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Second Woman Accuses NFL Star Antonio Brown of Sexual Misconduct
A week after being accused of sexual assault and rape in a civil lawsuit, NFL star Antonio Brown has been accused of sexual misconduct by a second woman. Sports Illustrated reports that in the second incident, which allegedly occurred in 2017, the New England Patriots receiver is accused of making unwanted sexual overtures to an…
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Candace Owens Defends MAGA in a Room Full of Black People and It Ends Exactly How You Expect It Would
The slogan “Make America Great Again” infamously became popularized in 2016 as a rallying cry for conservatives, white supremacists, and other sycophants and deplorables before eventually propelling Donald John Trump—a woefully underqualified xenophobe accused of everything from collusion to fraud to multiple instances of sexual misconduct—into the White House. The phrase has been particularly triggering…
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Bee Love Slater Becomes the 18th Black Trans Woman Killed This Year
On the morning of Sept. 4, Hendry Country sheriff’s deputies doused the flames of a PT Cruiser in a rural Clewiston, Fla., neighborhood. Inside were the charred remains of Bee Love Slater, a black transgender woman. She was 23. The Washington Post reports that while police have yet to identify any suspects or leads, the…
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Syracuse University Honors the Exonerated Five’s Kevin Richardson With Scholarship in His Name
I’m not crying, you’re crying. Before being unjustly engulfed in the criminal justice system, the Exonerated Five’s Kevin Richardson was a 14-year-old trumpet player with aspirations to one day attend the esteemed Syracuse University. Sadly, that dream never became a reality for Richardson, but it may for others now that the school has created a…
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Trump Solves the Mystery Behind His Peculiar Orange Hue: 'The Light's No Good. I Always Look Orange'
For years, we’ve struggled to comprehend the science behind Donald Trump’s bizarre orange hue; how his epidermis acts as camouflage inside of a bag of Flaming Hot Cheetos or how he’s often mistaken for half-eaten candy corn in the fall. Is his tangerine tone a result of a poor diet or is his body preparing…
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NCAA Throws a Temper Tantrum After California Passes Bill to Stop It From Continuing to Exploit Student-Athletes
The NCAA is a lot like Death Row Records. Sure, the fanfare is intoxicating, but at the end of the day you don’t own shit, you make no money, and quite literally everybody is caking off your hard work but you. However, player empowerment has become en vogue in the NBA and thankfully, has begun…
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El Paso Police Accuse Mass Shooting Hero of Fraud: ‘What He Said Is Not Truthful’
On Monday, Chris Grant was supposed to be at the White House to be honored for his courageous actions during the recent mass shooting at an El Paso, Texas, Walmart that claimed 22 lives. “Chris grabbed—listen to this—soda bottles and anything else in front of him,” Trump boasted at the ceremony, according to the Washington…
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Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Patriotism Questioned During 9/11 Ceremony: ‘Why Your Confusion?’
Aside from doing nothing in response to mass shootings, one of America’s favorite pastimes is touting the virtues of tolerance, diversity, and inclusion. This is a melting pot after all, and post-racial America would never do things like hand pick a woefully underqualified racist to guide our nation or use a 9/11 commemoration ceremony to…
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Thanks to France, Team USA Just Caught the L of the Century
Since 2006, Team USA had won 58 straight games in FIBA and Olympic competition. That glorious streak came to a screeching halt on Wednesday when France—fucking France!—beat our ass 89-79 in the FIBA quarterfinals to eliminate Team USA from medal contention. ESPN reports that while Team USA has secured a berth in the 2020 Olympics,…
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Cory Booker on Senate Beginnings: It Was 'the Least Diverse Place I Had Ever Seen'
We’ve all been there. The culture shock of acclimating to a seasonless, Rhythm-less Nation whose population mirrors a Friends episode is a lot to process. And according to presidential candidate and Cory Booker, he had that exact experience in 2013 when he became a senator. “When I came to the United States Senate, it was…
