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Hanif Abdurraqib

A long line of people stand near the Tower Bridge in London
Posted inCuration, Nonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads September 30, 2022October 19, 2022

This week, our editors recommend stories by Eric Borsuk, Aaron Gell, Laurie Penny, Hanif Abdurraqib, and Will Rees.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Featured, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes

“A Series of Small Collapses Caused by Continual Neglect”

by Krista Stevens February 15, 2021October 19, 2022

“A series of small collapses is how they come to be radicalized.”

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads February 12, 2021October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Clint Smith, Hanif Abdurraqib, Lise Olsen, Jaya Saxena, and Emma Carmichael.

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads July 31, 2020October 19, 2022

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.

Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Story, Writing

Hanif Abdurraqib on Loving A Tribe Called Quest

by Jonny Auping February 26, 2019October 19, 2022

“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.”

Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Nonfiction, Story

The Paths of Rhythm

by Longreads February 1, 2019October 19, 2022

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.

Posted inArts & Culture, Culture, Current Events, Essays & Criticism, Highlight, Quotes

‘I Feel Closer to My Faith Than I Did Before’: Holding On to Ramadan

by Danielle Jackson May 17, 2018October 19, 2022

Poet and essayist Hanif Abdurraqib reflects on why he still fasts during Ramadan.

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