Why Young Money Records Had the Biggest Fall-Off in Hip-Hop History
The Wild TikTok Theory About Teyana Taylor’s Meteoric Rise—and the Sudden Fade of Exes Iman Shumpert and Aaron Pierre
Brandon Scott Shuts Down Reporter After Questions About His Pricey Executive SUV
Jamal Bryant Responds After White Pastor Disrupts His Church Service
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Minneapolis Man Loses His Lease After Going Full Karen on Black Tenants Using Office Gym
At this point, white people just really need to learn how to read the room. Just one day after Amy “Central Park Karen” Cooper became internet-infamous for calling the police on a black man after he asked her to leash her dog—a thing that resulted in her losing her job, her dog and her welcome…
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West Virginia Mail Carrier Charged With Election Fraud for Altering Absentee Ballot Applications
Many conservatives—including y’all’s president—have had a lot to say about mail-in voting and the potential it has to cause voter fraud. Of course, there’s not much evidence supporting the idea that absentee ballots will result in fraud on the part of voters, but in West Virginia, one case of election tampering happened before voters even…
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Red Table Talk Dives Deep Into a Necessary Discussion About Colorism
The ladies of Red Table Talk, Jada Pinkett Smith, Adrienne Banfield-Norris and Willow Smith, had an important conversation on their popular Facebook Watch show about colorism in the black community on May 27. The trio was joined by Jada’s lifelong friend Mia Pitts and her daughter Madison Miles to discuss their experiences with colorism throughout…
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White Pride Graffiti Found in Illinois Park Days After Anti-Racism Resolution Passes
2020 is really shaping up to be a banner year for white folks being absolutely trash. It seems as though every week throughout this hell year we are provided with yet another example of the violence, entitlement and sheer hatefulness the Brads, Chads and Karens of this country are capable of. The Chicago Tribune reports…
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As Police Brutality Draws National Attention, Advocates and Journalists Push for Accountability in Shooting of Breonna Taylor
The Louisville Courier Journal is suing the city’s police department over its investigative file concerning the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old black EMT who was killed during a police raid in March. Filed late Tuesday afternoon, the lawsuit argues that the public has the right to know the circumstances and details of Taylor’s…
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Hearing Set For the Three Men Charged in the Ahmaud Arbery Case
It’s been nearly three months since the senseless killing of Ahmaud Arbery. Two months passed before charges were even brought against the men accused of killing him. It appears there won’t be a similar delay in them finally going to court. ABC News reports that a June 4 preliminary hearing has been set for Travis…
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Here We Go Again: Video Shows Michigan Cop Repeatedly Punching Black Woman in the Head
It seems like we can’t go more than a week or so without a new video popping up in our news feeds showing police officers using excessive force on black citizens. The latest instance of this comes out of Michigan where a Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Deputy was reportedly caught on camera punching a black woman…
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How to Write About a Vaccine
An Associated Press poll published on Wednesday found that a “surprisingly low” number of Americans—around 50 percent—said they would get a COVID-19 vaccine if one were available. In total, nearly a third said they weren’t sure if they would get vaccinated, while another 20 percent said they would outright refuse. But, as has been the…
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The Karenavirus Pandemic: The Diagnosis, Treatment and Causes of KAVID-19
In late 2019, after drinking a farm-fresh, free-range, organic kale smoothie latte from a quaint farmers market in a newly-gentrified section of Brooklyn, Karen Rebecca Kaleighanne Ashley Thompson noticed that she had lost her sense of taste and smell. She sniffed two Gwyneth Paltrow vagina-scented candles to no avail. She tried tasting chicken seasoned with…
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Former NBA Star Stephen Jackson Devastated By the Loss of His 'Twin' George Floyd
As the world still struggles to make sense of the inhumane death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, former NBA star Stephen Jackson took to Instagram to mourn the loss of the man who he affectionately referred to as “Twin.” “This is what I gotta wake up to, huh? Floyd was my…