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Articles by Ya'Ke Smith
#TextMeWhenYouGetHome am 14. Januar 2026 um 20:15 Uhr auf Crime and Investigation
Diejenigen, die Madison Nygard am nächsten stehen, erzählen die quälenden Details über die schreckliche Entführung der bildhübschen 16-Jährigen, als sie auf dem Heimweg von einer Party war. Ihre Mutter, ihre Freunde und die Behörden erklären, wie Madisons Angriff schließlich Anhaltspunkte lieferte, die die Polizei zu einer grausamen Entdeckung führten, mit der sie nicht gerechnet hatte.
With ‘Lovecraft Country’ and ‘Watchmen,’ a Black Texas filmmaker feels seen in an unexpected way
By Ya'Ke Smith 6:00 AM on Sep 11, 2020 CDT I’m not a big fan of horror. I’ve never really been into fantasy, and the last sci-fi show I watched religiously was The X Files. The exclusion of these genres from my cinematic diet wasn’t solely because of a lack of interest. As a kid growing up in the church, I was always told that horror was “of the devil,” an evil that needed to be exorcised, not invited in.
Beyoncé’s visual album ‘Black Is King’ is pure magic - and here’s why
By Ya'Ke Smith 6:00 AM on Aug 7, 2020 CDT As our country confronts its centuries-long indictment of Blackness, the positive rewriting of Black imagery has never been more important. Beyoncé’s visual album Black Is King delivers a new script in its celebration of Black humanity and its blend of Black music spanning the globe. The Houston native’s film serves as a companion to her 2019 album, The Lion King: The Gift.
How do you learn to be a father if you didn't have one?
I never thought I was capable of being a father, because I’d never really had a father that fathered me. I’d always viewed sons as burdens to their fathers, because in some ways I felt like a burden to my own. I was an abandoned boy longing for the love that only a father could offer, and I never wanted to inflict that sense of hurt and abandonment on another soul. You would think having a mother’s love (which I did) could erase these feelings.
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