They tryin’ to shut down the clubs that my city rocks / Now Mr. Mayor why would you enforce an ordinance?/  Music it saves lives, these kids out here are supporting it/ And through the artform we’ve l...

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A first-of-its-kind report details the footprint of the controversial facilities.

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[What follows is one of the many articles in the Mercury's Black Innovators & Changemakers issue. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a...

The governor is escalating her stance on the facilities as they emerge as a political hot potato.

“I read all the revolutionary shit you read. But I am alive because of what my Grandmama did with her understanding of Christ.”—Kiese Laymon, 2026 “As a culture worker who belongs to an oppressed peop...

Are you not entertained? —Russell Crowe as Maximus, Gladiator (2003) YOU ARE NOT THE FATHER! If Maury—the longrunning daytime talk show hosted by Maury Povich—were around in 1776, Thomas Jefferson wou...

Are you not entertained? —Russell Crowe as Maximus, Gladiator (2003) YOU ARE NOT THE FATHER! If Maury—the longrunning daytime talk show hosted by Maury Povich—were around in 1776, Thomas Jefferson wou...

So if I come to your job / Take your corn on the cob / And take a couple kernels off / Would that be alright with you? Andre 3000, What a Job (2007) Re•pair: to restore by replacing a part or putting ...

So if I come to your job / Take your corn on the cob / And take a couple kernels off / Would that be alright with you? Andre 3000, What a Job (2007) Re•pair: to restore by replacing a part or putting ...