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 Cost of Celebrity Isn't What It Used To Be
When I’m not writing about the recession, race and culture, or sexuality I’m writing about Rihanna’s daily steps for pay. Yes, I’m one of many growing writers who dabble in the world of celebrity journalism in order to not dance in the world of homelessness. Like it or not (I tend to have a mixture…
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Remember That Time the 9/11 Plotters Never Ever Got Out of Jail?
Some people, like Senator John Cornyn, are worried that a civilian trial of the 9/11 plotters could lead to their possible release. Adam Serwer of The American Prospect explains why that will never ever ever happen. “The same legal rationale that could have been used to hold him indefinitely will be used to hold him…
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Gitmo's Not Closing in January
President Obama, ambitious fella that he is, knows when certain things are gonna take a bit longer than planned. Such is the case of Guantanamo Bay, which the president admitted will not be closed by January. From The Washington Post: “President Obama directly acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that the prison facility at Guantanamo…
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Storming the Court?
Not long after President Obama’s election, the former Chief Judge and one of the most conservative members of the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals wrote a startling and unprecedented op-ed that appeared in the Washington Post called “Storming the Court.” In it, Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson, who for years joined with Jesse Helms in opposing…
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The (Not So) New World Order
How “explicit” could the images be? Queen Elizabeth II herself honored the artist as a Member of the Order of the British Empire. Yinka Shonibare MBE, the Brit-Nigerian art world star, toast of two continents, was having a mid-career retrospective at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art. So my kindergartener and I sailed past the…
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Mind Your Tweet Game, Kids
Plenty of people have already gotten jammed up over ill-advised tweets. Now, the shenanigans are going to court. From CNN “In a case that would have been impossible even five years ago, bad-girl rocker Courtney Love is being sued for libel by a fashion designer for allegedly slamming the woman on Twitter. The suit claims…
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The Art of a Yoruba Trickster
Fiberglass figure, Dutch wax printed cotton, wooden table National Museum of African Art, Museum Purchase with funds given in memory of Philip L. Ravenhill, the Silvia H. Williams Memorial Fund for Acquisitions, Frieda B. Rosenthal, Barbara Croissant and Mark E. Baker NATALIE HOPKINSON: How the Empire Strikes Black Acrylic paint on wall, acrylic on 25…
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Americans Split Over 9/11 Trials
A new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows that some people think that feds should be able to try 9/11 conspirators in New York while others think military tribunals are the cats pajamas. From the Washington Post: SOURCE: Washington Post-ABC News poll conducted Nov. 12-15 among a random national sample of 1,001 adults. The results have…
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Beyoncé's Video Ho, er, Phone
After watching this leotard porno three times, I still don’t get it. But that’s assuming there’s anything to get in the first place. Still, I expected more from Lady Gaga—she of the fashion risks so risque that one can do nothing but use the adjectives artist and genius because really what else can you say…
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Close Encounters of the Celebrity Kind
I’m going to be spending the holidays with my cousins who live in a city where there are lots of celebrities. I am taking my camera with me, and I hope, hope, hope to get a couple of snapshots with a few stars while I’m there. She has already warned me to be cool with…