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White People Are Annoyingly Insufferable and That’s Why ‘Honey Pot’ Is Trending Right Now
It must really hurt to be a white person. Seriously. White people’s skin is so thin, it has to be physically painful just to exist in a world where even with all the advantages they have through white privilege and white supremacy, they still find a way to be upset and offended whenever something happens…
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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…
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USC Will Eliminate Tuition for Families Making $80,000 or Less
As the amount of student loan debt continues to rise right alongside the cost of education, one major university is taking a step toward ensuring education is a possibility regardless of a family’s income. The University of Southern California has put in place a new policy that will eliminate tuition for families that make $80,000…
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Mayor 'Stop and Frisk' Qualifies for Democratic Debate, Wants You to Think He and Obama are Besties
In case you needed further proof that this country is continuing its slow descent into chaos, Mayor “Stop and Frisk” himself, billionaire Michael Bloomberg, has managed to buy his way into qualify for tonight’s Democratic debate. Let’s take a step back, shall we? Previously, the rules for qualifying for the Democratic debate were very stringent.…
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Is Wendy Williams OK?
Serious question: Has anyone checked on Wendy Williams? Is she OK? I know the talk show host is known for her own particular brand of fuckery, but it seems as if she can’t stay out of the headlines lately for saying things that are probably best left in the group chat or her journal; you…
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London Breed Plans to Use Her Historic Mayorship to Fight for Black San Francisco
London Breed is your homegirl’s favorite homegirl. The San Francisco native was raised by her grandmother in abject poverty. She lived in public housing, and her family of five survived on $900 a month and government-issued groceries. Even with the deck stacked against her, Breed managed to graduate high school with honors and went on…
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Kobe and Gianna Bryant Laid to Rest at Private Funeral: Report
As we continue to await details of the public memorial for Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and the seven other passengers who perished in a helicopter crash in late January, reports say Bryant and his daughter were quietly buried in a private ceremony Friday. The Los Angeles Times reports that according to Bryant’s death certificate,…
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NYPD ‘Stop-and-Frisk’ Numbers Up 22 Percent in 2019
The controversial “stop-and-frisk” policy of the New York Police Department has spent a great deal time in the news lately as former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg—who is currently running for president—has been repeatedly called to task for the policy he supported up until recently. Bloomberg did an about-face on the policy back in November, as…
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I Only Appreciated Kobe in His Totality After His Death
It has been two whole weeks since Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven others perished in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles. I have spent the entire time trying to put my thoughts on his death together in a sensible way. So many of my friends and colleagues have said it much more…
