This was an amazing year full of ups and downs. I wrote a LOT, had a LOT of great experiences, traveled, did events, and oh yeah- called Bruno Mars a culture vulture and went FUCKING VIRAL. I launched the Black Americans web series and did an entire cross country road trip filming season one. i went on my first ever cruise. I went on AJ+ several times to discuss 'Black Panther.' I’m looking forward to see what the next year brings! My year in review (in links!): Events at Nicholas BK and Sisters Uptown bookstores: https://sssseren.tumblr.com/post/181138543091/i-can-still-feel-the-love-kid-cudi-voice-had https://sssseren.tumblr.com/post/181020845001/always-an-amazing-event-whenever-im-in-brooklyn Essay on foreign Blacks 'The New Blackface:' https://www.riotmaterial.com/the-new-blackface/ On Bruno Mars: https://www.riotmaterial.com/on-bruno-mars/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R13vUyHWy_k There’s More to Seren Sensei Than Skewering Bruno Mars for Cultural Appropriation: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xw5bad/theres-more-to-seren-sensei-than-skewering-bruno-mars-for-cultural-appropriation IS BRUNO MARS’S MUSIC CULTURAL APPROPRIATION? ACTIVIST SPARKS TWITTER DEBATE: https://www.newsweek.com/bruno-mars-music-culture-appropriation-seren-sensei-838558 We Talked to the Woman Who Reignited the Bruno Mars Cultural Appropriation Debate: https://www.complex.com/music/2018/03/we-talked-to-woman-who-reignited-bruno-mars-cultural-appropriation-debate My commentary on 'Black Panther:' https://sssseren.tumblr.com/post/171325236206/thank-you-so-much-ajstream-blog-blog-for-having https://sssseren.tumblr.com/post/171567292391/thanks-yet-again-to-ajstream-blog-blog My related videos: The [Black] Americans: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3YCr5ve8oqYwK0lk_oqYICF9_taZfFTc #BAGang playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3YCr5ve8oqYis04HlfC0rC9AlBmDPXNO Is 'Black American' An Ethnicity? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtRAzpokK0U So, About Samuel L. Jackson's Statements on 'Get Out...' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWVz0af8cw8&t=10s Reader Request: 'Get Out' Review ***SPOILERS*** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtmZkV9Z95Q So, About 'Black Panther...' REVIEW ***SPOILERS*** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6AF1PO7c4s&t=6s What Is Culture? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWAeSKAkUqU Car Video: These Aren’t Synonyms (Oldie but a Goodie 3/28/18) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3g1KmIJqsI PSA: Just Because You're A NBPOC Doesn't Mean You're Not Anti-Black https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Sr0PDOMVm8 ****************** Merchandise! MAKE SURE U GETTA SHIRT!! https://www.teepublic.com/user/sssseren Follow me on social media! Instagram: @sensei_aishitemasu Personal Tumblr: http://sensei-aishitemasu.tumblr.com Tumblr for my work: https://sssseren.tumblr.com Snapchat: sssseren GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/tc5wh7q Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/seren_sensei ****************** Did you know I wrote a book? ☺️ 'So, About That... A Year of Contemporary Essays on Race and Pop Culture' Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/About-That-Contemporary-Essays-Culture-ebook/dp/B013V0CHK6 Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B013V0CHK6 Digital download (e-book): https://gumroad.com/l/IkUa ****************** Links: 'Jordan Peele breaks down the frightening first Us trailer:' https://ew.com/trailers/2018/12/25/us-movie-trailer-jordan-peele/