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Katt Williams Acts Like Donald Trump

I said what I said.

11 min readJan 5, 2024

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Comedian Katt Williams, wearing a black and grey beanie, a black shirt jacket with a patterned butterfly collar, and a large medallion in the shape of a captain’s wheel, smiling during a podcast taping.

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Lensa & The Ethical Challenges of AI

We need to change how we talk about AI-assisted creative technology because the old paradigms no longer apply.

8 min readDec 8, 2022

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This Is What Happens When We Invest Too Much Meaning into Sports

On Chauncey Billups, Becky Hammon, Neil Olshey, Damian Lillard, and the Media Circus Surrounding the Blazers’ Next Coach

24 min readJun 29, 2021

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Please, For the Love of God, Stop Turning Live Musicians into Retail Accessories

So as of this writing, the pandemic is receding… vaccinations are happening, and cities are opening back up. And if your city is anything…

4 min readJun 9, 2021

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Please, For the Love of God, Stop Turning Live Musicians into Retail Accessories

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Jelani Greenidge

The Marvelous Marvelest Marvel to Ever Have Marveled

Carol, Monica, and Kamala Team Up in a Great Movie

5 min readNov 12, 2023

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The Marvelous Marvelest Marvel to Ever Have Marveled

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Jelani Greenidge

Here’s Another Reason to Distrust Corporate News Media (As If You Needed More)

Just now, scrolling through my social media feed, I saw a headline in Variety explaining that Warner Brothers Discovery, the parent company…

8 min readMay 24, 2023

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An image of writers holding signs during a strike initiated by the Writers Guild of America

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Prisoners of Hope, Return to Base

Schoolyard memories of tag echo in the words of an Old Testament prophet speaking a word of encouragement. They’re the words I needed to…

6 min readAug 5, 2022

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Don’t Just Be Sad or Angry About the Buffalo Shooting, Take Strategic Action

It’s not just about guns, but resisting the urge to accept institutionalized antiblackness and racialized violence

9 min readMay 19, 2022

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Two heroic male action heroes (one white, one Black) point guns in the foreground as action scenes cascade around them in the background. Text overlaid as follows: “Dr. Thadeus ‘Thoughts’ Thurman is a man of intellect. Rev. Prentiss “Prayers” Prescott is a man of faith. Together they’re going to clean up the city any way they can. When all else fails, you can only count on two things… THOUGHTS & PRAYERS.”

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Celebrities Should Be More Like Oprah (In This One Particular Way, That Is)

I just read something very impressive by Oprah Winfrey. And I guarantee you, whatever you thought of when you read the that first sentence……

3 min readMay 1, 2022

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Celebrities Should Be More Like Oprah (In This One Particular Way, That Is)

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This R&B Song Shows Just How Disposable Music Has Become

Anitta’s not-quite-cover is good, not great. And that’s a problem.

8 min readJan 21, 2022

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Anitta, posing in a throwback striped, sleeved bathing suit from her 2021 music video, “Girl From Rio.”

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Jelani Greenidge

Jelani Greenidge

Pastor, Writer, Musician, DJ, Stand-up Comic. Author of Undercover Prophets. Linktr.ee/jelani.greenidge Support via Cash App $JelaniGreenidge He/Him

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