“People who don't know any better think Gullah people talk funny. Those in the know realize that Gullah is a bona fide dialect and are confident in the scholarly thesis that 'Gullah' is a contraction of 'Angola.'”
Originally published April 12, 1988
Some of the best white supremacist rhetoric is couched in the language of self-defense
Originally published September 5, 1989
“Given that black folks make art and market it within white supremacist capitalist patriarchy, none of us can ignore the reality that any black person who wants to create a product with mass crossover appeal must do some serious soul-searching”
Originally published September 17, 1991
“X is dead, long live X. He’s like the Elvis of Black pop politics — a real piece of Afro-Americana. That’s why Spike’s logo is branded with an American flag. Malcolm couldn’t have happened anywhere else.”
May 28, 2020
Thirty years ago “Do the Right Thing” was already controversial — four Voice writers wrote their own things.
Originally published June 20, 1989
30 years ago, the Voice ran a full court press on Spike Lee's masterpiece, 'Do the Right Thing'
Originally published June 20, 1989
“The black Woody Allen, a camera-wielding Sharpton, a gifted charlatan, an inspiration, a generous sort, a media hound (or barker)”
February 22, 2019
‘If you wish to celebrate yourself, to feel part of something bigger, to express pride in a heritage, you can do better than the cruel sucking nullity of whiteness’
August 17, 2018
‘People tended to view the question in one of three ways: Any song that has the word “summer” in the title; a song that dominated the charts and airplay for a summer; or a song that simply evokes the feeling of summer’
August 3, 2018