• TVHow Orange Is The New Black Used, and Then Failed the Black Lives Matter MovementBy Shannon M. HoustonJuly 5, 2016
• MoviesMicrobe & GasolineBy Shannon M. HoustonJune 30, 2016Rating9.0
• TV"A Lot of This List is White Guys": The Hollywood Reporter Says Diversity is Hollywood's Problem, Not TheirsBy Shannon M. HoustonJune 22, 2016
• TVOrange is the New Black is a Study in Why Black/White "Diversity" Is Not EnoughBy Shannon M. HoustonJune 20, 2016
• PoliticsWhy Orlando is a National Tragedy, And Chicago is TooBy Shannon M. HoustonJune 14, 2016
• BooksYaa Gyasi's Homegoing: A Brutal History of "Adoption" for Black Families in AmericaBy Shannon M. HoustonJune 10, 2016
• BooksHomegoing: An Interview with Yaa Gyasi, Author of the Most Powerful Debut Novel of 2016By Shannon M. HoustonJune 9, 2016
• PoliticsAmerica's War on Women: Fighting The Stanford Rapist and the Culture that Wrought HimBy Shannon M. HoustonJune 6, 2016
• MusicOn Adopting Rap Culture, and Why I Told My Son He Can't Say N-i-g-g-a YetBy Shannon M. HoustonJune 2, 2016
• TVDoes the Introduction of Jesus on The Path Finale Change the Show?By Shannon M. HoustonMay 26, 2016
• PoliticsThe House Passes A New Bill to Protect Federal Police from Harm; Children and Black Lives Can WaitBy Shannon M. HoustonMay 24, 2016
• TVNetflix's Lady Dynamite Delivers A Poignant Episode for White People Concerned About RaceBy Shannon M. HoustonMay 23, 2016
• TVF— the Light: Faith Without Religion on The PathBy Shannon M. HoustonMay 20, 2016
• TVExclusive Preview: Tonight's Skin Wars Episode Promises Amazing Optical Illusions as Body ArtBy Shannon M. HoustonMay 18, 2016
• TVOn The Carmichael Show and the Comedic Power of SpecificityBy Shannon M. HoustonMay 18, 2016
• TVIs The Path Ruining One of Its Most Important Characters—And Its Premise, Too?By Shannon M. HoustonMay 16, 2016
• TVUntil We All Free: Womanism and the Phenomenal Underground Season FinaleBy Shannon M. HoustonMay 12, 2016
• TV13 Unforgettable Quotes from the Characters of UndergroundBy Shannon M. HoustonMay 11, 2016
• TVDrugs, Violence, Politics: Marseille Isn't the French Narcos, But It's Still Good TVBy Shannon M. HoustonMay 9, 2016
• TVRosalee's Favorite Things, Amélie and the Strangest Underground Episode YetBy Shannon M. HoustonMay 5, 2016
• TVI Went to the Enemy's Camp: Rewriting History with the Cast and Creators of UndergroundBy Shannon M. HoustonMay 4, 2016