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MOST RECENT ARTICLES BY:
Hanif Abdurraqib
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first person
Nov. 21, 2022
The Butler Journal Entry I Always Return To
This page of the author’s journal is riveting for how it upends any tradition of shame around a relentless desire for success.
legacies
Jan. 5, 2021
Eric Jerome Dickey Wrote Books We Couldn’t Wait to Grow Into
The books were in the homes of my friends; their mothers left them unattended on nightstands. We held them close knowing they were
for adults.
book excerpt
Oct. 18, 2018
A Tribe Called Quest and the Art of the Mixtape
An excerpt from Hanif Abdurraqib’s book
Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest
obituaries
Aug. 16, 2018
Aretha Franklin’s Voice Endures
And she would have been the best singer in any era she graced.