Unpopular Opinion Time :D This video is not available for the public until tomorrow afternoon. Enjoy! Also get Lexual's Library: Sex Worker History over on my website in addition to the sources below!
Sources + Further Reading
Have you pre-ordered your Lexual Does The 90s books yet? While there are unlimited pre-orders until August 1st, the first 250 come signed with a special gift! THERE ARE ONLY 17 LEFT! These will likely sell out by Monday! Claim yours here: https://www.intelexualmedia.com/category/all-products
Don't forget to check out the new Intelexual Media website! New weekly posts begin next week <3 2025-06-13 18:59:34 +0000 UTC View Post
This is an essay that I'm filming and editing next month (and eventually making available in written format on my new website), but I wanted you guys to have it first. If you want to wait for the video, I understand! This is exclusively on Patreon until late June.
Gather round, children, let me tell you a tale of old Black Twitter that only those of us born in the late 1900s will remember. It is a searing example of people lacking basic literacy skills— and my earlie...
2025-05-27 17:25:50 +0000 UTC View Post
THREE BIG UPDATES AHEAD!! Please read everything because I'm so excited!
After over five years of hard work, I'm expanding on my favorite YouTube project by publishing two books, Lexual Does The 90s and 2025-05-23 02:38:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey!
Have y'all missed me? I hope you've been taking care of yourselves. Enjoy this early upload of A Black History of Style. I know there has been a bunch of chatter about the Black Dandy due to the Met Gala but this is a general history of black style and fashions, not a deep dive on the dandy (nor is it a discussion on appropriation). I'm going to upload a slightly revised version to Youtube on Monday, but I wanted to give my patrons early access so here you go.
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If you’re familiar with black-American history or a regular viewer of Intelexual Media content, your viewing of Ryan Coogler's Sinners was rich with context and meaning. I loved watching this movie so much that I wanted to write about it! Here's what I caught and remembered from one viewing. Outside of juke joints, racial passing, and the Ku Klux Klan, did you catch these eleven historical con...
2025-04-23 18:23:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Surprise!
Here's an early upload just for my patrons <3 This short video is not going live until Monday 3/17.
I wanted this video to be longer with more details but editing is eating up my time! Enjoy and we'll be back to long format content in May.
Happy Women's History Month!
Sources + Further Reading
https://www.nextavenue.org/social-histo...
2025-03-15 00:51:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks for your patience on these.
The study guide and glossary are attached below. For this episode's glossary, you may notice there is no "Cut From The Script"-- because I axed Megachurches, Evangelical Masculinity, and supermax prisons to keep the video under 2 1/2 hours. Enjoy!
Please do not re-upload these documents anywhere. However, you can share with friends/family and if you print it, you're welcome to share pictures of printed copies on so...
2025-03-10 22:54:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Let's talk about scandals from the 1990s. I wanted this video to be longer, but because Im juggling video editing with my usual duties, I had to trim some fat (including the two segments listed below). I still hope you enjoy early access to this video, which won't become public until tomorrow afternoon!
1991: Chuck Robb's Massages
Former Virginia governor and then-Senator Chuck Robb had been married to Lyndon B. Johnson’s daughter Lynda since 1967. A moderate de...
2025-02-27 20:09:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Fear and mystery abounded in the 1990s.
2025-02-24 21:42:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Everyone!
I have been extremely busy juggling several projects and dealing with video editor issues so I apologize for my schedule being out of order. I'm delayed on projects but I assure you good stuff is coming. I have AMAZING NEWS (coming soon) plus two new videos next week! On Monday, the long-awaited American X episode of Lexual Does The 90s premieres. Next Frida...
2025-02-19 18:50:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Six years after A Buffet of Black Food History, here's an update from A-Z.
Sources
High On The Hog (Jessica B. Harris)
African American Foodways (Edited by Anne L. Bower)
Juke Joints, Jazz Clubs, and Juice (Toni Tipton-Martin)
The Jemima Code: Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks (Toni Tipton-Martin)
Franchise: The Golden Arches In Black America (Marcia Chatelain)
Zora Neale ...
2025-01-31 09:29:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy New Year! Thanks for your patience on these. The study guide and glossary are attached below. Episode 6 and more is on the way. <3
Please do not re-upload these documents anywhere. However, you can share with friends/family and if you print it, you're welcome to share pictures of printed copies on social media.
THE ANSWER KEYS FOR THE PREVIOUS PUZZLES ARE IN THE STUDY GUIDE! <3
-The crossword and word search are attac...
2025-01-03 01:52:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Surprise! Here's the final video of 2024. Why do men like Elon Musk and Nick Cannon have so many children? What are the different kinds of men with multiple children/baby mothers? Why do some men become habitual sperm donors? How has male fertility been understudied--and what does it have to do with politics and society? When does multiple children get creepy? Find out in this short episode of Lets Talk About Sex History.
