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Get Out Was Scary but TIME: The Kalief Browder Story Is The Real Horror Story You Should Be Watching
I need a late pass; I only recently saw Get Out. Like last night. Almost a month after its release I finally managed to make it to see the movie that everybody is talking about. The hype is justified and any Black males dating white women will probably be donning a perennial side-eye whether they…
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I’m a Duke Fan. Fight Me. Here’s How It Happened.
It’s March Madness time again, America. Office’s across America are bracing for Thursday and Friday’s lack of productivity as we all spend the vast majority of our work days refreshing whatever sports apps or sites we use to keep up with scores if we’re not altogether saying “fuck work” and watching the tourney on our…
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So, Michelle Obama Is Gon' Just Be Outchea Staying Awesome, Huh? With Her Bomb Self.
My auntie and your auntie, Michelle Obama, of the Chicago Obamas, is out here kickin’ ass and takin’ names in Washington, DC. In as many weeks, she just up and showed up at two public schools in Washington, DC, without nary a warning, nod, spoiler alert, or heads up and granted some 26 students (14…
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The Definitive List (and Explanation) of Letters That Work As Nicknames
Because I’m young, gifted, and Black, I’m prone to nicknames. Hell, my entire life is one big nickname. But being Black means that my nickname got a nickname. Despite nicknaming myself Panama Jackson (as a nod to my birthplace and one of the blackest last names ever, Jackson) people often call me “P,” “PJ,” or…
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20 Things "You Ain't Gon' Do" In A Black Household
1. Put your feet up on my couch, Kellyanne Conway 2. Curse at me or mines 3. Run the AC and leave the door open running up my light bill when you didn’t put in on this 4. Talk shit about me in my house while I’m there even if I can’t hear you 5.…
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Betsy DeVos Says HBCUs are Pioneers of School Choice. She Is A Fucking Idiot. You Know This. But Still.
You know how you know somebody is batshit crazy based on what you already know or what they’ve been convicted of, but then they level up, just to prove it to you? Betsy DeVos just did that. Nothing about this woman screams “let her lead the children to the promised land” but yet and still…
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9 Reasons You Should Check Out Jidenna’s Debut Album, The Chief
In 2015, the world was introduced to Jidenna through the hit single, “Classic Man,” a song directly catered towards Black folks that read and believe that ascots aren’t only a job, but an adventure. I loved that song as most people did. Jidenna as an artist, though, I was ambivalent about. Sure it was a dope…
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VSB in Atlanta Recap: Meetups, Panels, #ObamaDay, and Thangs
What started out as a trip to Morehouse College (and a chance to actually speak at my alma mater) to speak to a journalism class about finding their voice turned into a whirlwind busy as the dickens Sunday and Monday in the A. Lots of stuff happened. Let’s talk about it. Let’s start with the…
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10 Most Ridiculous Parts About The Scene’s "Why Did You Cheat?" Video
By now, you’ve probably watched The Scene’s 6-minute plus video of former lovers turned exes, Kourtney and Leonard, who broke up, presumably, due to the Leonard’s (@LennyLoudPacks on the Twitters) rampant cheating. The girlfriend, Kourtney (@creolekourt) asks the hard questions, you know, “why?” “how many times?” and shares a story about walking in on him smackin’…
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VSB Atlanta Meetup | 2.19.17 || Barack Obama Day + Black Media Discussion | 2.20.17 ||ATLANTA
What started out as me making a trip to Atlanta to speak to a journalism class at my alma mater, Morehouse College, which I’ve never had the honor to do before, has morphed into a full blown ATL roundup. Wrote a song about it; like to hear it? Here it goes. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2017…
