This is a continuation of the first essay titled Filling in the Gaps. It can be found here.
This is
my second time trying to meet Martha, my long-lost s...
I heard the horror stories and of the few joyous moments my mother and father shared. I have known about this man for 25 years. I am the only person in my fami...
Jesus
is King is 27 minutes of Kanye speaking to the church of
Kanye. This is supposed to be a gospel rap album. Instead, this is an album
about a born-ag...
In a dark room, the light from your cellphone illuminates your face. Your friend has triple texted you. She can’t even deal with the amount of homework she ha...
Keith Reed is an arts journalist and writer from Chicago. He studied English with a concentration in creative writing and art at The University of Iowa. Before joining Ampersand, he worked with The Daily Iowan and Little Village Magazine. Reed also cofounded, creative directed and edited “no small talk.” an online publication designed by people of color for people of color to make sure the right stories got their due attention. As the 2019/2020 Sony Pictures Fellow at USC Annenberg, Reed is focusing on the intersection of film and culture.
