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A New Report Examines the Close, Sometimes Fraught Relationship Between Black Twitter and the Media
Black Twitter, the “social media subculture” that has morphed into a thing unto itself, not only shines a light on underreported news and trends from within the black community—it has also given others entree into the complex, creative and assuredly hilarious way that black folks engage with the world. Though Black Twitter’s popularity probably peaked…
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Cry Me a River of White Tears, White South African Colonizers
Recently, Lauren Southern, Tomi Lahren’s Canadian sister in the white supremacist struggle, highlighted the perilous plight of white South Africans, who—gasp—are being discriminated against … this, in the very country known throughout the world for its racial tolerance! In a seven-minute documentary, this tone-deaf “alt-right” propagandist ruminates on the travails of white South Africans who…
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US Supreme Court Rules Dreamers Are Safe … for Now
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to immediately review lower-court decisions that keep the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program from going kaput, in what has to be a huge relief to DACA recipients, and is yet another blow to the Trump administration. The DACA program gives at least 700,000 young immigrants a path…
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40 Years Later, Jonestown Survivor Speaks Out on Massacre That Nearly Killed 1,000
A black woman who was 22 years old when she escaped an encampment in Jonestown, Guyana, site of the infamous “Don’t drink the Kool-Aid” suicide massacre, has come forward to tell her story in a new documentary. Leslie Wagner-Wilson, now a 61-year-old grandmother, escaped certain death in 1978 when she fled with her 3-year-old son,…
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If You Thought Black Panther’s Numbers Were Sick, Wait Until the Release of Michelle Obama’s Memoir This Fall
Can you say “blockbuster”? Well, Michelle Obama can. And will. Her office on Sunday announced the publication date of the former first lady’s memoir, Becoming, and we would bet our firstborn that the book is sure to put up Black Panther numbers upon its Nov. 13 release. Michelle Obama herself took to Twitter Sunday, saying…
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In the Face of Incontrovertible Evidence, Trump Backpedals on Russia and Blames the Black Guy
For the millionth time, we ask of this president: Are you clinically insane, or just so much of a liar that you believe your own lies? No matter, Donald Trump has done it again, just making shit up and sticking it to former President Barack Obama while he’s at it. A day after blaming the…
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Build-a-Bear Steals Our Hearts With the Black Panther Teddy
On the same day we flocked to theaters in our Wakandan finest to see Black Panther, Build-a-Bear announced the release of a Black Panther teddy that is totes adorbs. The (not scary) plush toy comes complete with T’Challa necklace and the same suit that makes the Black Panther invincible, all for a cool $28. Black…
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Marvel Head Crowns Black Panther Studio’s ‘Best Movie Ever’
Everyone black, black-adjacent or alive who has seen Black Panther knows that it is beyond. And praise is pouring in from all quarters, even from Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige, who told ABC News on Saturday that Black Panther is the best film Marvel Studios has ever made. And he would know. According to ComicBook.com,…
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Surviving Teens of Parkland, Fla., Massacre Tell NRA to Shove Its ‘Thoughts and Prayers,’ and Plan March on Washington
Out the mouth of babes, they say. And these babes will not be silenced. Since the horrific mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Tuesday, many survivors from that day have used social and traditional media to renounce the typical Republican response. You know: “More mental health regulations,” “Guns don’t…
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R. Kelly’s Alleged Sex Palace in Georgia Hit With Eviction Notice
Singer R. Kelly’s alleged ebony sex palace, believed to be the place where the R&B singer kept a harem of women for his carnal pleasure, has been hit with eviction papers. The notice was filed Tuesday for Kelly’s home in Duluth, Ga., after the singer didn’t pay rent for about two months (yes, the rent…
