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Shamira Ibrahim is a Brooklyn-based culture writer who explores identity, cultural production, and technology as a critic, reporter, feature/profile writer, and essayist. Her work has been featured in Essence, The Atlantic, the New York Times, the Washington Post, Teen Vogue, BuzzFeed, Vox, OkayAfrica, The Root, Vice, The Baffler, and Harper’s Bazaar.

  1. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Whip My HairWe’re in the messy aftermath of Wendy’s read of Gizelle and Robyn now.
  2. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: The Devil Wears ZaraLadies, gents, and everyone in between, Zen Wen has officially arrived.
  3. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Style Over SubstanceGizelle needs to know that it’s tasteless to feign worry so that she can snark on Wendy’s body.
  4. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Wendy Thou Art LoosedThe mystery behind New Wendy is confusing everyone.
  5. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Bananas in PajamasRobyn realizes she needs to get her groove back as Mia continues to put her girlboss stamp on the show.
  6. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: The Curious Case of Zen WenSeason Two Wendy is itching to create a moment that she isn’t ready to deliver just yet.
  7. obits
    The Wild Wonders of Biz MarkieAppreciating the late hip-hop maestro is a full-body sensory experience.
  8. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: The Not-So-Newlywed GameThere can only be one girlboss in this cast, and Wendy is dead set on making sure that woman is her.
  9. overnights
    RHOP Season-Premiere Recap: Over the Valleys and Hills We GoIf Gizelle and Karen are going to continue anchoring the conflict this season, they are really going to need to elevate these reads.
  10. close reads
    The Real Housewives of Atlanta Bolo Leak Was a Fourth-Wall-Poking Power PlayIf you only watched the show’s version of the fallout from Cynthia Bailey’s bachelorette party, you didn’t get the whole story.
  11. obits
    The Irreplaceable Black Rob, Bad Boy’s First Street StoryHis ascendance is pivotal to documenting the rise of Bad Boy Records, both before and after Biggie.
  12. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Atlanta Recap: Not-Quite-FriendsmasDrew’s final altercation with Latoya is the haphazard centerpiece of a lackluster conclusion to a frustrating season.
  13. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Atlanta Recap: Blocking Your BlessingsWe finally get to the root of the church caper that has been vexing Drew, and the girls make a U-turn right back into Bolo Court.
  14. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Atlanta Recap: Fakeration in this DancerieIt takes a while, but Porsha finally gives the interrogation of her sex life by a co-worker the level of respect that it deserves.
  15. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Atlanta Recap:  A Healing Twerk CenterThe ladies are off to the Crescent City for some po’ boys, zydeco, and failed attempts at conflict resolution.
  16. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Atlanta Recap: Snakes on the TerrainFirmly establishing her brand as a chaos agent, Toya systemically dismantles Falynn’s Halloween “party,” one confrontation at a time.
  17. new kids on the block
    Your Guide to New York Rap’s Next GenerationThere is far from a dearth of emerging talent across the five boroughs — and it’s not just concentrated in drill.
  18. vulture lists
    The 100 Songs That Define New York Rap, RankedIt’s not a sound, it’s an attitude.