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Jesse Washington

Senior Writer at Andscape

@andscape x @ESPN. director of the @hulu doc HIP-HOP and THE WHITE HOUSE. co-author of the Rich Paul memoir LUCKY ME.

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  • 2 weeks ago | andscape.com | Jesse Washington

    Five years ago, the world changed because of the courage of a 17-year-old girl who recorded the murder of George Floyd. I spent several weeks in George Floyd Square in Minneapolis while covering the trial of the former police officer who killed Floyd, and while directing the documentary Bearing Witness: A Portrait of Darnella Frazier. The film revealed the girl behind the video that inspired a worldwide movement for police accountability and racial justice.

  • 2 weeks ago | andscape.com | Jesse Washington

    Night night, Steph. Goodbye, Ky. See you, Jrue. Joker, Luka and Bron – gone. Dame pulled up lame, and Tatum is on a painful vacation. If this column was written by ChatGPT it would say Father Time blah blah generational talents yawn.

  • 1 month ago | andscape.com | Jesse Washington

    As Shedeur Sanders sank further and further in the NFL draft, I noticed an inconvenient topic bubbling beneath the surface. TV analysts skirted it, top football writers danced around it, but the subject dominated conversations over the weekend in my text messages, face-to-face conversations, phone calls and social media:The NFL, according to the homies, wanted to “humble” Shedeur and his father, Deion Sanders.

  • 1 month ago | andscape.com | Jesse Washington

    When Kayla Johnson and Ashly Robinson started bringing cameras inside New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jail, one of the first things they noticed was that their subjects often asked the filmmakers to see the footage—they wanted a glimpse of the tiny camera screens. It took Johnson and Robinson a while to realize that these young men did not have any way to see themselves. Rikers does not have mirrors. Locked away from the world, they felt invisible. No longer.

  • 2 months ago | andscape.com | Jesse Washington

    For me, the great ones come along every decade or so. This particular pair came out of the box turning heads, then aged gracefully, adding character as the marks of life accumulated. They kept their form and function, highlighting my feet and flavor. Somehow, in a world of instant gratification and disposable trends, my Nike Air Force 1 GTX “Phantom” boots stayed fly through four Northern winters of near-daily wear.

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Jesse Washington
Jesse Washington @jessewashington
22 Apr 24

RT @andscape: A look at the premiere of #HipHopandTheWhiteHouse 🎶 Streaming NOW April, 22nd on @hulu 🎬 @jessewashington https://t.co/bu…

Jesse Washington
Jesse Washington @jessewashington
22 Apr 24

RT @JohnGotty: I encourage everyone to watch our new @andscape doc 'Hip-Hop and the White House' that begins airing on @Hulu today #HHxWH…

Jesse Washington
Jesse Washington @jessewashington
17 Apr 24

RT @andscape: ‼️COMING SOON ‼️: ‘Hip-Hop And The White House’: A new documentary directed by @jessewashington, narrated and executive produ…