The Top 5 Longreads of the Week By Longreads Weekly Top 5 This week, we’re sharing stories from Barack Obama, Andrea Pitzer, Hannah Dreier, Ismail Muhammad, Niela Orr, Hanif Abdurraqib, Danielle A. Jackson, and Cassie Owens, and Karolina Waclawiak.
Hanif Abdurraqib on Loving A Tribe Called Quest By Jonny Auping Feature “I wasn’t interested in writing the definitive book on A Tribe Called Quest. I was trying to write the definitive book on a single arc of fandom.”
The Paths of Rhythm By Longreads Feature A Tribe Called Quest’s pioneering music is one of many filaments that connects Americans of color with each other now and back through time.
‘I Feel Closer to My Faith Than I Did Before’: Holding On to Ramadan By Danielle Jackson Highlight Poet and essayist Hanif Abdurraqib reflects on why he still fasts during Ramadan.
