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Waka Flocka Wipes His Ass With Trump Supporter’s Jersey
Waka Flocka once said he would run for president, though that was before his foray into reality television with his wife. Although his election bid may never happen, he has no qualms about making political statements—even if he has to show his ass. During a Monday night concert in Athens, Ga., one unfortunate Trump supporter…
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Okla. State Students Celebrate MLK Day in ‘Blackface’ … or Was It Just a Face Mask?
Two Oklahoma State University students decided that the best way to celebrate not having classes because of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday was to paint their faces black. The photo posted by a student presumably named “Abbey” was posted to Instagram and immediately caught the attention of black students at Oklahoma State. Not everyone assumed…
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Why Is This Person Dyeing Hair on the Train?
I hate public transportation, especially the subway systems of New York City and Washington, D.C. Even Amtrak gets the gas face from me because of cleaning-product smell and its so-called Wi-Fi. And why must the weird person always sit next to me? Up until Tuesday evening, I figured I’d seen every type of weird train…
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WWE Honors Martin Luther King Jr. and Tyler Perry
Back in the day, when I was a fan of everything WWF (now WWE), I had just about every wrestling action figure you could imagine. My younger brother and I would put on our version of Royal Rumble and WrestleMania using our action figures against my sisters’ Barbies. So needless to say, wrestling will always…
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Bishop Eddie Long’s Sexual Abuse Accusers to Release Book
Over five years ago, Jamal Parris and Spencer LeGrande broke their silence when it came to the sexual abuse they say they experienced at the hands of Bishop Eddie Long. LeGrande and Parris were two of four former members of Long’s New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Ga., who filed a lawsuit against Long.…
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T.I. Pens Open Letter to Donald Trump About Injustice
T.I. is no longer bitter about Donald Trump’s election win. Now he’s just trying to get “better.” In an open letter posted on Rolling Stone, the Atlanta rapper asked the Oompa Loompa-elect about his plans for the injustice so many Americans face: As I share my thoughts, I want to first say that it’s easy…
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Fresh Off the Boat’s Eddie Huang Responds to Steve Harvey
Eddie Huang has a few bones to pick with Steve Harvey’s recent mocking of Asian men. Huang, author of Fresh Off the Boat, inspiration for the TV show of the same name, and now a Viceland writer, aired Harvey out in a New York Times op-ed. Huang discussed the same book Harvey spoke about in…
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Update: Jennifer Holliday Will Not Be Performing at Trump’s Inauguration After All
Updated Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017, 9:30 a.m. EST: Jennifer Holliday will not be performing at Donald Trump’s inauguration after all. In an open letter published on The Wrap, Holliday said her decision to perform was “a lapse of judgement” and apologized to the LGBT community, who make up some of her most ardent supporters. The…
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At Least Someone Is Happy About 2017
When our social producer, Danielle Young, came up with the term #BlackBoyJoy, I’m sure this is what she pictured: Jay Versace is a national treasure. And he also has on the same outfit my brother’s My Buddy doll wore in the ’80s. Cherish these happy moments. You’ll need them in the 48 months to come.
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Steve Harvey Said Asian Men Are Not Attractive
Yes, that Steve Harvey. During a recent episode of The Steve Harvey Show, the relationship-advice peddler and ruiner of Family Feud didn’t have too many nice things to say about Asian men. As he held up the book How to Date a White Woman: A Practical Guide for Asian Men, he asked his audience a…
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