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Now, Unpaid Uptown Magazine Writers Organize
Writer’s Union Warns Potential Contributors ‘A Disgusting Tap Dance That’s All About Politics’ U.S. Presence in Africa Is ‘Wildly Underreported’ Tom Joyner Says He’s Retiring in Two Years Kaepernick Grievance Seen as Blow for Player Rights FCC Chair Breaks Silence on Trump Tweet Court Won’t Require Emergency Alerts in Spanish ‘MLK50’ Aims to Reframe Memphis…
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Donald Trump to Army Sergeant’s Pregnant Widow: ‘He Knew What He Signed Up For’
Just when you think it can’t get any worse, the dotard in chief does something else that leaves us all collectively face-palming and asking ourselves, “What the fuck?” This time, it is his comments to a grieving Army widow that have us shaking our head as a nation. U.S. Army Sgt. La David Johnson died…
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Carrying On Mary’s Legacy at Bethune-Cookman University
I was lucky to find my Bethune-Cookman hoodie just before my Uber arrived to carry me to the airport. Well-worn and worn with pride, it always creates conversations on planes with folks who’ve never heard of it. “Bethune-Cookman College,” my row mate read slowly. “It’s University now,” I said, wishing I wasn’t desperately looking forward…
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Nelly’s Rape Accuser Decries Media Spotlight
Woman Says She’s Been Frightened Into Silence Writer Has Doubts About Hill’s Future at ESPN 4 Women Sue Detroit Free Press Over Unequal Pay Calif. Paper Names Black Publisher, Joins Black Editor ‘Ask a Mexican’ Arellano Quits as OC Weekly Editor FCC Chairman Pressed to Speak Out on Trump How Trump Is Changing Hispanic Media…
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I Have Been Raped by Far Nicer Men Than You
One night when I was riding home to New York City’s Brooklyn borough on the C train, an older man started smiling, making kissy faces and, eventually, miming sexual acts at me. I pointedly tried to ignore him as my discomfort grew; there weren’t that many people on the train, and my stop was coming…
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Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones Wins MacArthur Fellowship
N.Y. Times Writer on Race Receives Prestigious Award Ebony Editor Confirms She’s Left the Company Journalists of Color at 16.6 Percent in ASNE Census State Dept., White House Differ on Media Issues Essence, People en Español in Time Inc. Cutbacks Whites Awarded for Stories on Black Communities Why It’s So Hard for Some to Relate…
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Did Voter Suppression Give Trump the Election?
Look at Results in Close States Such as Wisconsin ESPN Suspends Jemele Hill Over New Tweet 10 Projects Split $1.8 Million to Boost Trust in News NAHJ Ends Partnership with California Chicanos Oneida Nation Donates Indian Country Today Nikole Hannah-Jones, a writer for the New York Times Magazine who specializes in racial issues, had little…
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Mike Pence Left the Colt-49ers Game Because He’s a Messy Bitch Who Lives for Drama
I’m not sure how puppet Vice President Mike Pence was able to leave Lucas Oil Stadium with the president’s tiny hand shoved that far up his ass, but I’m sure he’s used to being played for a fool. It’s in his job description. There is a stipulation in his vice presidential contract that requires him…
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Why the Las Vegas Shooter Isn’t Called a ‘Terrorist’
Bloody Tragedy Still Not Worst in U.S. History 400 Minn. Cops Kept Jobs After Convictions Columnist Calls Killer Cop’s Fund-Raiser a Bad Idea Hefner Gave Essence the Capital to Launch Death Toll in Puerto Rico Being Underreported NFL Owners Gave $14 Million to Trump Campaign Amber Payne Leaving NBCBLK for Teen Vogue Connie Orlando to…
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My Life Is Dope and I Do Dope Shit: How I Ended Up Battle-Rapping Against Dave Chappelle
A year ago, when Raheem DeVaughn and I set out to create our new project, Footprints on the Moon, I never imagined the absurd experiences we would have. I was kindly escorted out of a Washington, D.C., club with R&B singer Christopher Williams, and heckled by El DeBarge and his entourage while performing in Anaheim,…