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#TrustBlackWomen: California Congresswoman Mulls Bid for House Leadership
Given the (second) nadir that this country now finds itself in, it might be time to make some drastic changes to the current state of things—especially in the leadership of the sluggish and Trump-enabling U.S. Congress. Given that the man poised to take House leadership for the Democrats summarily got his ass whipped in New…
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Oh, Oh, Thighs of Wonder, Thighs of Might: Saquon Barkley’s Body Is Proof That Dey Is a Gawd
There’s a Christmas song, “We Three Kings,” that just popped into my head when I saw the glorious visage that is 21-year-old Saquon Barkley’s physique in the 2018 Body issue for ESPN. In this case, I just swapped in “thighs” for “star” and it works: Oh, oh, thighs of wonder, thighs of might, Thighs with…
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Ice Cube’s Big3 Becomes 1st Pro League to Allow Athletes to Use Cannabidiol for Pain Management
It makes perfect sense that a rapper’s basketball league would be the first professional sports outfit to allow the use of cannabidiol, or CBD, for its players. I mean, there’s a long history of Mary Jane and hip-hop, and hip-hop and sports, so why not A=C: weed and sports? The New York Daily News reports…
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Driver Who Allegedly Killed 1, Injured 35, in Charlottesville, Va., Charged With Federal Hate Crimes
James Alex Fields Jr., the white supremacist accused of killing anti-racism protester Heather Heyer at last year’s white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., was charged with multiple counts of federal hate crimes on Wednesday. The Justice Department charged Fields with one hate crime act that led to the death of Heyer, 32, who was counterprotesting…
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Rich White Guy Jerry Seinfeld Says Roseanne Barr’s Firing Was ‘Overkill’ (Insert Side-Eye Here)
OK. Jerry Seinfeld, producer and creator of Seinfeld, a show that, like most other New York City-based sitcoms of the ’90s (see Friends, Sex and the City, etc.), had no black people in them, has expressed bewilderment and perhaps sadness that ABC fired Roseanne Barr after she referred to a black woman as an ape,…
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Lakeith Stanfield Apologizes for Homophobic ‘Freestyle’ [Updated]
Updated: Tuesday, June 26, 2018, 6:35 EDT: A very contrite and possibly quite high Lakeith Stanfield took to Instagram on Tuesday after news broke that he had taken part in a “freestyle rap” (he was reading, so … ) that included the word “fag” and other anti-gay lyrics. Stanfield began his mea culpa by saying,…
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Starbucks Will Now Pay for ‘Top Surgeries,’ Other Cosmetic Procedures for Its Transgender Employees
In what seems to be an ongoing effort to continue to be as woke as they wanna be, the Starbucks Coffee Co., infamously embroiled in one of the messiest corporate racial incidents in recent memory, has announced plans to offer comprehensive health care for its transgender employees, covering procedures usually deemed “cosmetic” and not financed…
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Terry Crews Gives Powerful, Personal Testimony on Toxic Masculinity for ‘Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill
In his distinctive voice, actor Terry Crews gave resounding, powerful testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill on Tuesday regarding the “Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights.” In his six-minute statement, Crews shared very personal, moving and even profound words, speaking about the “cult” of toxic masculinity, how it informed his life, how…
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Woman Who Threw a Chair Through a Window at a North Carolina Airport Didn’t Even Get Cuffed
So apparently, police in North Carolina did not arrest, shoot, throw to the ground, choke or lay one (trigger-happy) finger on a woman who broke a window—at an airport; that’s right, an airport—because she was upset that her flight was canceled. How much you got on “she’s white”? According to WBTV-TV, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said Monday…
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Wait—Did Mr. All-American Tom Brady Tell Oprah He Has ‘Respect’ for Players Taking a Knee?
I begrudgingly have to admit that Tom Brady, the New England Patriots quarterback I love to hate, is now less hated in the cockles of my heart because of a recent comment Mr. All-American made about the NFL protests. The pretty boy, who was at least at one time friendly with President Donald Trump—but who…
