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  • Y’all Know Plagiarism Was An Excuse to Get Rid of Harvard President Claudine Gay. But What’s the Real Reason?

    The Powers That Be needed a way to get her out, so they grabbed low-hanging fruit.

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    Dustin J. Seibert






    Published

    January 3, 2024
  • Why Isn’t The Ouster of Harvard’s First Black President Going Viral Among Black Folks? Maybe Because Claudine Gay Doesn’t Feel Like She’s One of Us.

    Outrage for the former Harvard University president’s treatment over the last month has been minimal on Black social media.

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    Dustin J. Seibert






    Published

    January 2, 2024
  • Should a Church Be ‘Swag Surfin’ Into the New Year? Black Folks are Divided.

    The dReam Center Church of Atlanta went viral over its contemporary approach to ringing in the new year.

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    Dustin J. Seibert






    Published

    January 2, 2024
  • Sex, Lies and Viral Videos: Why Black Folk Listen to Trash-Talking ‘Influencers’ such as Tasha K, Jaguar Wright and DJ Akademiks

    With all the controversy that they court, should the gossipers have a place in our culture?

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    Dustin J. Seibert






    Published

    December 31, 2023
  • T.D. Jakes ‘Swallowing’ Video Is Why A Viral Video That Seems Too Wild To Be True Is Likely Just That

    T.D. Jakes, Method Man: Celebs Getting Caught Up In Your Out-of-Context Videos

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    Dustin J. Seibert






    Published

    December 29, 2023
  • 50 Cent’s Shadiest (and Funniest) Troll Moments of 2023

    50 Cent’s Shadiest (and Funniest) Troll Moments of 2023

    The master troll has been in a class all his own for years, and 2023 was no different.

    By





    Dustin J. Seibert






    Published

    December 28, 2023
  • Here’s Why Black Internet is Dragging T. D. Jakes, Despite His Denials of Salacious Rumors

    Black pastors aren’t receiving the same degree of love and respect that they historically have from the Black community. See Exhibit A: Bishop T.D. Jakes.

    By





    Dustin J. Seibert






    Published

    December 27, 2023
  • By Not Revealing His Abuser, Did Christian Keyes Allow Innocent Men To Be Thrown Under the Bus?

    His approach to managing claims he made in a Dec. 15 video is proving extremely divisive.

    By





    Dustin J. Seibert






    Published

    December 26, 2023
  • 13 Things (And People) We Need to Leave in 2023 for the New Year

    New year, new opportunity for a fresh start. These things can take time off forever.

    By





    Dustin J. Seibert






    Published

    December 25, 2023
  • Why Black America Is Coming For The Black Super Rich

    Oprah, Tyler Perry, T.D. Jakes and Diddy, powerful Black people are being scrutinized (fair or not) by other Black folks to a degree we’ve never have before.

    By





    Dustin J. Seibert






    Published

    December 25, 2023
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