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Wakanda Was Listed as a USDA Free Trade Partner, But It Didn't Last Forever (No Really, That Happened)
You know how Chadwick Boseman is visibly tired of doing the “Wakanda Forever” salute during press tours? Imagine if he had to do that in real life as the Wakanda ambassador for the sake of international relations. The last time Wakanda and the U.S. had notable relations was back in 2018 when journalists were tasked…
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I'm About to Get My Year of the Return on in Ghana and I'm Stressing Over What and How Many Shoes to Bring
What started out as a thought about going to Ghana for our honeymoon in 2018 has me and my wife preparing to head back to her home country in a few days. My wife—who was born in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire, but grew up in Accra, Ghana, until moving to the United States in the early…
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Look Back At It: 10 Years A Black Hollywood Renaissance Resurgence
Remember when it seemed like the 1990s was the Black Hollywood Renaissance? We had epic dramas, comedies and beyond in film and television. Hell, y’all remember UPN?! Well, the 2010s seemed to be a taste of what we thirsted for all of these years. In an article from this summer, the New York Times spoke…
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There’s an App for That: Black Mom Delivers Yuletide Cheer With 'Find Black Santa' App
While dreaming of a white Christmas is common during this time of year, there are plenty of parents bouncing from mall to mall dreaming of something else entirely: a Black Santa. Thankfully, psychiatrist Jihan Woods and her appropriately titled Find Black Santa app are here to help. “I really wanted my children to see a…
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It’s Time to Fully Welcome LGBTQ Members Into the AME Church
A hand grasped the supplicator’s shoulder and pulled him upright in the middle of his “Our Father.” Absalom Jones, a regular parishioner at St. George’s Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, along with Richard Allen, prayed at their usual space in the lower pews at St. George’s, but this particular Sunday was different. The leaders at…
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You Can’t Make This Up: Italian Soccer League’s New Anti-Racism Campaign Features…Monkeys
If I was hired to create an anti-racism campaign for a sport with a serious racism problem, the absolute last thing I would do is plaster monkeys all over the damn place in an effort to make my point. But because we live in a world fraught with poor decisions from painfully obtuse white people,…
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Nigerian Immigrant Eloquently Explains Why He’s the ‘Real American’ After Breaking MAGA UFC Fighter’s Jaw
A bombastic, Trump-supporting mixed martial arts fighter is desperately hoping that doctors can make his jaw great again after a “Nigerian Nightmare” smashed his MAGA mandible to smithereens, much to the dismay of xenophobic Ultimate Fighting Championship fans. The main event at Saturday’s UFC 245 featured a matchup between Kamaru Usman, nicknamed “The Nigerian Nightmare,”…
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50 Cent Doubles Down On Criticism of Oprah Winfrey's Upcoming Russell Simmons Sexual Abuse Documentary
50 Cent is not backing down with his remarks about Oprah Winfrey and her forthcoming documentary about Russell Simmons’ sexual abuse accusers. On Friday, the hip hop icon doubled down on his previous remarks criticizing the media maven for biased treatment of black men accused of sexual misconduct, but not white men—some she has had…
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Stephen A. Smith’s Ego and Hairline Suffers 2-Inch Setback After Jemele Hill Snatches His Wig on Twitter
ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith is a black man. He’s had to point this out a lot over the past few months when his black credentials were thoroughly examined after what many believed was a bashing of quarterback-turned-freedom-fighter Colin Kaepernick’s clusterfuck on an NFL tryout. Smith was called everything but a child of God for his…
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Racket Serena Williams Smashed at US Open Sells for $20,910
On Sept. 8, 2018, Naomi Osaka became the first Japanese player ever to win a Grand Slam title after defeating her childhood idol, Serena Williams. Sadly, what should’ve been one of the greatest days of Osaka’s life was marred by poor officiating and controversy. Now, over a year later, one of the infamous mementos from…