"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor

Last week, I hit up a couple of exhibitions in London. One of which was "The Ascension Years" in the Black Cultural Archives in Brixton which highlighted the work of Photographer Tee Max.

The exhibit…

For this Long Read, we head to Okayplayer for "The Quentin Tarantino Situation: Using Racism as a Literary Device" by Abe Beame. If you've seen a Tarantino film, you know where this is going. But wit…

In a week where:

1. Wildfires in Hawaii kills 90+, the deadliest in US history. 
2. Government announces crackdown on gender-neutral toilets.
3. "Black Godfather" Clarence Avant dies aged 92.
4. Sam Bankman-Fried in…

In a week where:

1. Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan is sentenced to three years in jail. 
2. At least 30 die & over 100 injured after train derails in Pakistan. 
3. Niger goes into limbo as they expect foreign int…

In November 2016, I conducted my first interview for The 5th Element. The people I talked to are the people I talk to for this personally special episode.

Brothers JFlames & ASON had me in person - at…

For this interview we talk to a Queer Songwriter - hailing from North Bronx, NY - whose recently gone out to make a career of his own after years of being in the song writing meat grinder. YawnyBlew …

In a week where:

1. The Biden Administration to forgive $39 Billion in student debt. 
2. Carlos Alcaraz beats Novak Djokovic for Wimbledon; 2nd Major title. 
3. Victoria pulls out of hosting 2026 Commonwealth Ga…

In a week where:

1. UK Government loses legal challenge over giving WhatsApp messages to COVID inquiry.
2. Meta releases Threads. 
3. The average world temperature reaches highest mark in 4 decades of recordkeep…

We have a special WG interview for you to enjoy! Last month, I was invited to see a play in Theatre Royal Stratford East called "Tambo & Bones", written by West Philly's own Dave Harris.

And as you ca…

In a week where:

1. The five victims in the OceanGate sub implosion will be honoured with two museum ceremonies.
2. Russian PMC Wagner Group stage a one-day mutiny. 
3. A new suspect is named in Stephen Lawrence…

For this Long Read, we head to The Atlantic for "A Blueprint For Black Liberation" by Dara Mathis. The piece traces Dara's roots in a Detroit Christian Pan-African commune that is long gone physicall…

For this Long Read, we head to The Conversation for "Invisible Windrush: how the stories of Indian indentured labourers from the Caribbean were forgotten" by María del Pilar Kaladeen. The story tells…

In a week where:

1. American East Coast is plunged in smoke after a wildfire in Canada. 
2. Donald Trump is indicted for federal crimes.
3. Boris Johnson steps down as MP. 
4. Unabomber Ted Kaczynski, dies in prison…

In a week where:

1. An Indian official is suspended after draining an entire reservoir to retrieve his phone. 
2. A train crash in India kills more than 280 and injures at least 900.
3. Manchester City win the F…

In a week where:

1. Tina Turner dies aged 83.
2. Ron DeSantis confirms he's running for US Presidency.
3. Erdoğan wins the Presidential runoff. 
4. Chipmaker Nvidia cracks $1 Trillion in market value. 
5. A large scale …

In a week where:

1. NFL player, actor & activist Jim Brown dies aged 87.
2. Study by One Earth concludes that Fossil Fuel firms owe $209B a year in climate reparations.
3. Italy's Mt Etna erupts. 
4. Carmelo Anthony…

In a week where:

1. Eurovision comes and goes.
2. The Turkish Presidential election goes to a runoff. 
3. The BAFTA TV Awards go down.
4. Vice files for bankruptcy.
5. World likely to breach 1.5°C climate threshold by 2…

In a week where:

1. The English Local Elections goes down. 
2. Napoli win Serie A for the first time in 33 years.
3. The WHO declare COVID-19 no longer a global health emergency.
4. Coronation happened. 
5. A federal ju…

In a week where:

1. Jerry Springer dies aged 79.
2. A massive fire erupted at an oil depot on the Crimean Peninsula over the weekend. 
3. "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" passes $1B at global box office.
4. Writers Gui…

In a week where:

1. Dominic Raab resigns as Deputy PM. 
2. It's been 30 years since the murder of Stephen Lawrence. 
3. India passes China to become most populous country.
4. Joe Biden announces 2024 presidential ru…