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Throwback Thursday: Black Leaders, Jamal Bryant and Boo Hags In the Hood

A look back at "Black leaders."

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Michael Harriot
Mar 19, 2026
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This article originally appeared on May 27, 2016.

Succubus – (n.) A demon who steals the souls of men by having sex with them while they are asleep.

Every culture has a soul thief.

Just as white folklore features stories of succubi, bloodsucking vampires and dealmaking devils (like the one who went down to Georgia with a golden fiddle), Gullah …

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