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Common Stars as His Own Comic Book Character, Caster
More black-nerd news: Common recently announced that he will create an original multimedia comic series called Caster. The series will be available exclusively on Line Webtoon’s site and app. Common will be creating an original score and song for the series and lending his likeness to the main character of Caster, a “man of exotic…
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Is Nicki Minaj Being Slut Shamed for Her Paper Mag Cover?
So, Nicki Minaj has upped the ante on black female sexuality by shooting a pretty explicit Paper Magazine cover with herself in a menage a trois. In Paper magazine’s Winter 2017 #BreaktheInternet cover, the rapper appears to be eating her own p*ssy on the mag cover in three different looks. But what for some is…
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Kim Foxx’s Office Orders Release of 15 More Chicago Inmates Tainted by Dirty Cop
Cook County, Ill., prosecutors headed by State’s Attorney Kim Foxx dropped all charges against 15 men they say were framed by a corrupt cop, with reports that this is the “first mass exoneration in history.” When the 45-year-old African American took office, she promised to target gun crimes in city neighborhoods and revamp a branch…
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Trump Asks Chinese President to Help Resolve LiAngelo Ball’s Shoplifting Thing
How come our president had nothing to say for days about soldiers killed in the deadliest combat mission during his time in office but butts his tangerine nose into the most inane shit? As gutter prophet Kanye West once said, “You worry ’bout the wrong things, Trump don’t care about black people. the wrong things…
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US Army Quietly Lifts Ban on Recruits With Some Mental Health Issues
Most likely as part of its quest to make a stated goal of recruiting 80,000 new soldiers by next year, the Army quietly loosened its rules in order to allow those with a history of self-mutilation, bipolar disorder, depression, and drug and alcohol abuse to join its ranks through waivers. According to USA Today, the…
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Who Do You Think You’re Fooling? White Bank Robber Uses Blackface as His Disguise
So, blackface is clearly offensive. Not only when it’s used for “play” (e.g., ignorant college students putting on darkie makeup to dress up like they’re from the hood for Halloween), but also for “work”—like the work of a white bank robber. Beyond being offensive, using blackface in this context could be downright dangerous. The reason?…
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J.Crew Doesn’t Believe in Hairstylists for Its Black Models
Many are up in arms about a photo making the rounds in social media, showing a black model in a recent J.Crew ad campaign who looks as if she ain’t seen nary a brush or some grease in days. Now, there’s nothing wrong with our beautiful, natural, grows-out-of-my-head-like-dis coils, but the photo apparently shows an…
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Tiffany Haddish Kills Louis C.K. on SNL: Keep Your ‘Thang-Thang’ in Your Pants Until She Takes Her Clothes Off, Mkay?
Wow. Before we get into Tiffany Haddish’s epic takedown of Louis C.K., the comedian who loved to whip his dick out on women through the years, let’s talk about the fact that after more than 40 seasons on the air, Saturday Night Live had, in Haddish, its first black female comedian to host the show.…
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#WeKnowWhatYouDid: Signs Naming Accused Rapists Papered All Over Morehouse and Spelman Campuses
In what could arguably be one of black America’s best-kept dirty secrets, there have been years of whispers of rampant sexual assault and very little repercussion on the campuses of the Atlanta University Center Consortium, including Clark Atlanta, Spelman and Morehouse colleges. Last week, signs were put up all over the three three campuses, accusing…
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Sgt. La David Johnson, Soldier Killed in Niger, Was Bound and Executed: Report
The body of Sgt. La David Johnson, the U.S. soldier killed in Niger in the deadliest combat mission during President Donald Trump’s tenure, was found with his arms bound and a vicious head wound, which many view as evidence that he was executed. The Washington Post reports that 23-year-old Adamou Boubacar, a farmer and trader,…
