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  • 2016 Rio Olympics Day 7 Open Thread

    USWNT went down. THAT’S AGAINST THE LAWS OF PHYSICS. But there’s more! There’s fencing and more swimming!

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  • 2016 Rio Olympics Day 6 Open Thread

    More gymnastics, swimming, and other Olympic things that Olympians do. Be Olympic.

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  • Rio Olympics 2016 Day 4 Open Thread

    Swimming and gymnastics. Talk about it!

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  • Check Out "Worth A Thousand" (A TIFFxInstagram Short From Tonja Renee Stidhum)

    Along with being the homie and a VSB extended family member, Tonja Renee Stidhum (who you might know as “Cheekie”) is also a talented filmmaker. (And a full length mirror selfie taker!) Below is Worth A Thousand, her entry the TIFFxInstagram Shorts Festival, a new digital shorts competition which “invites aspiring and established filmmakers from…

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  • VSB DNC Day Three Open Thread

    Two days late and a few dollars short, but we realize that folks feel like talking about what they heard and saw last night from Uncle Joe, my new Uncle Tim, and homey-for-life, Barry O. Consider this a spot to sound off, talk shit, or run like the wolves freely in a DNC Day Three…

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  • Damon Young And Panama Jackson On "The Extraordinary Negroes" Podcast

    Damon and Panama were invited to appear on The Extraordinary Negroes podcast, which is produced by Jay Connor and VSB’s own Alex Hardy. Listen as they riff on pop culture icons and their food analogies, gunshots, VSB’s world-domination aspirations, self-care, Steve Harvey’s suits, cucumber casserole, writing mentorship, the VSB comments section, Larry Wilmore, and more.

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  • Name Damon's New Section In EBONY Magazine

    Starting in October, Damon is going to have a regular page in EBONY Magazine. It will be a collection of different parts — a monthly mailbag, a “Blackest Thing that happened last month” piece, and a “Damon Explains” section where he…explains things. Basically, VSB will be hijacking a page in EBONY every month. May God have mercy…

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  • DC | The Krystal Glass Hour with featured guest Panama Jackson | Friday, June 5th

    On this coming Friday, June 5th, Panama will be a guest (along with Alex Elle, and life coach Dr. Diane Kern) for The Krystal Glass Hour, a real time conversation about life, love, and libido in Washington, DC. For tix and details: http://www.thekrystalglasshour.com/tickets/ For more information about the Krystal Glass Hour, see www.thekrystalglasshour.com  and follow the host,…

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  • Damon On BET (And Jezebel) Speaking On The Wackness Of The "New Black"

    Last month, BET invited Damon to New York City to address the New Black wackness running amok and read an edited version of “Eight Signs You’re “Just Black” Even Though You Believe You’re “New Black.” While in the city, he also stopped by the Jezebel offices to contribute to a video piece Hillary Crosley Coker…

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  • Back By Popular Demand: "Bougie Black Girl" And "I Love Bougie Black Girls" Tees And Hoodies

    The people have spoken. And when the people spoke, the people said “Yo…when is VSB going to sell those Bougie Black Girl shirts again???” “Well,” VSB said to the people “how about Tuesday, November 11th?” “Yaaaaaaaas!!!!” the people exclaimed. For the next week, “Bougie Black Girl” and “I Love Bougie Black Girls” shirts, tees, and…

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