big black commentary
by Andrew Rickettsin 🎭️ Culture
big black commentary
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reviewing black culture. slowly and mercifully.
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About Andrew Ricketts
I'm a writer of fiction and nonfiction, stories, true and mostly true. Bylines with OkayPlayer, The Daily Beast, Medium, BET. Formerly Content Strategy for Netflix, Tastemade, and Headspace.
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