Why the Black Internet Believes Grammys Just Threw Shade at Beyoncé
Proof The ‘Absent Black Father’ Was a Big Lie
Jay-Z’s Daughter Rumi Carter Throws Up the Roc Nation Sign On Stage, Sparking Insane Illuminati Theories
Black Musicians Who Were Targeted By The FBI and Other Law Enforcement
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The Assassination of Erykah Badu
The frenzy over the latest Erykah Badu video, “Window Seat,” has been fascinating to watch—a cultural phenom in itself. Folks in the blogosphere have been grasping for answers, for the magic decoder to come down from on high. What on earth is Erykah trying to say? Is it a publicity stunt? Is being shot on…
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Appreciating Tyler Perry, Sort Of
There was a time when I just didn’t get Mary J. Blige. Scroll back a decade and some change, and there you’ll find me, turning up my nose at “Real Love” and cringing at the flat notes in her cover of Rufus’ “Sweet Thing.” (The sacrilege!) Until I saw her in concert, took in the…
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Appreciating Tyler Perry, Sort Of
There was a time when I just didn’t get Mary J. Blige. Scroll back a decade and some change, and there you’ll find me, turning up my nose at “Real Love” and cringing at the flat notes in her cover of Rufus’ “Sweet Thing.” (The sacrilege!) Until I saw her in concert, took in the…
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The Audacity of Erykah Badu
Because by this time next week the world will have moved on from the Erykah Badu controversy, let me say a little sumthin’ sumthin’ about Ms. Badu’s striptease in Dealey Plaza, where John F. Kennedy bought it 47 years ago. Let me make it clear from the jump. I am not a prude, puritan or…
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Erykah Badu Charged Over Video Nudity
At least one bystander didn’t appreciate having a “Window Seat” to Erykah Badu’s nakedness at the spot where a president was assassinated, and now it may cost her. Neosoul singer Erykah Badu faces a disorderly conduct charge for her nude music video shoot in downtown Dallas’ Dealey Plaza, officials announced Friday. Badu, a Dallas native,…
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This Sunday, it’s Me or the Ham
Easter Sunday, like all major holidays, consists of food traditions. In our house, it’s ham, likely accompanied by potato salad and green beans. The only other mandatory-ham holiday is Christmas. I like ham OK, but it doesn’t like me. There’s just too much sodium in cured meats like ham, bacon and lunchmeat, and I am…
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Tiger's Kindergarten Teacher Denies Response to School Incident
Why wouldn’t Tiger’s kindergarten teacher be brought into the mix? It only makes sense, right? A new woman has come forward in the Tiger Woods scandal — his kindergarten teacher … TMZ has learned.The teacher will respond to an interview Tiger Woods gave for a 2005 book written by Charles Barkley, in which the golfer…
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The iPad Will Revolutionize Reading
Omar Wasow is an assistant professor in Princeton’s Department of Politics. His research focuses on race and politics, protest movements and statistical methods. Before joining the academy, Omar served as a regular on-air technology analyst and was co-founder of BlackPlanet.com. Follow him on Twitter.