Author: Dominic Lane
After a three-week trial where A$AP Rocky faced up to 24 years in prison, tears sprang from his eyes when a Los Angeles jury delivered their verdict of not guilty on Feb. 18. Those two words acquitted the Grammy-nominated rapper and fashionisto born as Rakim Mayers of two felony counts of first-degree assault with a semiautomatic firearm, granting him what many are calling a second chance. “Thank y’all for saving my life,” an emotional Rocky told the jury as they exited the courtroom. It was another “At. Long. Last.” moment for the lauded creative and entrepreneur who was arrested in April 2022 after Terrell “Relli” Ephron accused Rocky of…
Last September, the NFL announced one of the most awarded rappers in GRAMMY history, Kendrick Lamar, as 2025’s Super Bowl halftime show headliner and scores of Black Americans marked their calendars for the big game. And after last night’s performance—13 minutes of fearless storytelling, unfiltered Black pride, and cutting political critique—we all know why. From good ol’ Uncle Sam(uel L. Jackson) to red, white, and blue backup dancers, the Pulitzer Prize winner fortified his G.O.A.T. status with bold Americana criticism (in front of President Trump, no less). But, Black performers have always made the football field— 100 yards of surveilled spotlight backed by Black talent— their political main stage. We…
The moment I stepped into adulthood, my after-school routine of endless dance and drama classes fell entirely by the wayside. Instead, once I started working full time, I’d go to the pub and then head home for my all important looking-at-phone-in-bed time. This summer though, I finally decided to dip my toe back into the world of organized fun by casually taking up yoga with the intention of simply helping myself unwind in a healthy way. My semi-regular relationship with the activity means that I still set up my mat at the back of class, don’t know the proper Sanskrit names for the poses,…