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These Aren’t Our Stories Anymore

I argue why, as a lifelong Law & Order fan, I believe why the legendary show — and the accompanying show — has failed its audiences by…

12 min readNov 15, 2022

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Sam Waterston (center) as District Attorney Jack McCoy in “Law & Order,” alongside Hugh Dancy (left) as Executive ADA Nolan Price and Odelya Halevi (right) as ADA Samantha Maroun in Season 21, Episode 3 (“Filtered Life”).

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The Renaissance Project

The Renaissance Will Be Right Back…

We’re taking another short hiatus, but don’t fret…

2 min readSep 14, 2022

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The Renaissance Rundown: Heat 90 — We Cry Running In the 90s

A festival with old school music acts, rappers hit with RICO charges, and mass violence in America leads us into the summer.

7 min readMay 16, 2022

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The Renaissance Rundown: Heat 90 — We Cry Running In the 90s

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The Renaissance Rundown: Heat 89 — Getting Real Fake Deep

Several music videos, a ton of social media antics, and a supposed sovereign caught in jail is just some of the deep fake stuff going on…

6 min readMay 9, 2022

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The Renaissance Rundown: Heat 89 — Getting Real Fake Deep

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The Renaissance Rundown: Heat 88 — Coming Off the Bench

We’re one man down, a couple of crypto cringe croons in, and a few MLK comparisons closer to hell — but we’re never gonna give you up.

6 min readMay 2, 2022

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Watch Out for the Wild, Wild West

People who are like (or want to be like) Kanye West are willing to take this wild, out of control ride, no matter how dangerous it is.

13 min readAug 6, 2021

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Kanye West performing atop a mountain at the Verizon Center on November 21, 2013 in Washington, D.C. on The Yeezus Tour.

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Playlist 2: Love In the (Social) Distance

Our second playlist, recognizing how “the world continues to adapt to this warped reality,” features Anderson .Paak, The Internet, J. Cole…

5 min readMar 29, 2021

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The Renaissance Project — “Playlist 2: Love in the (Social) Distance” with the foreground depicting two hands intertwined on one person’s shoulder.

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The Renaissance Project

We need a hip-hop Super Bowl halftime, and the performer should be…

One of the most-watched concerts of the year is in need of a serious reboot. We have just the names for people to consider.

8 min readFeb 7, 2021

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We need a hip-hop Super Bowl halftime, and the performer should be…

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Flavor Waves: Playlist 4

The freshest urban and soul-based tracks out now, including songs by Eric Bellinger, Ty Dolla $ign & ZAYN.

4 min readFeb 3, 2021

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Flavor Waves: Playlist 3

This week’s update includes the freshest urban and soul-based tracks by Ambré, Amorphous, JoJo & Queen Naija.

4 min readJan 25, 2021

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Flavor Waves: Playlist 3

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Juwan J. Holmes

Juwan J. Holmes

Juwan Holmes is a writer and multipotentialite from Brooklyn, New York. He is the editor of The Renaissance Project. http://juwanthecurator.wordpress.com

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