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The Correspondents’ Dinner Displayed the Vast Whiteness of the White House Media
Speaking of the Optics of the Annual Dinner . . . Another Study Says Fear of Change Elected Trump 9 Journalists Killed in Afghanistan Bombings JSK, Michigan Fellowships Pick Diverse Next Classes Reid Issues Mea Culpa for Homophobic Remarks Review Finds 1,480 Wrongful Deportation Arrests N.Y. Times Names Four of Color to Politics Team Nathan…
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Stop Calling Us ‘Females’ for Real, Though
The past few weeks have been a shit show. Between Kanye’s “free thoughts” and news about Nas, Bill Cosby and R. Kelly, we’ve been inundated with anti-black, misogynistic and overall trash takes disguised as “unpopular opinions.” Men and women alike are defending people like Kelly and Cosby for their decades’ worth of sexual abuse allegations.…
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Janet Hubert Spills the Tea About That Infamous Pink-Leotard Dance Episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Janet Hubert is known as the “blacktress” in these internet streets, but she’s more widely known and adored as Aunt Viv from the classic ’90s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. In fact, according to the unwritten and unofficial black culture handbook, Hubert is the only Aunt Viv we recognize. Imma let you finish, light-skin…
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Watch: R. Kelly Responds to Time’s Up #MuteRKelly Letter
The women of color within the Time’s Up movement penned a letter calling for action against R. Kelly for his alleged history of sexual abuse. In it, the women call on the music industry to cut ties with R. Kelly and also call for an investigation into all sexual-misconduct allegations involving the singer. Kelly’s team…
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Watch: Travis Reinking and the Invisible White Man
This week, another white guy with guns went on a rampage and senselessly killed innocent victims. On April 22, 2018, Travis Reinking entered a Tennessee Waffle House wearing only a jacket, killed four people and escaped butt naked. After a 24-hour manhunt that involved more than 160 officers, he was finally captured. Reinking had many…
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The Sunken Place Has Good Wi-Fi, so Now We Have (Not So) Deep Tweets by Kanye West
What is there left to say about Kanye West that hasn’t been said? If you’ve been living under a rock, or care enough about yourself to take social media sabbaticals, then you may not be aware that Kanye is out here tweeting everything he can think of. From theories on love to support of Donald…
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Watch: Police Slam Former NFL Player Desmond Marrow
Former NFL player Desmond Marrow appears to be the latest victim of another brutal police arrest. “You fucking slammed my head,” said Marrow to Henry County, Ga., police during his violent December 2017 encounter. Moments later, police forced Marrow to the ground and appeared to put him in a chokehold. He continued, “I can’t breathe,…
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The 48-Hour 1st Date: A Twitter Fly-Out Story That Doesn’t End in Tragedy
Editor’s note: This is part 2 of a continuing series. Get caught up by reading part 1. Normally, a round-trip airline ticket between Los Angeles and Las Vegas would cost about $100, at most, if booked far enough in advance. Because he didn’t book our trip until one week before we were scheduled to leave,…
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Opioid Mixture Killed Veteran News Anchor Roy Hobbs
Accidental Deaths Grow Among African Americans Cosby Verdict Filtered Through Race, Gender Ala. Paper Acknowledges ‘False Narrative’ on Blacks Joyner Agrees to Drop R. Kelly Music From Show Temple J-School Honored for Equity and Diversity 5,000 Seek 25 Summer Slots at N.Y. Times 100 Campuses Join #SaveStudentNewsrooms Coates, Giago Join Obama, Sotomayor in Academy Nominate…
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Judge of Characters: Kanye West Doesn’t Care About Racism
This has been a very hard week to swallow, namely because of rapper and former black man Kanye West. Kim Kardashian’s doting husband has been known for his sporadic rants, but this time (like many times before) he took to Twitter to share whatever thoughts were running through his brain. Clearly, the sunken place has…