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America, The Beautiful Fucking Joke
Moments before I planned on going to bed last night, I checked Instagram to find the source of a few notifications I received earlier that evening. While browsing through my feed, I came across an autoplay video of a man in what seemed to be a blood-caked shirt laying in a car and staring up at…
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The Murder Of Alton Sterling (And Others Like Him) Slowly, Subtly, And Steadily Kills Us Too
The thing about state sanctioned murders of Black Americans — such as the murder of 37-year-old Alton Sterling; a father of five who was shot and killed by a Baton Rouge police officer while two other officers restrained him — is that if you write and think and scream and rage and cry and obsess…
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Stephen A. Smith Calls Kevin Durant "Weak." Stephen A. Smith Should Shut The Fuck Up
There have already been and will continue to be many takes and opinions about Kevin Durant’s decision to sign with the Golden State Warriors; some good, some not so good, and most completely unable to accurately assess until the end of the 2016-2017 NBA season. None however will be worse than what Stephen A. Smith said…
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Why President Obama's Final 4th of July White House BBQ Will Be The Blackest Thing That Ever Happened
It’s been well-established that President Obama discarded the last one of his fucks many moons ago; letting it go the same way Kappas forsake dignity at coed kickball games. We don’t know exactly where he left that last fuck, but my guess would be in a bathroom sink in Ben’s Chili Bowl on U Street,…
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Why ‘How to React When Being Called a N–ger’ Is So Complicated, Explained
Who is Emmy Victor? Emmy Victor is a morning reporter for KCCI-TV in Des Moines, Iowa. According to her Twitter bio, she’s also a New York City-Washington, D.C.-area native and a Howard University alum. And, according to the footage I saw of her, she might also be a Tibetan monk. A Tibetan monk? Why would…
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On The Woman Who Called Reporter Emmy Victor A Nigger, And Victor's Subtle "Nigga Moment"
On the list of “Things I’d Never, Ever, Ever, Ever, Ever, Ever Thought I’d Do But Found Myself Actually Doing,” writing a piece that’s (somewhat) sympathetic of a White woman who… 1) attacked a Black woman who was just doing her job …and… 2) hurled racial slurs at said Black woman …is near the top,…
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Why Kyrie Irving's Snow Bunny Sex Yacht Is A Thing People Are Talking About, Explained
Who is Kyrie Irving? Kyrie Irving is the star point guard for the NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers. He’s also my favorite NBA player. Your favorite player? Really? Don’t tell me you’re one of those people who gets a new favorite player every time a different team wins a championship. You’re the worst type of sports…
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The Best And Blackest Part Of Jesse Williams' Speech Was An Indictment Of Black Men
I first watched Jesse Williams’ speech on a phone in a lobby in a country club in Long Island. I wasn’t able to watch the BET Awards (or the Game of Thrones) live yesterday because I was at a wedding reception there, but knowing both BET and HBO were going to broadcast several re-airings, I planned on watching each when…
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Why Brexit Should Scare The Shit Out Of You, Explained
What is Brexit? Brexit is the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union. “Brexit” is a catchy portmanteau of “Britain” and “exit.” They withdrew from the European Union? How? There was a vote. And the Leave forces defeated Remain 52 percent to 48 percent. How did this vote even happen? What was the impetus for this? There are…
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Abigail Fisher, The Oscar Mayer Turkey Bacon Of Average White Women, Loses
Half-empty bottle of backwashed room temperature Aquafina Abigail Fisher finally (!) lost her years-long bid to have the Supreme Court recognize her hawkish and pandemic averageness as fucking special. From The Huffington Post: In a victory for diversity in higher education, a hamstrung Supreme Court narrowly upheld the affirmative action program at the University of Texas…
