Na’imah Bryant

Hooke’s Law basically says that when you apply pressure to a spring, it stretches. When you release it, it finds its own shape again. With that cleared up, we still have one question left. What does that have to do with KeiyaA?


Her new album, Hooke’s Law, fits perfectly within her sound, yet pushes her artistry much further. While it echoes moments from her 2020 debut album, ‘Forever Ya Girl’, this album takes a sharp left turn towards righteousness. It’s bolded, freer, and even more experime...

Peeling away from the world to recharge is such a remarkable act. No mind-numbing work or conversations calling for your attention, and even if they are, oh well. Unless it’s absolutely dire, everything else will have to wait until you’re ready to resurface. Pretty nice, right?


I’m a firm believer in healthy isolation and unplugging to replenish. From the outside, choosing solitude could appear as unhealthy withdrawal, when, really, it’s rooted in self care. It’ll look different for everyone,...

“I can’t WAIT to leave this place!”


I slammed my car door, letting that be my final declaration of defiance. The year was 2018, and my days were consumed by mundane shifts and being soaked in dishwater for a paycheck. Rage coursed through my veins as I tilted my rearview to see my tear-stained face. My, then, manager had been launching insults at me all night, and it wasn’t his first time. This was never supposed to be me, and I didn’t exactly care to understand why it was happening. I just...

I totally get it when they say that our trials and tribulations are usually not very unique. Even in our times of total solitude and darkness, it’s still likely that another human across the world (or maybe even next door) has been there and done that. While those statements hold weight, it doesn’t change that we still feel our emotions and obstacles in a way that no one else can. This restores uniqueness in each of our stories, and today, I felt strongly guided to share a tidbit of my own story...

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Fatimah Nyeema Warner, see also: Noname, released her new album, Sundial, on August 11th, 2023. With eleven tracks, this project promotes her in the same playful, yet earnest, image she is known for. Sundial serves as another wake-up call, where she dispels any doubt that she can hold her own in rap and activism. Additionally, she reminds us how she is more than just socialism and politics. Similar to Room 25 and Telefone, she also shares her journey with love, heartbreak, desirability...

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On Monday, September 27th, President Joe Biden televised himself receiving his COVID-19 booster shot to further encourage Americans in trusting “the jab”. Prior to his treatment, he shared a recent determination from the CDC, Centers for Disease Control, stating that only the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has been effectively tested and approved for a booster shot. Seconds after this announcement, the POTUS placed the spotlight back on the vaccine. He stated a statistic that roughly 23% of A...

SourceCourtney Shanade Salter, better known as Ari Lennox, has used her raw talent to climb the ladder to comfortability all throughout 2019. In such little time, she’s brought so much flavor to the Dreamville record label, founded by J.Cole. Ari was signed to Dreamville in December of 2015 after independently releasing some of her own music years beforehand. A year later, the singer released her first EP titled Pho. My first impression of Ari Lennox came from this EP, and just from hearing the...