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On Privilege and the Monsters We Create
Celebrity privilege, white privilege, black privilege—all the same. They are all conditions that allow people to believe they are better than others, can act in a way others cannot, and can be afforded luxuries and benefits reserved for those in that privileged class. Taken to an extreme, privilege often has you thinking that you can…
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On Motherhood and the Pain of Ferguson
Here we are again. Waiting on a decision from a grand jury about the fate of a white man who has killed a black man. This time, it’s Ferguson, Mo. The black man who died is named Michael Brown, and his killer is named Officer Darren Wilson. That word “killer” makes you cringe? Makes me sound…
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Olivia Pope: Just Like All Reality Show Chicks
CBS Atlanta‘s Mo Ivory argues that the Scandal star’s storyline is neither romantic nor inspiring. And I am going to just say it: Olivia Pope is no different than Joseline from “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta” or Kim from “Real Housewives of Atlanta” – she just has more expensive clothes, a higher paying job and tighter security. She…
Black News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
