These Black California Neighborhoods Have the Most Beautiful Homes— And the Striking Views!
Incarcerated Mothers Are on the Frontlines of the Black Maternal Health Crisis
Pastor Joel Osteen Stuns Fans With New Reaction to Druski Megachurch Parody
Why the Deeply Racist Nixon-Reagan Tapes Are Only a Surprise to Those Not Paying Attention
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Black Student Wins Harvard Debate Tournament After Atlanta Students Dominate Competition
Because most people are unaware of the long history of debate in the black community, when Harvard brought 400 high schoolers to the university to compete in its prestigious debate competition, the group of black teens from Atlanta was probably considered a long shot. After all, most of the Atlanta students were inexperienced debaters. This…
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Dwyane Wade Offered $25 Million To Play For China, Miami Heat Offers $5.3 Million
Basketball is a universal sport and players like Dwyane Wade, have offers everywhere around the world, including China. Dwyane Wade, now a free agent, has been offered a three-year, $25 million contract to play for the Zhejiang Golden Bull, according to ESPN. If he accepts the offer, he’ll be the highest paid player in China,…
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It Must Suck to Be a Dallas Cowboys Fan Right About Now
When I moved to D.C. in 2001, I decided to adopt the Washington RacistNames (real name Redskins, or Skins for short) as my NFL team and follow them exclusively. This was a fairly easy decision because short of the Oakland Raiders and mostly because of Bo Jackson, I never had a “team” per se. I…
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Jerry Jones Says Players on ‘America’s Team’ Required to Stand for National Anthem
Although there are currently negotiations between the NFL’s owners and its player’s union over the owner’s disastrous policy on players sitting or kneeling during the national anthem, one master team owner is doing his own thing, proving that this entire thing is going to pot. Billionaire Jerry Jones, who has owned the Dallas Cowboys franchise…
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Nothing to See Here, Just the World's Greatest Athlete, Serena Williams, Getting 'Randomly' Drug Tested Again
We all know Queen Serena is the greatest of all time. After almost dying while giving birth to her daughter Alexis Olympia a mere 10 months ago, the tennis superstar has started to dip her toes into the waters of competition again. And although her return to the court has not produced any major wins…
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What It Looks Like When the Whole Team's Winning
A few years back, one of my best friends had the opportunity to go back to his home church in D.C. and give a speech during a service. As a son of the church, he was speaking on his journey from his beginnings in southeast Washington, D.C., to, at that point in time, receiving his…
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10 Quick Things About What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker, an Upcoming Memoir in Essays From Damon Young
Yes, I did. It’s right there in my bio, man. But just in case you didn’t read—and you very obviously didn’t—in the fall of 2016, I signed a two-book deal with Ecco Books, an imprint of HarperCollins. This is the first book. It’s a look at some of the absurdities, angsts and anxieties of existing…
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Cowboys Defensive End Tyrone Crawford Isn't Happy With His 'Humpty-Dumpty' Body in Madden 19
It isn’t unusual for real-life, professional athletes to have an issue with their virtual images on games like NBA Live and Madden. But Dallas Cowboys defensive end Tyrone Crawford doesn’t care how fast his in-game player is, he’s pissed that EA Sports did him dirty when capturing his physique in Madden 19. Crawford took a…
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I Didn't Know I Wanted Golden Girls Action Figures Until I Saw That They Existed. Now I Want Other Collections
You know how you don’t realize that you want or need something until you find out it exists and then, all of a sudden, it’s something you’ve wanted your whole life? It’s how I feel walking into Target and why I had to stop going. Samesies with Virgil Abloh’s Nike x OFF-WHITE collection, Stance socks…