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Driver Tries to Finesse Tolls by Hiding Plates with Chicken Sticker. He’s My New Hero
There are times when the media will be reporting on a crime story, and as we sit there taking in all the details of the crime—whether horrific or just stupid in nature—we are saying a silent prayer that the suspect is not black. Don’t bother lying. We all have done it. We all do it.…
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#ThingsIdStillDoIfIWereRich Is Trending On Twitter Right Now, So Here’s My List
People on Twitter are currently outlining their list of things they would continue to do even if they were rich with large sums of money. I feel that energy because there are some things I still do now that people might consider beneath them, but I’m perfectly OK with. I’m going to lay some of…
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NAACP to Host National Town Hall Discussion on #LivingWhileBlack
2018 has been quite the year for black people. We have somehow made through to December, having waded our way through the horrors of a Donald Trump presidency, his awful administration and blatantly racist, xenophobic and classist policies that have been put into place under his “watch.” We have endured #PoolPatrolPaula, #PermitPatty, #BBQBecky, and a…
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Black Grandmother Who Could Have Been Freed for $30 Died After Spending the Last 150 Days of Her Life in Jail
Let’s talk about the injustice that is inherent in the cash bond system and how it disproportionately impacts people of color. Let’s discuss the criminal justice system’s inability to properly deal with those suffering from mental illness. Let’s talk about how those two things combined recently contributed to the death of a 61-year-old black grandmother…
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders Gets Called Out For Being the Worst White House Press Secretary Ever
On Tuesday, Sarah Huckabee Sanders gave the White House’s first press briefing in three weeks. She spent about 15 minutes at the podium, didn’t really give any answers of substance, and as she prepared to leave, was heckled by reporters in the room. “Ten-minute briefing, Sarah?” one reporter asked incredulously. “Do your job, Sarah,” another…
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Judge in Michael Flynn's Hearing Reads Him for Filth But Postpones His Sentencing So He Can Keep Snitching
In a federal district court in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, retired three-star general Michael Flynn stood in front of Judge Emmet G. Sullivan and prepared to face the music for his crimes. The New York Times reports that Judge Sullivan said he was not hiding his “disgust” for what Flynn had done, and he called…
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Report: Russians Targeted Black Americans in Social Media Campaigns to Disrupt 2016 Election
When most people hear the word “propaganda,” it probably sounds like a far-off concept or idea or something that only happens in other countries and never here in the United States. The fact is that the U.S. launched full propaganda campaigns as part of the war effort during both WWI and WWII. Propaganda is a…
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Your President Is a Dullard Who Confuses Homophones
As a self-professed word nerd, one of my biggest pet peeves is confused homophones. There’s nothing like seeing a great meme on Facebook or Twitter and being unwilling to share it because the person put “there” when they meant “their” or “your” when they meant “you’re” or “hear” when they meant “here” or some such…
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Contrary to What Donald Trump Says, He Has Not Been Cleared. He’s Been Implicated in a Federal Case
“Totally clears the President. Thank you!” Donald Trump tweeted Friday, shortly after news broke that federal prosecutors had made filings in the cases against his former attorney and fixer, Michael Cohen. For whatever reason, the “President” seems to think the filings exonerate him of any wrongdoing, but he is absolutely incorrect. The filing in Cohen’s…
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Kevin Hart Won’t Get Redemption Until He Atones
Kevin Hart fucked up, and he is continuing to fuck up even as I write this. As my colleague Issac Bailey pointed out: He messed up by refusing to do what was easy and right. As others have noted, he should have simply apologized again for the old tweets because a new, larger audience would…
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