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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Raising the Child of Your Rapist
The 1994 massacre in Rwanda remains unimaginable 15 years later. And those 100 days of violence continue to echo through time, with equally unimaginable ramifications. Photographer Jonathan Torgovnik has documented one of them in a terribly affecting project on the mother-daughter relationships that grew up out of systemic rape. In 2006, he began a three-year…
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Video: Remember Charles Hamilton? The Rapper Who Got Popped by his Girlfriend?
As you probably know, Charles Hamilton is the rapper who got his clock cleaned by his girl for talking slick regarding their personal life on camera. If you are not familiar with it, check it out here. Below, someone offers up an explanation as to why Chaz—who has something of a history of being a…
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The Harlem That Was
“Harlem, 1970-2009: Photographs by Camilo José Vergara” is on exhibit at the New York Historical Society until July 12. I began my documentation of Harlem in 1970. The neighborhood was like a rundown version of Paris in which life was lived outside, on the streets, amid the fading glory of its grand boulevards. Once imposing…
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Madonna: The Kid Collector
Madonna just got approved for another brown bouncer. I guess she’s a lil long in the tooth to make milk-mongers the old fashioned way, and since she started out the gate on the late side anyways, so she’s trying to make up for lost time by becoming the Old Woman in The Shoe, collecting random…
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Of Course: Rev. Wright Blames Jews for Keeping Him from Obama
The Jews are keeping Rev. Jeremiah Wright from talking to President Obama. At least, that’s what he told reporters this week following Hampton University’s 95th Annual Ministers’ Conference reports BET. Wright said: “Them Jews ain’t going to let him talk to me. I told my baby daughter that he’ll talk to me in five years…
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U.S. Government Wants to Control Cigarette Use
The U.S. Senate has given a thumbs-up to a new bill that gives the powers-that-be power to restrict cigarette use and advertising. This is not a new idea, but this time it looks like it might work. If the bill is approved today cigarette smoking will hopefully come to a gradual end. Wishing thinking I…
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Video: The Oakland Dummy Chronicles
It’s times like these when the collective conscience is a reeeeaaal drag.
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Black and Tan: African-American Novel Wins Irish Literature Prize
“Man Gone Down”, the story of one Black man’s difficulty to achieve the American dream, has won the IMPAC Dublin Literary Prize. Written by Michael Thomas, the novel triumphed over 145 other novels nominated by libraries from 41 different countries. Along with the prize came a $140,000 winner’s purse. Concerning the novel, Thomas had this…
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Trapped In The Closet
Depending on you ask, mentions of an apartment only 420 square feet might get you a couple of screw faces from your friends. Now take that number and subtract it by 343 feet. There, you’ve just entered the home of Mr. Sergio Santos. If you’re wondering why that sounds smaller than someone’s bathroom, don’t fret,…
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Key Figure in Burris Scandal Dies in Suspicious Car Crash
John Ruff, a political consultant connected to both Sen. Roland Burris and former governor Rod Blagojevich, died in a single-car automobile accident Monday afternoon. According to the Associated Press, alcohol was not a factor and authorities are not sure why his BMW swerved off the road and struck a tree. Connected to both men through…