Morgan Jerkins

Jerkins is the author of 'WANDERING IN STRANGE LANDS: A Daughter of the Great Migration Reclaims Her Roots'

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The Mean-Girl Dynamics of Selling Sunset Don't Quite Work in Season 4

There is a reason certain reality TV show feuds remain etched in our minds, even as pop culture has moved on. From Lauren Conrad and Kristin Cavallari in Laguna Beach to Lauren Conrad (again) and...

By Morgan Jerkins

The Watts Riots Show Black History Is Full of Heavy Memories

The woman who picked up the first call into the police station on the night the riots began has been dealing with the fallout ever since, writes Morgan Jerkins in this excerpt from the book 'Wandering in Strange Lands'

By Morgan Jerkins

Why Did It Take So Long for America to See Who Roseanne Really Was?

Less than three months after the premiere of the Roseanne reboot, its leading star managed to bring about her demise with the racism that brought her back on top in the first place. Early this...

By Morgan Jerkins
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