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If You’re a Black Man Mad About Serena Williams’ Engagement, I Have Questions
Pardon me. I need to preface what you are about to read with a … not so much an explanation, but a statement of awareness of how it may be received. If you are a person, male or female, who ascribes to Hotep and ankh-right beliefs, you will probably be pissed before the end of…
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That ‘Uber Bae’ Story Is Hilarious, but What if the Driver Had Been a Woman?
Have you been following the online buzz about “Uber bae”? If you just wondered, “D, what are you talking about?” let me explain: Two friends—college students—go out to a party Saturday in Washington, D.C. Because a car is now completely optional because of Uber, they “call” for one. Mr. Driver arrives and is apparently bearded…
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Accidental Appropriation: White Model on Cover of Black-Hair Magazine Has Readers Wigging Out
In today’s “Well, ain’t that about a bitch” news … Early Monday morning, the editors of Blackhair magazine issued a statement apologizing to readers for a mistake they made on the cover of their December/January 2017 cover. No, it wasn’t a spelling error. The publication, aimed at black women and, as the magazine’s name implies,…
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Come On, White People: We Need More Than Safety Pins to Make Us Feel Safe
I don’t even know where to begin here. Let’s do the short version: Last Tuesday, America elected Donald Trump—a man many consider to be a racist, sexist bigot—to lead the United States. Since Trump’s election, the Southern Poverty Law Center, a nonprofit group that monitors hate groups and other extremists throughout the United States, has…
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‘Evil’ or Mentally Ill: Is There a Media Bias Against Black Moms Who Commit Horrible Acts?
A 21-year-old mother of two in Pittsburgh was charged with criminal homicide Tuesday after she allegedly killed her infant son and attempted to kill her daughter. According to a report from the Associated Press, the mom, Christian Clark, flew into a “jealous, vengeful rage” because she believed her boyfriend, Andre Price Jr., 23, was cheating…
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The ‘We Love You’ Project Embraces Black Men
Frustrated by the recent deaths of black men at the hands of the police, Washington, D.C.-based photographer Bryon Summers felt the need to do something to change the image of black men. Admittedly, he’s not a marching kind of guy, but he absolutely believes in the power of protest and making himself “heard.” His personal…
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The Man Behind the Viral Letter to His White Neighbors Speaks Out
On Thursday a Harlem-based resident, Richard Brookshire, 29, became an internet hero when he delivered the clapback to a pair of neighbors who complained that he was too loud in his own apartment. An excerpt: This letter serves a formal response to a note left by you expressing, in no uncertain terms, your intent to…
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When You Foolishly Try to Compare PWIs to HBCUs, You Only Look Like a Fool
I do my best to stay out of the never-ending PWI-vs.-HBCU debate, if for no other reason than that it can’t be “won.” The truth is, as a black person, there are perceived advantages and perhaps disadvantages to attending either one. My take is, go to whatever school you think is best for you and/or…
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6 Reasons Why Black Women Have Every Right to Be Angry
I don’t have OWN on my cable package anymore, so it’s taken me a bit of time to catch up on my favorite show, Iyanla: Fix My Life. The season has started with a four-part special that finds spiritual healer Iyanla Vanzant addressing “the myth of the angry black woman” and orchestrating a house of…
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About That Michelle Obama Essence Photo …
I said I wasn’t going to write about it. But I have to. I. Have. To. On Wednesday evening, I was practicing my ritual of procrastinating by browsing through Instagram. A friend, an Essence editor, posted a new image of the first couple that will run in the upcoming October issue. The Obamas are on…
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