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'Million Maga March,' (White) Women for Trump, and ‘Stop the Steal’ Marches to Descend on Washington, D.C. This Weekend
As Donald Trump continues his refusal to accept the results of this year’s presidential election, his supporters are ratcheting up their efforts to try and shout down and talk over the voice of the American people by marching in our nation’s capital on Saturday in support of their little friend who is basically fired but…
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New York City, Portland, Ore., and Seattle Declared 'Anarchist Jurisdictions' by Department of Justice
The United States Department of Justice has declared New York City, Portland, Ore., and Seattle “anarchist jurisdictions,” setting the stage for federal funds to be withheld from those locales until they comply with the wishes of Donald Trump. NBC New York reports the Justice Department cited “New York City’s rising gun violence, cuts to the…
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I Would Like to Speak With the Manager, Please
You saw the title. I would like to speak with the motherfucking manager. Over the weekend, I found myself in the McDonald’s drive-thru because… Actually, don’t fucking worry about why I went, just know that I was there. I was hungry and wanted something quick. I didn’t want a burger though, because even though we…
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Auntie Unfiltered: On Generational Trauma and Healing
How many of you got beatings when you were younger? How many of you are still trying to heal from them? How many of you are still trying to heal from your childhood period? Last week, Lauryn Hill’s daughter Selah posted a two-hour video on Instagram where she discussed her upbringing. She talked about her…
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White People Have Weaponized ‘I Feel Threatened’ the Same Way They Have Weaponized the Police
This won’t be long, because I am not going to belabor the point. Much in the same way white people have weaponized the police against Black bodies, they have also adopted the language of those who protect and uplift whiteness and white supremacy—the police. Historically, we’ve seen that the only thing a cop needs to…
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Joe Biden Says Statues of Christopher Columbus, Thomas Jefferson and George Washington Should Be Protected
In a world where you, an elderly white man, are in a presidential race in which you are trying to defeat the super boss evil overlord orange elderly white man with the (alleged) Adderall sniffs, how do you overcome his rabidly racist base while still trying to seemingly stay on the side of right? If…
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This Is Dedicated to All the Unfiltered Aunties I Have Known and Loved
Aunties are a thing in the black community. Whether they are the actual sibling of one of your parents, a close friend of your mama’s, a coworker, a teacher, someone at the church or just a member of your community, we all know at least one black lady we think of as “Auntie.” She gives…
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Today Would Have Been Gigi Bryant’s 14th Birthday
We should not be mourning the loss of a young girl on what would have been her 14th birthday, but here we are. Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant was tragically killed in a January 26 helicopter crash that also took the lives of her father, the helicopter pilot, and the other six passengers on board. It was…
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Stephanie Grisham Out as White House Press Secretary
The Trump administration has more employee turnover than a traveling carnival. How is it that y’all’s little “president,” Donald Trump, has had three different press secretaries since the start of his presidency? How is it that none of them can manage to stay in the job? What exactly is happening here? All of those questions…
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Alleged Altercation Over a Juice Box Results in Student Being Airlifted to Hospital
A mother in Houston received a phone call from her son’s school saying he had been injured in an altercation. When she arrived at the school, her son had a deep gash above his eyebrow and had to be airlifted to a hospital. But that’s not the most disturbing part of the story, believe it…
