PinnedInLEVELbyJohn Kennedy·Dec 7, 2020The Unsung Hero Who Protected a Complete Stranger From Her Racist Neighbor For 90 DaysQueens rapper turned community watchman Anthony Herron Jr. epitomized the phrase ‘Protect Black women’A response icon29A response icon29
PinnedInLEVELbyJohn Kennedy·Jan 30, 2021A Million Hobby Traders Just Glimpsed What Racism Feels LikeOutsmarted by savvy internet users, investment institutions rewrote the rules to maintain their status quoA response icon18A response icon18
PinnedInLEVELbyJohn Kennedy·May 29, 2020The Untapped Power of a Black Man’s Long HairAfter a life of stressing my hairline and waves, I found liberation and power in its unapologetic BlacknessA response icon8A response icon8
PinnedInLEVELbyJohn Kennedy·Jul 28, 2020Revenge of the 40-Year-Old Rapper: A Roundtable DiscussionFive people. Countless opinions. Let’s get into it.A response icon4A response icon4
John Kennedy·May 15, 2024Ed Sheeran’s Heart Beats for Hip-Hop [VIBE Magazine Summer 2014 Cover Story]UK import Ed Sheeran has made ripples on both sides of the pond by tugging at heartstrings and guitar chords. But beneath the folk hero…
John Kennedy·Mar 24, 2024THE POWER OF ONE MANRick Ross and Maybach Music Group’s August/September 2012 VIBE cover story.
InLEVELbyJohn Kennedy·Jan 26, 2021The rise and fall of 2021’s first great memeWelcome to Minority Report, a weekly newsletter from the LEVEL team that packs an entire week into a single email. From the internet’s…A response icon1A response icon1
InLEVELbyJohn Kennedy·Jan 20, 2021Dear Joe and Kamala, we’re here to collect on those promisesWelcome to Minority Report, a weekly newsletter from the LEVEL team that packs an entire week into a single email. From the (final) arrival…
InLEVELbyJohn Kennedy·Jan 5, 2021Forget resolutions — this year, bet on the person who knows you bestWelcome to Minority Report, a weekly newsletter from the LEVEL team that packs an entire week into a single email. From managing your new…A response icon3A response icon3
InLEVELbyJohn Kennedy·Dec 1, 2020What Do You Keep in Your Purple Crown Royal Bag?The iconic whiskey carrier has long been a staple in homes of Black folks everywhereA response icon3A response icon3
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