Andre Guess

Andre Kimo Stone Guess is a writer and cultural critic from the Smoketown neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky. He was VP and Producer for Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York and CEO of the August Wilson Center for African American Culture in Pittsburgh. He is the president of GuessWorks, Inc. He also writes for his family website educated-guesses.com and CultureofChrist.org.

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Finding the voices of young Black activists in Louisville

Sean Ali-Waddell and Issa Fixit inspire their peers amid protests and anger around the killing of Breonna Taylor

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Rev. Victor James

In age of the coronavirus, touching and reaching souls is different now for the black church

With Easter approaching, pastors and leaders must minister without violating what CDC suggests are best health practices

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The 2019 Masters Tournament

Black people love Tiger, though he doesn’t necessarily love us back

Can his phenomenal play be considered among black achievements?

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Can gospel music survive the rise of hip-hop?

Tradition is losing out as different expressions of praise and worship overtake traditional gospel music and choirs

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NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship

Mason Toye is a different kind of one-and-done baller

This former elite basketball player was just chosen No. 7 in the MLS SuperDraft

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For Wynton Marsalis, forgetting the roots of jazz is forgetting the history of race in America

The legend explains again why he dislikes hip-hop, and jazz’s identity problem

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We can’t let depression and anxiety silently take our joy and the lives of those we love

My daughter’s undefeated attitude saved her life and may save others

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Colin Kaepernick goes from the accidental activist to the perfect plaintiff

Suspecting collusion is one thing, proving it is quite another

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Culture
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Jeremy Lin’s dreads aren’t cultural appropriation, they’re America

He’s not mocking black folks, just making the point that black culture is embraced around the world

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Kaepernick isn’t the NFL’s biggest problem, CTE is

One fan’s choice to boycott the game has little to do with the unemployed quarterback

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