) was a special gift much needed in Hollywood at the time. So in…

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CULTURE CLASSICS – The Boondocks

#RunTheCulture Animation is a field where The Culture has been underrepresented but has still managed to create a fare share of classics and today’s #CultureClassics is one of the best black created cartoons ever made, the political and satirical show The Boondocks.  The Boondocks is an adult themed animated sitcom created by Aaron McGruder. The series premiered…

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MUSIC MONDAYS – Asiahn

#RunTheCulture Here on #MusicMondays we like to feature artists that are not only nice on the mic but bring it with a top-notch pin game as well. Asia Bryant aka Asiahn is one of those artists. Potent with the pen and the vocals. Asiahn (pronounced “Ahh-zee-yahn,”) has been in the game since the early 2010s…

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MUSIC MONDAYS – Leon Bridges

#RunTheCulture Hearing a song that can transport you to a different time and place is a rarity in today’s popular music and requires a unique talent to pull off. This week’s #MusicMondays artist is one of those unique talents, Leon Bridges. A new type of American Soul singer, Bridges bridges the gap (sorry) between 1960’s…

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The Feat. Another Brooklyn

#RunTheCulture Summer is here, time to start building that Summer ’19 reading list from black authors. Noe don’t worry we’re working on that for you but for now on The Feat we’re featuring one of our faves from last year’s list, Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson. Woodson is an award-winning young-adult author but Another Brooklyn…

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CULTURE CLASSICS – Poetic Justice

#RunTheCulture This week we honor the life and legacy of legendary creator for The Culture John Singleton and feature his film Poetic Justice as today’s #CultureClassic. Poetic Justice is the 1993 romantic drama written and directed by John Singleton and starring Janet Jackson and Tupac Shakur as poet Justice and postal clerk Lucky repectively. The two have a chance encounter that leads to a roadtrip…

THE FEAT. – The Nod Podcast

#RunTheCulture Today on The Feat. we are featuring one of the truly unique black podcast out right now, The Nod. Coming straight outta Brooklyn, The Nod’s mission statement is to tell the stories of Black life that don’t get told anywhere else. Hosted by creators for The Culture and Howard grads Brittany Luse and Eric…

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MUSIC MONDAYS – KHALID

#RunTheCulture Having talent, true talent, transcends. It transcends where someone is from, it transcends age. This week’s #MusicMonday artist, Khalid it was of those transcendent musical talents. At the age of 21 and in only his third year in the music game, Khalid has gone from a regular everyday teen living in the far out…

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THE FEAT. – Scoop208 Sneaker YouTuber

#RunTheCulture Today on The Feat.we’re featuring one of the top sneaker YouTubers, Scoop208. Scoop has been featured on our list of the Sneaker YouTubers You Gotta Watch and is one of the OG’s in the kick game content on YouTube since 2013 and has worked his way up to almost 350,000 subscribers and nearly 100 million total…