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Yes, Anti-Fascists Are Violent … and Necessary
When Donald Trump said in a press conference that “many sides” were responsible for the white supremacist melee in Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday, he was right. Neo-Nazis have an entirely different belief system uniform than the Ku Klux Klan. The swastika is a totally different symbol from the Confederate flag. Skinheads shave off all of…
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Michael Bennett Sat During the National Anthem Because He Loves America
My mother loves Michael Harriot. I know this, not because she has told me thousands of times, but because she has loved me. She kisses me on my cheek. She hugs me tighter than Young Thug wears his skinny jeans. We have long, meandering phone conversations. She praises me for every little thing I do…
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For Black People Who Have to Deal With White People This Week
Bruh (and when I say “bruh,” I don’t mean it in a sexist, gender-erasing way. I mean it as an introductory phrase, like how people from Florida start their sentence with “Fam,” or people from New York start their sentences with “Son” and end them with “B.” Or how people from everywhere start their sentences…
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Game of Thrones Shows Us How America Treats White Supremacy
Every time I watch an episode of Game of Thrones, I am left uttering the same phrase as the proverbial man who believes the thermos is the greatest invention of all time because it keeps hot things hot and cold things cold: “How do it know?” Indeed, how do it know? How does “Dem Thrones”…
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Donald Trump Just Blamed the White Supremacist Hunger Games on ‘Many Sides.’ Here’s What He Meant
As white supremacists gathered in Charlottesville, Va., to form neo-Nazi, Confederate Voltron, President Fuckboy McToupee decided to weigh in on the terrorist act in Charlottesville from a lawn chair where his bloated, dollop-shaped golf body chilled on his New Jersey vacation. He thought it necessary to comment on what is being called the largest gathering…
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Airbnb: We’re Not Racist! One of Our Best Friends Is Black!
Taking a page from the manual How to Apologize After You’ve Marginalized a Community, Airbnb announced a new partnership with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People that will see the company donating money to the NAACP and … Well, it’s not really “donations,” per se. The new agreement is more like revenue…
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Why Black America Isn’t Worried About the Upcoming Nuclear Holocaust
Dear White People: I know your last few days have been fraught with peril as your president has engaged the only world leader as crazy and demented as he is in an intercontinental game of the dozens. I can only imagine how it must feel to go from tap dancing through a world of limitless…
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2 Dope Queens Coming to HBO
No, this is not about Cersei Lannister and Daenerys Targaryen. It’s about Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson. You’ve probably heard of the hit podcast 2 Dope Queens, where the two comedians rehash their lives, current events and pop culture. HBO announced Thursday that the duo has partnered with the network for four hourlong specials. “2…
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Betty Shelby’s New Job Is Why Cops Won’t Stop Killing Black People
Sometimes, being black is like living inside a terrible movie where the world is so racist that it’s damn near impossible to believe. For example, imagine being a movie producer and I came to you to pitch this idea: OK, there’s a woman cop named Betty Shelby. One day, while on duty, Shelby kills an…
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How Ferguson, Mo., Changed America … and Me
On Aug. 9, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo., a police officer named Darren Wilson fired at least six bullets into the head and body of an unarmed, 18-year-old named Michael Brown Jr. Four hours later, they finally removed Michael Brown’s body from the sweltering heat and took his corpse to the St. Louis County morgue. By…
