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Movies To Avoid Watching If You Don't Want To Hate White People This Week
We’ve all been there before. You see a movie with intense racism and/or racial violence, and while discussing the movie later, you joke — well, hopefully just joke — about how it made you hate White people. Of course, you don’t hate White people. You might have even shared that comment with a White…
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The Psychic Toll Of Existing While Black
I’ve never been more conscious of the tenuousness of life and finality of death than I have been since I first considered marrying my now-wife. Bringing someone into my life — a person whose safety and well-being I volunteered to be personally accountable for — just changed things. It changed how I assess the present and conceptualize the…
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A Primer On The Use, Usage, Versatility, And Utility Of "Nigga"
During a post-game press conference after losing to Wisconsin Saturday night, a sensitive mic caught Kentucky guard Andrew Harrison saying “Fuck that nigga” under his breath while at the podium. The comment was a response to a reporter’s question about Wisconsin forward Frank Kaminsky, who is about as far from Black as you’d expect someone from…
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Is Furious 7 A "Black" Movie? (Hint: Yes)
Last weekend, as I watched Furious 7 confirm that it’s both the most ridiculous and the most dependable movie franchise ever — it’s basically the movie version of the cheddar bay biscuit — I couldn’t help but ponder a few metaphysical queries, namely… 1. Is there a person whose job is to spray The Rock with sweat…
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10 Ways To Prevent Getting Profiled By The Police If Driving While Black
For the past few months, comedian Chris Rock has been documenting his run-ins with the police by taking a selfie each time he’s profiled and sharing it on social media. Isaiah Washington, an actor best known for his role as Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden in the Joe Torre biopic, Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way, tweeted that…
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VSB To Partner With Fox News
Last year, after VSB expanded in both content and readership, we were approached by several larger organizations. Some wanting to forge some sort of partnership; some wanting to purchase VSB completely. Yet, as 2014 ended and we began 2015, one of these parties of interest separated themselves from the rest. They were the most interested,…
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Five Reasons Why Tidal Is NOT The Illuminati
Yesterday, a Jay Z-lead cohort of the people invited to Beyonce’s last spades party had some sort of press conference to announce they were taking their collective talents to Tidal, some sort of streaming service. Naturally, considering the people involved, what they’re attempting to do, and the fact that Alicia Keys was asked to speak,…
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McDonald's To Test All-Day Breakfast; Rest Of World Says "What Took You So F**king Long?"
There are only five reasons to willingly walk into a McDonald’s after 10:30am. 1. You really have to shit. Like, really, really, really, really have to shit, and there are no other indoor toilets within walking distance 2. You need food, and there’s nothing else — not Wendy’s, not a 7-11 , not even a…
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The Limitlessness Of Blackness
If you were on the back of a school bus leaving East Hills Elementary School in 1990, or perhaps sitting in homeroom at Penn Hills High School in 1997, waiting for the 1st period bell to ring, you might have overheard or been a part of a ripping session. And, if you overheard or were a part…
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For The Love Of God, Stop What You're Doing And Caption This Pic
This is Levi Pettit. He is one of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon members caught chanting about niggers and lynching and acronyms. This was taken during a press conference where he apologized for his actions. Behind him are a group of Black people who, judging by their faces, totally were asked to appear with Pettit, replied “Are…
