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4 Reasons You Can Fix Your Own Damn Plate on Thanksgiving
The conversation over whether or not a woman should prepare her man’s plate has become somewhat of a Thanksgiving tradition on social media, and I’m dumbfounded as to why or how we even got here. Every time I see it, I’m tempted to log off—mostly because of the people who are so pro-plate. Maybe it’s…
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Saul Williams: Tupac ‘Had an Innate Understanding of the Blues’
When Saul Williams first heard about Holler if Ya Hear Me, the Broadway musical inspired by the lyrics of rapper Tupac Shakur, he wanted no part of it. He says he was as skeptical as many fans were. Even though director Kenny Leon had garnered critical acclaim for reviving the works of great playwrights like…
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Hip-Hop’s Finest: 30 Great Rap Lyrics
Some MCs give us fun turns of phrases, others rap words that we live by to this day. We use lyrics to get pumped up, to remind ourselves everything is going to be OK or simply to write captions on Instagram. Lyrics, some would say, are not always what makes a song great. Some rappers…
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Scandal Is Back and We Need Answers
For most of the country, winter has felt longer and colder than usual. And while that isn’t Scandal’s fault, having Shonda Rhimes’ hit drama on hiatus since Dec. 12 certainly hasn’t helped. If you’re like me, at this point you’ve exhausted all other alternative forms of entertainment. Super Bowl? Check. NBA All-Star Weekend? Check. State…
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It’s Tough Being Black Santa
For the sake of Christmas and our happiness, let us pretend Santa Claus does indeed exist. And in our imaginations Santa Claus is black. But that’s as far as we go. We are not going to act like Santa Claus, black or otherwise, is omnipresent. The man has one job: to deliver toys all around…
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Listen Up, Fellas: 5 Rules for the Perfect Gift
To the guy who has decided to read this in hopes of coming up with the perfect gift for that special lady in time for Christmas, it’s too late. This column won’t help you, can’t help you. Depending on when you’re reading this, Dec. 25 is either tomorrow or today, or maybe yesterday. So if…
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Lawsuit Filed Against Memphis Because of 12,000 Untested Rape Kits
Rape victims in Memphis, Tenn., expected the city to help bring them justice, but some of them have been waiting more than 10 years. Now they’re taking matters into their own hands, and they’ve enlisted the services of a local attorney, Robert Spence. According to WMC-TV 5 News, Spence is the lead attorney in a…
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Carlos Santana Reunites With Homeless Bandmate
Stanley Roberts was just doing his job as a producer for Bay Area news program KRON 4. But after airing one particular story, Roberts did more than bring awareness to his community over a civic issue—he helped reunite a homeless man with his long-lost, famous friend. For eight years, Roberts has produced a segment for…
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Scandal Recap: The Book of Eli
Scandal is supposed to be all about Olivia Pope, and most weeks, it is: her difficulty with men, with women, with herself, with a glass of wine. She’s the show’s protagonist, the superhero. To show an episode without her would be like watching an episode of Batman without, well, Batman. But when we talk about…
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Men Recall the Pain and Turmoil of Abortion
When I hear people debate pro-life versus pro-choice, I often wonder who in the argument has experienced an abortion. As with most debatable topics, it is easy to get into if you’ve never actually had to face it. A couple years ago I decided to share my experience with abortion on my own blog. The…
