Joel Leon.take your time.it can take a while for things to gain traction. to feel like movement is happening in the moment. but with a little patience, and a little…·1 min read·Mar 8, 2023--3--3
Joel Leon.what if right now was not treated like some far gone conclusion?what if this moment was all that we had to savor in? to swim with? a steady shore of yes and sure, close to vest, pushing away the drowning…·1 min read·Mar 8, 2023--2--2
Joel Leon.my favorite version of self is the version that doesn’t require applause, approval or attention to…that version lives in you too — the curious one; experimental and adventurous — asking the questions to the sun and moon, willing to beckon…·1 min read·Mar 7, 2023--1--1
Joel Leon.Jadakiss Deserves His FlowersThe emcee may need to be in all of our Top 5 DOA’s after that Verzus masterclass·7 min read·Aug 13, 2021--3--3
Joel Leon.I Was Going To Write a Think Piece About DaBaby’s Homophobia — But He’s TrashAnd ashy. And uninformed.·1 min read·Jul 28, 2021--6--6
Joel Leon.Let’s Talk About SexHow we talk about sex has largely been shaped by whiteness — it’s time to change that.·8 min read·Apr 8, 2021--1--1
Joel Leon.Letters To My Daughters: You Never Have To Remain Silent About AbuseFor too long, women have remained quiet about the abuse they’ve suffered at the hands of men who were meant to protect them·3 min read·Apr 3, 2021--2--2
Joel Leon.Letters To My Daughters: Black Art As RevolutionOur art gets to inspire — and be inspired by — cultural and political shifts·3 min read·Mar 5, 2021--2--2
Joel Leon.inLEVELWhat Dad Wants You to Know About ’90s Hip-Hop SoundtracksThe energy can’t be duplicated·5 min read·Feb 27, 2021--2--2
Joel Leon.Letters To My Daughters: What I Will Tell My Little Black Girls About Their BlacknessBlack girls deserve to live in the beauty of their Blackness·4 min read·Feb 5, 2021--3--3