• Grits, Oatmeal, And Cream Of Wheat Are The Rock-Paper-Scissors Of Breakfast Food

    Think about it. Grits always beats oatmeal. If you have a choice between grits and oatmeal, you choose grits every single time. Unless, of course, you’re either a Big Sean fan or actually Big Sean. And, if this is true, you probably eat oatmeal with a fork, so you don’t matter anyway. But, oatmeal beats…

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  • Exclusive: A Leaked Email Exchange Between Drake And Meek Mill From Last Night

    Last week, our sources were somehow able to find an email conversation between Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill. And, wouldn’t you know it, those same sources found another email conversation, but between Meek Mill and Drake from last night. A condensed version can be found below. From: [email protected]: To: [email protected]: 4:07am Look, my dude. I’m willing to…

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  • The Footage Of Sam DuBose's Murder Is Hard To Watch, Which Is Why We Must Watch It

    Earlier today, University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing was charged with murder in the death of Sam DuBose, a man Tensing stopped for a traffic violation two weeks ago. Tensing has turned himself in, and the city seems poised to distance themselves as far as possible from him, using words like “senseless” and “asinine”…

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  • 10 Black Men Who Could Use Your Irrational Unconditional Support Instead Of Bill Cosby

    I feel you, man. I really do. You stayed on the Bill Cosby bandwagon as long as you possibly could — refusing to allow America to lynch an iconic Black man — but the ride just got too bumpy. The wheels flew off, the steering wheel broke, the seat belts got recalled, and the rotors did…

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  • They Killed Her. They Fucking Killed Sandra Bland

    My wife and I went to the YMCA tonight; her to take a yoga class, me to play basketball. After the Y we went to Giant Eagle, and sat in the parking lot for 10 minutes to create a grocery list. While doing this, I checked my phone for emails, texts, and Facebook/Twitter notifications. A link shared…

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  • Yeah, Let's Chill With The "KKK Clashes With The Black Panthers" Headlines And Story Angles

    (Quick thoughts about this weekend’s rallies in South Carolina to protest the removal of the Confederate flag) 1. I mean, I get it. The Ku Klux Klan was present at this rally. As were some Black pride groups, including those affiliated with the Black Panthers. And, I would assume that if a KKK member and a Black…

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  • Our 10 Favorite Manic Pixie Free Black Girls

    Even before it was given an actual title, the Manic Pixie Dream Girl has long been one of the most popular — and most critically debated — stock film characters. Originally coined by Nathan Rabin, it’s defined as “that bubbly, shallow cinematic creature that exists solely in the fevered imaginations of sensitive writer-directors to teach broodingly soulful…

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  • Five Quick Thoughts About The Stills From The Barack And Michelle Date Movie

    Yesterday, two stills were released from Southside With You, the movie depicting the President and the First Lady’s first date. I have some thoughts about this. 1. A friend and I used to joke about each other being a “big deal.” Sometimes it would happen in conversation (“Waitress at Pamela’s got me extra crispy bacon…

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  • 50 Cent Is The Worst Type Of Person: Powerful And Petty

    I will not pretend to know exactly what happens when a person files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Sure, I can read about it on the internet. And the internet will tell me that “when a business is unable to service its debt or pay its creditors, the business or its creditors can file with…

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  • White Tears, Explained, For White People Who Don't Get It

    Yesterday, I wrote a short piece celebrating Serena Williams’s 2514th consecutive victory over Maria Sharapova; a win that took her to the Wimbledon final. Titled “Serena Williams Drinks, Bathes In, And Makes Lemonade With White Tears“, it acknowledged and made light of how Williams’s success grinds the gears of certain types of people upset that she…

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