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Writer, editor, photographer based in New York City, Stereo Williams is an outspoken veteran entertainment journalist who's been published in Upscale, Ebony, and Creative Loafing. He's also an accomplished screenwriter and documentarian who's co-produced films such as Exubia and Beautiful Skin. Send him tips: tips@thedailybeast.com. You can also use our anonymous document submission system, SecureDrop. Click here to find out how.
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Kamala Has a Fight to Winâand Black America Must Support Her
FORWARD TOGETHERTrumpâs attacks on Kamala Harris and the fatal shooting by a cop of Sonya Massey in her own home show why itâs so important for Black men and women to unite in strength and pride.

The âBeverly Hills Copâ Legacy Is Surprisingly Problematic
âDISTURBING THE PEACE?!âEddie Murphy dubbed the original movie the first Black blockbuster, but its significance in the industry is way more complicatedâas the new Netflix sequel proves.

The Rebellious Rap Debut That Disrupted âSafeâ Black Culture
40 YEARS LATERAt a time when so much Black popular culture was driven by a sense of safe accessibility, Run-D.M.C. led a wave of rap renegades.

Jam Master Jayâs Murder Trial Deserves Way More Attention
ITâS TRICKYMore than 20 years after the Run-D.M.C. memberâs death, weâre finally inching toward some answers. So why isnât rap media listening?

How Usher Emerged as the Last Great R&B Star
STILL BURNINGWith his Super Bowl performance looming, weâre looking at how Usher outlasted other R&B stars of his generation. It hasnât been an easy road.

Black Biopics Deserve More Than the Bare Minimum
R-E-S-P-E-C-TAs the biopic boom continues, itâs time for Black stories to get the prestige treatment and studio budgets they deserve.

Why Itâs No Surprise That AndrĂ© 3000 Turned His Back on Rap
NO BARS, ALL FLUTEOn his first album in 17 years, the OutKast rapper boldly eschews hip-hopânot that genre labels ever mattered to him at all.

A Tribe Called Questâs Most Influential Album Turns 30
ELECTRIC RELAXATIONNothing was ever the same after the release of the groupâs seminal third studio album.

What Jann Wenner Really Got Wrong About Black Music
THE REAL MASTERSThe âRolling Stoneâ co-founderâs recent comments make it easy to view Black musicâs history solely through a foundational lens. But our past is more than just preamble.

Cicely Tyson: An Actress and Civil-Rights Icon for the Ages
ONCE IN A GENERATIONThe trailblazing star of âRootsâ and âThe Heart Is a Lonely Hunterâ passed away today at the age of 96. And she was a force to be reckoned with both onscreen and off.
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