It’s none of your damn business — Update 6/7/22: Level has a new home. You can read this article and other new articles by visiting LEVELMAN.com. Many years ago, I went out on a second or third date with a nice enough guy. I don’t remember his name or what he looked like. …

Some of the genre’s best and brightest come together to talk about why they made the transition from rap magazines to TV and movies—and how — Update 6/7/22: Level has a new home. You can read this article and other new articles by visiting LEVELMAN.com. It’s easy enough to pinpoint the birth of hip-hop: August 11, 1973, when Kool Herc threw that pivotal back-to-school party for his sister at 1520 Sedgwick Ave. in the Bronx. Doing…

It’s only one of the biggest moments of your life. No pressure! — Update 6/7/22: Level has a new home. You can read this article and other new articles by visiting LEVELMAN.com. I didn’t enter 2020 anticipating marriage. And yet here we are. Over the holidays, in a tiny period of respite between election shenanigans and a terrorist attack on the U.S. Capitol…

John David Washington and Zendaya reflect on the do’s and absolute don’ts of arguing with your lover, both on- and off-screen — Update 6/7/22: Level has a new home. You can read this article and other new articles by visiting LEVELMAN.com. The Covid-19 lockdown might have ended some Hollywood productions, but it gave rise to others — and we have Zendaya to thank for one of the first. While so many of…

Change is coming! — Update 6/7/22: Level has a new home. You can read this article and other new articles by visiting LEVELMAN.com. Let’s get this out of the way: New Year’s resolutions suck. They’re usually a setup for failure — it takes more than a new calendar for a complete lifestyle change-up. …

Whether you’re long-term or still in the honeymoon phase, you might need some tips on how to get in your bag like Santa — Update 6/7/22: Level has a new home. You can read this article and other new articles by visiting LEVELMAN.com. The holiday season has always been a stressful time for gift giving within a relationship. You’re not only celebrating the season; you’re also letting your partner know exactly where y’all stand…

Black health care workers watch the pandemic continue to take a disproportionate toll on people who look just like them — Update 6/7/22: Level has a new home. You can read this article and other new articles by visiting LEVELMAN.com. In March, when Dr. Kameno Bell saw a patient come out of an ambulance and into his emergency room, he did a double take because the man looked so much like…

Considering staying with an unfaithful partner? It’s time for some reflection. — Update 6/7/22: Level has a new home. You can read this article and other new articles by visiting LEVELMAN.com. So, you know how I always put all my business out there for Dear Level? In nearly a year of writing this column, I’ve shared insight about my sex life, thoughts…

You may not be on board with every makeover. Here’s how to be supportive anyway. — Update 6/7/22: Level has a new home. You can read this article and other new articles by visiting LEVELMAN.com. In 1993, I decided I wanted to stop chemically treating my hair and just let my natural curls do their own thing. It wasn’t a popular concept at the time; a…