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Is Outkast Better Than the Beatles? A Scientific Analysis
It started with a simple tweet from comedian Ron Funches (who at least one white person assumed was Questlove’s real name). Of course, this set off a shitstorm. Everyone knows, in white culture, three things are always true: It needs a little more mayonnaise. They can’t be racist if they spent more than 2.15 hours…
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Get Sneaky in This Week’s Good-Ass Games at Good-Ass Prices
What it do, folks? I hope you find yourself doing well on this lovely Friday! As always it’s that time of week where I put you on the best games you can get for cheap. So what are we waiting for? Let’s talk about some games! Hitman 2, $11.99 (PlayStation) I was going to put…
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I May Destroy You, Disclosure and Chika Among Winners at 2021 GLAAD Media Awards
The 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards showed up and showed out on Thursday night. The host of the evening was none other than Niecy Nash, who not only looked fabulous in her glittery scarlet gown, but certainly brought the effervescent energy we all needed. In an especially loving moment, Nash introduced a performance by her…
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Charlie Wilson Reveals Connection Between Tulsa Race Massacre, The Gap Band's Smash Hit 'You Dropped the Bomb on Me'
There isn’t a dance floor, wedding, cookout, or Black person alive who isn’t familiar with The Gap Band’s signature hit, “You Dropped the Bomb on Me,” and its contagious bassline. And on the latest episode of ABC Audio’s Soul of a Nation: Tulsa’s Buried Truth balladeer Charlie Wilson reveals whether or not the 1982 song…
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Jazz, Cocktails, and Conversation Abound for This Week's Round of Virtual Events
Alright, alright, alriiiiight. April is here and what better way to commemorate yet another month in this pandemic (booo) than by attending some fun (online) events! Though the seemingly unending nature of this panoramic continues to relegate our good times indoors, if there’s anything we’ve learned over this past year— it’s that just because it’s…
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Kanye West Will Chronicle His Beautiful, Dark, Twisted Life in a Netflix Documentary 21 Years in the Making
Twenty-one years, twenty-one years… In his 2005 single “Gold Digger,” Kanye West lamented about the 18-year financial hold that child support has on a nigga to emphasize the length of time (“Eighteen years, eighteen years / She got one of your kids, got you for eighteen years”) and now it looks like we’re about to…
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'We Still Fly': Regé-Jean Page Seemingly Addresses Report He Was Passed Over for Role on Krypton Because of Race
On Tuesday, we told you about the eye-opening revelation that #BridgertonBae Regé-Jean Page was allegedly passed on for a role on Syfy’s Krypton due to the lackluster, unimaginative nature of former DC Entertainment exec Geoff Johns (whose problematic nature we’ve also been keeping you in the loop about in regard to actor Ray Fisher). Well…
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Tyler Perry Is Making a Madea Cinematic Universe—Prequel Series in Development at Showtime
Turns out, Tyler Perry isn’t done with Madea. Well, not completely. You see the headline—it looks like Perry is attempting to take Marvel’s crown and make his own MCU…the Madea Cinematic Universe, that is. In a retirement comeback reminiscent of Jay-Z’s short-lived bow-out (actually, Perry has him beat!), Perry is developing a prequel series based…
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There's a 'Black Movie Test' Floating Around That's Too Easy. Here's a 'Black Movie Test' to See If You're Really Dedicated to the Cause
I love the internet. Along with allowing me to order shit off of Amazon and it be at my doorstep before I hit “Place Your Order,” there are also a tremendous number of tests, quizzes and other things to pass the day. Which brings us to the point of today’s sermon. In a work Slack,…
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White Male Late Night Talk Show Host Creates Viral 'TikTok Appropriation Consolation Prize' Challenge
In another episode of the mainstream American hit, “Marginalized Creators: Here, Damn!”, late night show host Jimmy Fallon recently came under fire after he featured TikTok influencer Addison Rae performing an instructional series of popular TikTok dances…that she didn’t create. Following the social media backlash, Fallon attempted to fix the blunder a week later. But,…