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People v. O.J. Simpson Recap: The Dream Team Gets Ready to Play the Race Card
In general, I am loving this series so far. Cuba Gooding Jr. as O.J. has received some flak because he doesn’t look like O.J., especially in stature. There’s been some fuss about John Travolta’s “weird” Robert Shapiro, which is an accurate assessment, but I happen to find him hilarious. Neither of those common complaints bothers…
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Ditch the Doomsayers: Black Love Is Real This Valentine’s Day, and Here Are 5 Facts to Prove It
The importance of Valentine’s Day, like birthdays, graduations, Christmas and straight-A report cards, changes significantly as you get older. When you’re in elementary school, Valentine’s Day is an obligatory dropping of cheap paper cards into construction-paper boxes in front of everybody’s desk. In high school, perhaps an elaborate purchase of helium balloons that you have…
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6 Things That Are as African as Meryl Streep
At some point during an international film festival, in response to an inquiry about whether a quite Caucasian jury would be able to evaluate and understand North African films, Meryl Streep decided to go full Hotep and inform us that “We’re all Africans, really.” That clink you hear is the sound of Lady Meryl officially falling…
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Dear Black America: Be Prepared to Be Bernie’s and Hillary’s Token Black Friend for the Next 5 Months
It was the first semester of my freshman year in college. I met “David” while at one of the bars near campus. The people I went there with that night were all too young to drink, but David (who was a junior) made a point to buy shots for each of us. My friends and…
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Report: NJ Teen Has Arm Dislocated by Cops Who Leave Him Without Medical Care
On Feb. 2 around 7 p.m., 14-year-old Jamod Watkins says, he was on his way home from the grocery store when several Newark, N.J., police officers in an unmarked SUV hopped out on him. The frightened teen ran but says he was surrounded by two more unmarked vehicles. Jamod says he raised his hands above…
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Should 18-Year-Olds Be Allowed to Use Curse Words in a Conversation With a Parent?
Aliya’s turn: My daughter Lauren, who will be 19 next month, is a first-year college student. She’s incredibly mature for her age and always has been. From the time she was a very young child, I noticed that she saw the world differently from most kids in her peer group. She was incredibly self-possessed and…
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Ghostface Killah and His Mother Ether ‘Pharma-Douche-Bro’ Martin Shkreli in Video
Martin Shkreli, by all accounts, isn’t a very popular person when it comes to his business practices—and his big mouth. Last year, Shkreli infamously raised the price of an HIV drug from a mere couple of dollars to $750, which caused not only an investigation into his financial practices but also got him the label…
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7 Stages of Buying Beyoncé ‘Formation’ Tour Tickets
Twenty-four hours after black America got our entire lives when we saw Beyoncé’s ‘Formation’ video on Saturday, the Queen Bey slayed the nation with her “unapologetically black” anthem by singing about Negro hair and Michael Jackson nostrils. At. The. Super Bowl. Which is by far the largest viewed event in this entire nation. Beyoncé had…
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Ciara Files $15,000,000 Slander and Libel Lawsuit Against Future
Things are about to get heated between Ciara and Future. But the only person to blame for this is probably Mr. Loose Lips himself. According to TMZ, Ciara has filed a $15 million libel and slander suit against Future, citing the various interviews he’s recently done in which he’s talked dirty about her. Ciara says…
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5 Reasons Maurice White Stayed Winnin’
By now you’ve heard that musical impresario Maurice White, 74, has gone on to the great “Boogie Wonderland” in the sky. Damn, damn, damn—I’ll be breaking crystal punch bowls all week! White was the iconic co-founder of Earth, Wind & Fire, the premier live funk band for, like, 89 summers. And if you’re over 30,…