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When White Liberals Attack
Doing things The Right Way — when your actions are closely aligned with what would be considered the most moral way to act — is (obviously) the right way to do things. It is often very difficult; and, in the moment, The Right Way is also often unpopular. In this context, human nature is a saboteur.…
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Kyrie Irving, Who Is Very Good At Playing Basketball, Drops Double Nickel On Damian Lillard
Kyrie Irving is very good at playing basketball. Here are the results from the last seven professional basketball games Kyrie Irving — who is very good at playing basketball — played, and how the point guards matched up against him fared. (Each game, btw, was a Cavs victory) 1/16/15 vs the LA Clippers and Chris…
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Six Reasons Why Black Ink Crew Is The Realest Reality Show Ever
1. Because everyone is trying so damn hard. Each character on this show is struggling with something — Ceaser with running a business while suppressing his latent affinity for niggatry, Dutchess with sanity, Teddy with finding shirts that fit, etc — and their efforts are so palpable that it manages to make a show about…
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On Life As A Black Person Who Doesn't Really Like Chicken All That Much
I don’t know where to begin. And, since I don’t know where to begin, I’ll begin from the beginning — the first time I realized I don’t really like chicken all that much. It was a little over a year ago. I was at the Cheesecake Factory, set to order the shrimp and bacon club.…
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Yup, I Said It: Red Velvet (Everything) Is Overrated
I don’t remember exactly where I was or when it was the first time I tried red velvet cake. If it was like any other of my notable firsts, it likely occurred in a Delta’s living room while debating whether the cocker spaniel Noreaga referenced at the beginning of “Superthug” was male or female. But, I don’t remember, so…
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Yes, Black People Can Be Privileged. Because Blackness Is Fucking Awesome.
Earlier this week, our conversation about Light Girls segued to a conversation about colorism, which then segued to a conversation about the concept of privilege. Specifically, how certain members of the Black community are privileged more than others. Predictably, some scoffed at the notion that a Black person living in America in 2015 could be privileged…
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Acknowledging Dark Skinned Black Male Privilege
The word “privilege” is so often used as a catch-all to describe preferential racial treatment that it loses its meaning. When something is used to describe everything, it tends not to describe anything. That said, although darker-skinned Black males don’t possess the type of privilege most commonly associated with certain social, political, and economic advantages…
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The 10 Black People You'll Only Find On The Internet
There are people on the internet. Billions and shit. And, if you spend enough time on the internet, you will meet enough people to discover distinct personality types. Most of these people are the type of people you know offline. And, even if you don’t personally know them, you’re aware of their existence. But, everyone…
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Dear Black People: It's Okay To Be Mad Selma Was Snubbed By The Academy
In the next month, you will hear, read, and possibly even talk about how Selma was largely shut out of this year’s Academy Awards. While the film was nominated for Best Picture — a category that has nine nominees and makes you wonder if Selma was placed there just so we’d shut up about it…
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Why Nancy Grace Vs 2 Chainz Is The Most Ridiculous Thing I've Ever Seen This Week
1. Nancy Grace is unbelievable. Not unbelievable in a figurative sense. (Although, she is that too.) But literally unbelievable. As I was watching her debate 2 Chainz about whether marijuana should be legal, I found it difficult to concentrate because I was distracted by the fact that Nancy Grace is an actual person who actually…
