Bomani Jones is a writer in Southern California.

Bomani Jones's Salon stories

Tuesday, Nov 6, 2007 04:25 PST

Crazy for Jay-Z

The hip-hop icon's inspired new release, "American Gangster," is his best album in years -- and the best rap album of 2007.
Monday, Aug 8, 2005 12:18 PDT

Along came Jones

For the last 10 years, Andruw Jones has been the best disappointment in baseball. Finally, he's delivering on his incredible promise.
Wednesday, May 14, 2003 16:05 PDT

White supremacy

Blacks have a better chance surviving a slasher movie than making it to the end of a reality TV show.
Saturday, Feb 8, 2003 13:00 PST

Pepsi's sticky race war

Ozzy Osbourne vs. Ludacris! Bill O'Reilly vs. Russell Simmons! Beneath the goofy grudge match over those Pepsi TV ads lies some real racial hypocrisy.
Wednesday, Oct 23, 2002 13:00 PDT

"Oh Pleez GAWD I can't handle the success!"

Excerpts from Kurt Cobain's journals (published in Newsweek) reveal an oddball genius battling severe physical pain -- and imagining a Nirvana reunion tour sponsored by Depends.
Wednesday, Jun 26, 2002 13:00 PDT

Who's bad?

Amid a messy $200 million dispute with Sony, Michael Jackson adopts temporary blackness and summons Al Sharpton to his cause. But racism hasn't torpedoed your career, Michael: Your music sucks.
Monday, Mar 11, 2002 13:00 PST

"Sign O' the Times"

Part '80s musical retrospective, part angry social document and all booty-thumping housequake, Prince's 1987 classic stands as pop's last great double album.

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