Thomas Tillman

Mcdaniel, Darryl “DMC”, Angel, The Moth, April 13 2007, NPR  Darryl is a rapper from Brooklyn New York. He was a part of the historic group Run DMC and toured the world bringing hip hop into the mainstream world. He… Continue Reading →

Dear Professor, My story as a writer has its roots in music and in media. Music is a major influence in my writing since being able to tell a story through a song with and without words is something I’ve… Continue Reading →

Throughout the semester I’ve learned more about how to write critically than I ever thought I would. My background in writing is more creative having written One-acts and short stories I never found much interest in writing analysis mostly due… Continue Reading →

To Pimp a Butterfly transcends being simply an album. The album encapsulates a relationship both personal and political between America and Kendrick, or poverty and the black community, or success and depression. There’s so many more discussions occurring throughout the… Continue Reading →

The Boondocks is a cartoon based off the comic strip by Aaron Mcgruder. It was on Adult Swim from 2005-2014 weekly for 4 seasons. It challenges black culture and habits as well as American society. The show is famously controversial,… Continue Reading →

Ruffin, Kimberly, Bodies of Evidence A Forest Therapy Guide Finds Her Church, Emergence Magazine, No. 4, 2019 The author of the piece Kimberly Ruffin is a black woman from rural North Carolina who is very much a product of her… Continue Reading →

A chronology of major black racing drivers: Auto racing is an expensive and exclusive sport and as such it has predominantly been wealthy white men able to reach the pinnacle of sport.