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Michael Jordan Fires Shots, President Obama Claps Back, Says "I Actually Do My Job, Bitch"
It’s very possible that MJ and Obama are chopping it up in some private back room at Burgatory right now, smoking blunts and drinking cookie dough milkshakes. Again, this is very possible. But, after seeing the jabs they’ve been giving each other for the past week, it might be a bit colder in Chicago than we…
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Dear Chris Brown: People Will Get Over You And Rihanna If You Allow Them To Get Over You And Rihanna
Hey Breezy. How are you today? I know you didn’t ask, but I’m doing fine. It was cold as balls last weekend in Pittsburgh, but it seems to be warming up, and I’m enjoying this nice fall day. BTW, why do we say “cold as balls”? Aren’t balls typically warm? I mean, even when it’s…
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My Street Harassment Story
I was in D.C. around this time last year for a screening of our TV pilot. We (my now wife and I) drove down from Pittsburgh that day, and made it to town at around five. Since the screening was at 7:30, we had a couple hours to spare, so we stopped somewhere on U Street to…
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Why I Love NBA Basketball (…And Why You Don't If You Don't)
***Although originally posted a year ago, everything said here still rings true. So I’m saying it again (with some minor edits)*** As I type this, the remnants of a fried egg and bacon sandwich sits on a plate to my left. What was once a towering piece of sandwich art has been reduced to a dozen…
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Five Black Superheroes We Need To See
Earlier today, Marvel Studios announced that Chadwick Boseman — who seems poised to play every Black man who’s ever existed — will be cast as Black Panther, a movie that’s set to be released in 2017. While that’s great news for Boseman, here are a few more Black superheroes we’d like to see on screen.…
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The 25 Most Popular Black Male Hairstyles of All-Time, Ranked From Worst To First
It’s been almost 20 years since Allen Iverson inspired me to go from the low close fade to the straight ceasar. I haven’t looked back since, staying faithful to the ceasar while witnessing the death of the bald fade, the emergence of the frohawk, the rebirth of both the bald fade and the high top fade (the…
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Black-ish, The Best Black Sitcom…Ever?
I first saw Kyrie Irving play live in the 2010 Jordan Classic — an annual high school all-star game featuring the country’s best basketball players. Although it was broadcast on ESPN, I forgot it was coming on, but some random channel surfing allowed me to catch the last few minutes. The clip starting at the 27 second…
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Yup, Black Pittsburghers Have A "Pittsburghese" Too
I went to college in Buffalo, NY, a city which shares many cultural and aesthetic similarities to Pittsburgh. Well, Pittsburgh in a time warp. It’s a city that’s perhaps 10 or 15 years behind where Pittsburgh currently is, which makes it five years behind Cleveland and 225 years behind D.C. That said, I greatly enjoyed my…
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A Second-By-Second Breakdown Of President Obama Reminding Us He Can Take Your Girlfriend
00:11: The aptly named Mike Jones jokes “Mr. President, don’t touch my girlfriend” —- a move that raises two questions: 1. Is there a more appropriate name for a Black man somewhat insecure (jokingly or not) about his romantic status than “Mike Jones“? 2. How awkward would this entire exchange have been if Jones’s girlfriend was…
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Why The "Unmasking" Of Viola Davis On HTGAWM Is The Blackest Thing We've Ever Seen This Week
1. Because Blackness, in its essence, is about innovation and creativity born out of circumstance. It’s assigning practical solutions to less than ideal situations. It’s the perpetual shifting of an imperfect paradigm. It’s how soul food was created. It’s why ball players from Chicago are traditionally adept at getting to the hoop because it’s too…
