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I Think My Kids Tried to End Me (Again) Yesterday: Another Requiem
I have four children—a daughter and three boys. My daughter is 12 and the youngest boy is almost 6 months old. The two in the middle are 6 and 4; the 4-year-old will turn 5 in May. They are a duo of precocious little scamps. They play all day long, turning various rooms in our…
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'You Will Find a Little Bit of Yourself There:' How The Real World Maintains Its Relevance Nearly 30 Years Later
“If people walk into that door [as] their authentic selves, ‘The Real World’ is a beautiful experience.” — Heather B. Gardner, Rapper and Media Personality text In the years since the season one cast members of The Real World moved out of their SoHo loft, roommates Heather B. Gardner and Kevin Powell have been busy…
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All Late: Google Has Finally Decided to Spend a Little Money to Combat Fake News
Remember how five years ago we were all like “Man, tech companies should really do something about misinformation,” and tech companies were like “Nahhhh, what’s the worst that could happen?” Well, the worst has happened and now Google is contributing more than $29 million to an organization intended to combat misinformation online. According to ABC…
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How Is This Not a Foul?!
Confession time! Maybe it’s because I never had the traditional college experience (I sacrificed my health and sanity in the military instead; you’re welcome) or perhaps it’s because I’ve never had the desire to keep up with the constant influx of players and teams (how in the hell do y’all keep up with all these…
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NFL Set to Expand to 17-Game Season and Players Don't Sound Too Enthused About It: 'Dumb as Hell'
As Raekwon the Chef, Method Man and Inspectah Deck once so eloquently stated: “Cash rules everything around me! C.R.E.A.M., get the money! Dollar, dollar bill, y’all!” So, with the NFL more desperate than ever to increase its bottom line after COVID-19 cost teams about $4 billion in lost revenue last season, trust and believe the…
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Brooklyn Nets Prepare for Inevitable Battle With Los Angeles Lakers by Acquiring Final Infinity Stone, LaMarcus Aldridge
As hoop heads wait for the inevitable championship showdown between the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets, the Nets made a power move over the weekend with the acquisition of seven-time All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge. Aldridge, who agreed to a buyout with his previous employer, the San Antonio Spurs, joins a loaded Nets roster that already…
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The NBA Trade Deadline Tried Its Best to Make Me Abandon My Orlando Magic, But I Shall Not Be Moved
I’ve been through a lot in my life: heartbreak, a strained relationship with my parents, a brush with death when somebody poisoned my grits by sprinkling sugar in them, literally going to war when I got deployed after 9/11 (yes, I was in the military), but yesterday was a fucking lot. For those wayward souls…
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Miami Heat Become 1st NBA Team to Announce Fully-Vaccinated Sections for Fans, Beginning April 1
I got my first dose of the Pfizer vaccine last week, and I’ve barely been able to stay awake since. But aside from unyielding lethargy and some of the best sleep I’ve ever gotten in my entire Black-ass life, I apparently also qualify for some additional perks—and I’m not talking about a strengthened immune system.…
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Around the World and Black Again: U.K. University to Return Stolen Benin Sculpture to Nigeria
As Britain’s present-day racism continues to come to light in the context of the whole Meghan Markle debacle, a reckoning with the historical racism of the British Isles is also emerging. The University of Aberdeen in Scotland on Thursday announced that it plans to return a bronze statue depicting a ruler of the Kingdom of…