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Max S. Gordon

The Devil Made Him Do It: Black Pain, Camp Trash and Christianity in Lee Daniels’ The Deliverance

by Max S. Gordon

Sep 8

The Devil Made Him Do It: Black Pain, Camp Trash and Christianity in Lee Daniels’ The Deliverance

Sep 8

Fame, I Want to Live Forever: On MADONNA and the Grammys Controversy

by Max S. Gordon “They had style, they had grace, Rita Hayworth gave good face.” — Madonna, Vogue “You know, I don’t mind getting…

Feb 14, 2023

Fame, I Want to Live Forever: On MADONNA and the Grammys Controversy

Feb 14, 2023

Honoring The Love That Brought You Here: On James Baldwin and His Legacy For The Black Queer Artist

by Max S. Gordon

Jun 28, 2022

Honoring The Love That Brought You Here: On James Baldwin and His Legacy For The Black Queer Artist

Jun 28, 2022

On Dave Chappelle’s “The Closer”: Picking The Low-Hanging Fruit

by Max S. Gordon

Oct 21, 2021

On Dave Chappelle’s “The Closer”: Picking The Low-Hanging Fruit

Oct 21, 2021

Witnessing the Blues: The Black Body In Perpetual Motion

by Max S. Gordon

Jul 19, 2021

Witnessing the Blues: The Black Body In Perpetual Motion

Jul 19, 2021

Published in
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Approach This World With Wonder: A Black Son Remembers His Father

I could tell you he was a bully, but that wouldn’t be the whole story

Feb 15, 2021

Approach This World With Wonder: A Black Son Remembers His Father

Feb 15, 2021

aftermath:

Surviving As A Nation After Donald J. Trump

Jan 18, 2021

aftermath:

Jan 18, 2021

Published in
Human Parts

How We’ll Get Over: Going to The Upper Room With Donald J. Trump

White America may be meeting Donald Trump for the first time, but Black people have known him for centuries

Oct 9, 2020

Left image is Donald Trump obscured by low lighting, right image is a black and white illustration of a praying Black woman.

Oct 9, 2020

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Human Parts

The Eroticism of Brutality

On Mary Trump’s ‘Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man’

Jul 20, 2020

The Eroticism of Brutality

Jul 20, 2020

On Mayor Bloomberg and The Republican National Convention

By Max S. Gordon

Feb 15, 2020

On Mayor Bloomberg and The Republican National Convention

Feb 15, 2020

Max S. Gordon

Max S. Gordon

Max S. Gordon is a writer and activist. His work has appeared in on-line and print magazines in the U.S. and internationally. Follow Max on twitter:@maxgordon19

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