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Culture
How ‘Winning Time’ wrestles with Blackness will determine whether the HBO show has its own legacy
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson were polar opposites, but both were influential Black men in America
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‘Another Act’: Magic Johnson explains why it was time to tell his story
The NBA legend opens up about his journey and new doc, ‘They Call Me Magic’
Sports
Magic Johnson on the NBA 75th Anniversary Team and fixing the Lakers
The Hall of Fame point guard talks Kobe Bryant, Bill Russell and Black excellence leading into All-Star Weekend
Culture
30 years after Magic’s diagnosis, a look at the intersection of hip-hop and the HIV/AIDS pandemic
Were hip-hop lyrics influenced by Johnson, Eazy-E’s death and the arrival of the lifesaving drug cocktail?
The Uplift
Today in black history: Joe Frazier wins heavyweight title, Magic Johnson’s jersey retired
The Undefeated edition’s black facts for Feb. 16
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Episode 9
Roundtable: Is Magic really to blame for Lakers’ dysfunction? Master P offers Zion $20 million shoe deal?
Justin Tinsley is all for a Master P collaboration
Sports
Chad Kelly is back and other news of the week
The Week That Was May 20-23
Sports
Magic owed LeBron more
He recruited James to the Lakers but didn’t have the decency to tell him he was leaving
Sports
Magic Johnson is back tweeting and other news of the week
The Week That Was April 22-25