Jonathan Apollo
Bio
I bang my keyboard and words come out. Sometimes, they're worth reading. Sometimes, they're even good.
40-something, M, NYC. He/Him/His. #TPWK
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Stories (16/0)
Backstreet Bubble Burst
At the start of 2017, TMZ photographers approached Brian Littrell, a member of the Backstreet Boys, outside LAX. He was asked what he thought of multiple Hollywood stars “hating” on the reality star who had recently become Commander in Chief.
By Jonathan Apollo6 days ago in Humans
We Need to Talk About Jennifer Lopez
Mariah Carey was riding a career high in 2000. Since her 1990 debut, the multiracial songbird – who proudly celebrates and elevates her Black heritage – had churned out smash hit after smash hit, with 14 of her singles hitting the peak of the Billboard Hot 100 (with five more to follow).
By Jonathan Apollo20 days ago in Beat
- Top Story - March 2024
This Is Me... NowTop Story - March 2024
Like many, witnessing the events leading up to and during the Black Lives Matter uprisings of 2020 changed me. In the past, comments about other’s perceptions of my Blackness made me feel disconnected from other Black people. However, seeing the ever-growing list of names and faces of beautiful Black men, women, and children meeting horrific ends at the hands of police, neighborhood watchmen, and the occasional Karen, along with other injustices, forced me to not only take back my Blackness from those people but own it.
By Jonathan Apolloabout a month ago in Humans
To Whom It Does Not Concern: An Open Letter Regarding Janet Jackson Appreciation Day (#JJAD)
For the sixth year in a row, we, the fanbase of Janet Jackson – from hereon referred to as #JanFam – will be honoring our Empress, Blueprint, Queen Muva, and all-around fave of your faves, Janet Damita Jo Jackson, with Janet Jackson Appreciation Day, a day-long tribute to her five-decade long (and counting!) career as a singer, dancer, actress, activist, and trailblazer.
By Jonathan Apollo2 months ago in Psyche
Most Writers Write. Here's Why I Haven't - Again
I’ve been here before. More than once. More than twice, actually. More than … okay, who’s counting? I know everyone and their mothers are tired of the “I’m ready to write again!” song and dance I’ve been doing for ages. To be fair, I’m pretty damn tired of it, too. After my big “here we go again” announcement in 2021 (2022 for Vocal readers), I thought I’d finally cleared out enough wreckage to keep this fire blazing and get these words flowing.
By Jonathan Apollo3 months ago in Psyche
Roar
Shortly before Momma died, I began to take stock of where my life was and how things could turn out for me should the worst-case scenario occur. I stood at the tail-end of a two-year battle with depression, leisurely reconfiguring my life and easing back into a world that had gone on without me.
By Jonathan Apolloabout a year ago in Journal
