James Baldwin: 'These people have deluded themselves for so long that they really don't think I'm human. And I base this on their conduct, not on what they say. And this means that they have become in themselves moral monsters.'

Absolutely beautiful ❤️

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The most versatile and skilled singing actor in the history of the American musical theater.

No one comes close to Audra McDonald,

Example #76543 on how news consumers don’t understand—or/and don’t want to understand—journalistic process ⬇️

Today is Mark Zuckerberg's 40th birthday.

Don Graham, the former owner of the The Washington Post, where I worked as a reporter, introduced me to Mark at the White House Correspondents Dinner in 2007. 'Why aren't you wearing flip flops?' were the first words I ever said to him.'

Alice Munro has physically died, but her literary life lives on. Forever and ever.

Rest in Power, Queen.

This is for anyone who struggles to celebrate Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.

You are not alone:

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If you're in NYC and free tomorrow night, come join us! So looking forward to spending time with Juju Chang, David Henry Hwang, Qian Julie Wang🔸王乾 🔸הֲדַסָּה, et al. ⤵️

I cherish every act of courtesy and civility in such in a chaotic, incoherent time.

Thank you, Hakeem Jefferson and Theo Baker, for modeling grace. ⤵️

No, Drake—just no.

No.

Dear Pulitzer Prize Committee:

Another one, please, for the inimitable Kendrick Lamar for pushing the musical form, and in the process transcending musical genres.

Thanks, salamat. ⤵️

I was not ready for this Real Housewives of Hip Hop starring a Pulitzer Prize winner.

Posted this 7 years ago.

College journalists are playing critical roles during this time—please follow and support ⬇️

FINALLY someone wrote a piece about the infamous DC Stare––when the DC's set of politicos stare you up and down trying to decipher if you're worth their time for this-and-that connection:

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via Jesús Rodríguez The Washington Post #nerdprom #whcd

I've been waiting for Matthew Belloni's analysis of Participant Media shutting down and this is more than worth the price of my Puck subscription 👇🏾

One of my mentors, Teresa Moore—a journalist who worked at San Francisco Chronicle and teaches media studies at University of San Francisco—once told me that, as a journalist who happens to be undocumented, I’ve been trying to write my way into America.

She’s right.

I just never imagined this.

I try—really hard—to live by and act on these words.

Thank you, salamat, Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am.