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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Bleached Black Woman Tells All
A black woman from Kingston, Jamaica has been bleaching her skin for three years. She claims she simply wanted to try on a new look. You know, like a pair of shoes or some swanky tattoo. Now the bleached woman is warning all bleach-seekers to (one) reinvest in the beauty of black skin; (two) study…
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Where’s the Pride in Pride Parades?
There’s a famous photograph, taken by Charles Moore, of Martin Luther King Jr. being shuffled off to jail by two Montgomery, Ala., police officers. King had been loitering, meaning he sat down for a meal at a segregated restaurant. The image of the crime’s aftermath is striking for a number of reasons: the cops’ stone-faced…
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Ghetto Loans for 'Mud People'?
As the full impact of the financial crisis was emerging, Rep. Michele Bachmann, a Minnesota Republican, took to the floor of the House to blame the Community Reinvestment Act for the crisis. “The government was goading these mortgage lenders, saying, ‘You’re redlining. You’re being discriminatory. If you don’t give loans out to marginally credit-worthy people…
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Who's Afraid of Bibi?
Before Rep. Donna Edwards, of Maryland’s Fourth Congressional district, traveled to Israel and the Palestinian territories for the first time in May, she hadn’t thought much about minorities in the Jewish state: “As an African-American woman, I really didn’t have a perception of a significant minority population in Israel, and there is,” she told the…
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Can Your Friendships Survive The Economy?
Our sister site, Slate, ran an article on how the recession may be ruining friendships across the country. In short: It’s hard being buddies with brokies. Well, that isn’t exactly how Emily Bazelon phrased it in her piece, but yes, when money gets funny so do many relationships. As someone still training to be rich…
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Thanks So Much–I Hate It!
Dear Come Correct: My husband and I try to give a little something to every child who sends us a graduation announcement or notice. It’s just our way of saying “great! Keep it up!” But this year, we got an announcement from a high school senior who isn’t graduating. I know this because his mother…
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Quote, Unquote
“10lbs. 197kts. Very very real I don’t know what fake feel like. $410,000. Hola señor recession proof,” music artist T-Pain wrote on Twitter of his “big ass chain,” which he purchased last week. “‘Remember when we sold the best player in the world, and it made us stronger?’ No, because that never happens. Never has…
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Where’s the Magic?
Basketball enthusiasts are missing some of the best basketball-related TV if they don’t flip to the ESPN News channel after each game in the NBA finals. In particular, Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy’s comments to reporters are the sort of thing Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert wished they had dreamed up. Watching Van Gundy…