Sources
To celebrate the 1-year Anniversary of Lexual Does The 90s (and 1.5 million views) here's a 90s-themed CC set for all of my simmers, created by the talented CocoEllean! Have you been studying? Many of these clutter and decor items have been discussed directly in Lexual Does The 90s (or will be in upcoming content!)
Pack Includes:
Posters (21 Swatches)
Magazine Set...
2024-12-02 16:16:01 +0000 UTC View Post
To celebrate the 1-year Anniversary of Lexual Does The 90s (and 1.5 million views) here's a 90s-themed CC set for all of my simmers, created by the talented CocoEllean! Have you been studying? Many of these clutter and decor items have been discussed directly in Lexual Does The 90s (or will be in upcoming content!)
Pack Includes:
Posters (21 Swatches)
Magazine Set...
2024-12-02 16:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Yall!
I'm letting you know that I'll be delivering the study guide and glossary for episode 5 next by December 31st, 2024. I need a small break (but is it really a break because I'll be working on other things!?). I've been re-adjusting to no longer having a personal assistant and managing issues with video editors. I apologize for the inconvenience, but it'll pay off in the long run! I also have a small token of appreciation coming for you guys soon, so be on ...
2024-11-26 21:41:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey!
Usually, I post these episodes a day or two in advance but I didnt have that luxury this time because this video is on a deadline with the sponsor. However, as patrons you are getting access 2-3 hours early! Check back in a few hours for video chapters. <3 Enjoy!
This episode's study guide and glossary will be available on Wednesday evening!
Series Texts
Important Notes Below!!
Here's an exclusive early look at the visual guide for episode 5, AMERICAN WOMAN, premiering November 25th-26th. It is hard to believe we're nearing the 1st anniversary of the launch of Lexual Does The 90s-- and that we're almost done!
In addition to non-90s content, here's a schedule to get excited about:
I Love The 90s: Scandals premieres in January.
Deep Cut 5: A Black Women's History of New ...
2024-11-18 22:23:23 +0000 UTC View Post
For the past few years, I've been working on a series of short thriller and horror stories. You may have read the first one, Hunger.
Much later than anticipated, I present you with the next edition, The Fabulous Life, a story I started in 2022.
The PDF is attached to 2024-11-03 00:50:04 +0000 UTC View Post
For the past few years, I've been working on a series of short thriller and horror stories. You may have read the first one, Hunger.
Much later than anticipated (this was supposed to come out in October), I present you with the next edition, The Fabulous Life. I started this story back in 2022. The PDF is attached to this post. I hope you enjoy it. Let me kn...
2024-11-03 00:48:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Pimp: The Story of My Life (Iceberg Slim)
A Taste For Brown Sugar: Black Women in Pornography (Mireille Miller-Young)
Street Players: Bl...
2024-10-18 20:14:51 +0000 UTC View Post
In what was supposed to be a 20-minute video, I discuss the ways that zombies (and other revenants) have evolved in folklore, pop culture, and history. What did Zora Neale Hurston, Wade Davis, and William Seabrook find when they visited Haiti? How did other Haitian events-- revolution, stigma about voodoo, American occupation in 1915, dictatorships-- shape beliefs and fuel urban legend? How did zombies go from enslaved workers to bloodthirsty plague carriers?
Watch and enjoy! This is be...
2024-10-14 23:12:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Let's talk about style from A-Z in the 1990s! Enjoy early access to this video, which won't become public until Tuesday 9/24! Thanks for being a patron.
NEW UPLOAD WITH FIXED AUDIO AND CREDITS WILL BE AVAILABLE TOMORROW WHEN THIS GOES LIVE ON YOUTUBE -- 9/23 @ 10:34PM
Sources and Further Reading
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2024-09-23 05:50:48 +0000 UTC View Post
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2024-09-23 05:50:43 +0000 UTC
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The purpose of each deep cut is to:
Give me a reason to gab about an element(s) of pop culture that had a direct or indirect impact on my childhood
Discuss regional history that typically goes overshadowed in history retrospectives
Tie said elements to the larger series
Foreshadow future episodes
Be "fun" and "nostalgic"
Your support of the deep cut series means so much to me because these script...
2024-09-14 18:10:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi!
I know I haven't posted new content in a while, but I promise I've been working! Not only is this new video available, but I Love The 90s: Style is dropping by September 25th! <3
What is the story of Charlotte, North Carolina BEFORE the 1990s? How did Charlotte's history and culture forge the unconventional historian known as Lexual? From the days of colonialism to the arrival of the Charlotte Hornets and Pat McCrory, this is a personal dive into the city and state that rai...
2024-09-14 18:09:33 +0000 UTC View Post