opinion
TWO-FACED
I grew up admiring someone who I believed was an evolved Black man. Now, amid the spate of abuse allegations leveled against him, I feel bamboozled.
Ernest Owens is the Political Writer at Large for Philadelphia magazine and CEO of Ernest Media Empire, LLC. The award-winning journalist has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone, CNN, NPR, and several other major media outlets. Follow him on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram and at ernestowens.com.
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