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Ben Carson Doubles Down on Transphobic Comments, Quotes Bible Scriptures
You can actually be the smartest person in the room—on paper—and say the dumbest shit. It’s what some in hood culture call “that smart dumb shit.” Enter Ben Carson, a.k.a. Uncle Ben. The current Housing and Urban Development Secretary is defending what some have deemed as transphobic remarks—and of course accusing the media of spreading…
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Five-Time Grammy Award Winner Terence Blanchard Tapped as First Black Composer at Metropolitan Opera in 136 Years
It’s 2019 and black folks are still making history with “first feats”—in entertainment, of all places. We’ve come a long way…but we still got a long way to go. It’s great news that Terence Blanchard has been tapped to compose the operatic adaptation of New York Times opinion columnist Charles Blow’s gripping memoir Fire Shut…
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Booker’s Campaign May Go Belly Up If Donors Don’t Pony Up $1.7 Milly by End of Month
Cory Booker’s coffers need more folks to start coughing up some coins. And fast. On Saturday, the Democratic presidential candidate hopeful’s campaign sent out a memo asking his supporters to raise $1.7 million by Sept. 30 or else…it could be light’s out for Brick City’s beloved golden boy. In a Medium post titled “Now or…
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Nappily Ever After: H&M Issues Statement About Black Girl’s ‘Natural’ Hair, No Apologies This Time
So… H&M has found itself the subject of another b(l)acklash. The fast-fashion retailer got called out again for their questionable choices in reflecting black kid magic. But this time they are not folding up like the cheap suits they shill out. On Friday, the Stockholm-based clothing company issued a statement on the firestorm that ignited…
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Ex-NFL Player Facing Criminal Charges for Staging Hate Crime
We may have not known who Edawn Louis Coughman was when he was playing for the NFL, but we do now. He played offense on teams such as the Dallas Cowboys and the Washington Redskins but he’s going to need a good defense in court. The cops arrested Coughman, 31, for destroying his business and…
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At Colorado State University, White Students Not Punished for Blackface Selfie Celebrating Black Panther
Stupid is as stupid does. One of several white Colorado State University students who were pictured wearing blackface striking a pose from Marvel’s billion-dollar-plus blockbuster Black Panther said her actions were stupid but not racist. Yes, in 2019, some of your Caucasian brethren still think it’s fun to simulate temporary dark-skinned tones—and take photos doing…
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Google Celebrates Late, Great Blues Legend B.B. King on 94th Birthday
Never ever forget the great ones who came before you. We give props to the folks at Google for keeping some of our historical events and figures at the forefront through its remarkable Google Doodle initiative, which dates back to 1998 and aims to “enliven the Google homepage and bring smiles to the faces of…
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Black Girl Tragic? Joy Reid Is the Latest Black Woman Trump Goes After on Twitter
Poor POTUS! Old dude still hasn’t recovered from the full-scaled bludgeoning “John Legend’s filthy mouthed wife” gave him earlier this week—referring to him as a “vagina anus female dog.” (That’s the radio edit.) Now he has set his scathing sights on MSNBC host Joy Reid, calling her a “no talent” of all things. On Saturday,…
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Black College Student Pummeled in Alleged Racist Attack, Called the N-Word, Hundreds Protest in His Honor…and He Doesn’t Want to Press Charges
Full disclaimer: I’ve heard of some n-word nonsense in my time but this has me scratching my head. On Friday, two white students—identified as Matthew Frazier and Matthew Rawlings—at the University of Arizona were arrested for assaulting a black student on Tuesday. The racially charged incident led to hundreds to protest in Tucson. The attack…
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To Hell With Y’all: Charlottesville Judge Rules Confederate Statues Will Stay
Well, it was a good idea while it lasted. I’m referring to the removal of public monuments of known racists. But the law—in that comfortable cradle of great virtue the world knows as Charlottesville, Va.,—has prevailed. And it’s the celebration of racist business as usual. On Wednesday, a judge in the fair, ahem, city ruled…
