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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…
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A Ranking Of The 25 Best Black Television Shows Of All-Time
Two things: 1. There’s no real science to determining what makes a show “Black.” For instance, Scandal has a Black creator and a Black star, but it’s not a Black show, while The Wire had a White creator and the closest that show had to a protagonist (in the first three seasons, at least) was…
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Eight Dumb-Ass Sexual Myths (Some) People Somehow Still Believe
Last week’s episode of Key & Peele featured a hilarious skit where a gay man was invited to a Black family’s home to speak to them about how to act at a gay wedding. Included were questions about pony shows, “gay sections,” couscous, and a perfectly deadpan Lance Reddick reminding everyone why he should have…
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On Believing In "Black Love" But Not Really Liking Black People
The idea of “Black Love” died a thousand internet deaths yesterday when news broke of the Amber Rose, Wiz Khalifa split. They appeared to be such a happy couple. He makes music for Black kids who smoke weed in Macy’s dressing rooms and the adults who smoked weed in Macy’s dressing rooms as kids, and she…
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The Definitive List Of The 10 Least Likable Black People
Watching Yung Berg on Love and Hip-Hop Hollywood last night reminded me of how historically unlikable he is. Which made me wonder where he’d rank on a list of the least likable Black people, which then made me wonder who else would be on the list. 10. Wendy Williams Has made a career out of…
