Derreck Johnson

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Derreck Johnson

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I’ll Never Stop Quoting Coming to America, but I Can’t Ignore Its Colorism

Derreck Johnson and Shirley Chan

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Why Black America Loves Depictions of Black Royalty, and Why We Need Them Now More Than Ever

Derreck Johnson

Feb 14, 2018 8:39 AM

This Video of Draymond Green, LeBron James, and 2 Chainz Is the Barbershop Experience Personified

Derreck Johnson

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Can You Tell the Difference Between These Two Inauguration Photos?

Jeremy Stahl and Derreck Johnson

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That One Time Michael Jackson Told James Brown to Invite Prince Onstage

Derreck Johnson

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Martin’s Tommy Ain’t Got No Job … Until Now

Derreck Johnson

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“A Mouth Is a Mouth”: Slate’s TV Club Discusses Empire, Episode 5

Aisha Harris and Derreck Johnson

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The New Google Logo Is Perfect for Google

Derreck Johnson

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Charging Food and Drink to Your Hotel Room Is Easy! So How Do Hotels Keep People From Abusing the System?

Derreck Johnson

Aug 24, 2015 5:56 AM

Kendrick Lamar’s “Alright” Video Is a Moving Portrait of Perseverance

Derreck Johnson

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Why Do We Even Bother to Plan Weddings? Two Future Slate Grooms Debate.

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If Taboo Says You Can’t Say “Sing,” Can You Say “Song”?

Derreck Johnson

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Last Night’s Empire Catfight Felt Like a Callback to This Classic Soap Opera Scene

Derreck Johnson

March 19, 2015 9:15 AM

I Still Use an AOL Email Account, and I’m (Mostly) Proud of It

Derreck Johnson

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The Best Slate Covers of 2014

Holly Allen, Derreck Johnson, and Natalie Matthews-Ramo

Dec 29, 2014 4:05 PM

Who’s the Best NBA Analogue for Every President? (Ronald Reagan Is Kobe Bryant.)

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Action Bronson’s Wonderfully Ridiculous New Music Video Is One of the Best of the Year

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