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Beyoncé Went Full Black, Apparently. I’m Here for It
Based on the events of the past weekend related to Beyoncé, it’s entirely possible that she’s trolling America, all of it. Beyoncé dropped the video for the song “Formation” on Saturday, converting my Facebook into a de facto Beyoncé fan site. “Formation” is an unapologetically black- and Southern-ass song and video. The words to the…
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I’m a Grown Man, but I Still Don’t Cuss in Front of My Dad
I remember the first time it happened. I was in sixth grade. It was my second week at St. Barts, a private Catholic school in Penn Hills, a suburb of Pittsburgh. My parents took me out of the city schools and sent me there because of its academic record and its athletic reputation. Actually, that’s…
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How to Get Over Writer’s Block
I’m a writer. As a writer, one of my least favorite things on this planet is Comic Sans. Coming in a close second is writer’s block. If you are a writer, there’s a better than 100,000,000 percent chance that at some point you’ve experienced a case of writer’s block. What is writer’s block? I’m sure…
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CNN Contradicts Ted Cruz’s Campaign, Says Network Never Said Ben Carson Was Dropping Out
Texan Cites Network in Spreading Falsehood About Carson “CNN has accused the campaign of Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz of making false statements about the network’s reporting on the campaign of GOP rival Ben Carson,” Mark Joyella reported Wednesday for TVNewser. ‘Senator Cruz’s claims about CNN are false,’ the network said in a statement Wednesday…
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Leaked Emails Show Racist Culture at University of Chicago Fraternity: Report
Members of Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity at the University of Chicago are under scrutiny after leaked internal emails showed racist and other offensive remarks made against Muslims, black people and women, BuzzFeed reports. In the emails, a Muslim student-activist was referred to as a “terrorist,” and members detailed how they planned to celebrate “Marathon Luther…
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The 5 Best Black History Travel Destinations
We can’t forget our history. It reminds us of our trials as well as our triumphs. And travel gives us the opportunity to experience, firsthand, the black-history moments we’ve only read about and seen on TV and in movies. “You have to explore African-American historical travel for yourself. Seeing the images, museums and landmarks in the media…
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Underrated Moments in Black History: Angela Bassett Slaps a White Woman
Happy Black History Month, everyone! I hope your edges are extra laid and your chicken extra crispy. More often than not, I find that Black History Month tends to turn into “Explain standard historical references to white people who just never bothered to do their Googles.” Don’t get me wrong; I’m learning things about black…
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The SAG Awards Can Teach the Oscars a Thing or Two About Diversity
A slew of black actors, TV shows and films including Straight Outta Compton and Beasts of No Nation are up to be honored at tonight’s SAG Awards. Unlike the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which has a significant diversity problem and has faced significant backlash in recent weeks (see #OscarsSoWhite … again), all actors…
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Amber Rose on Kanye West: ‘He’s a F–king Clown’
Outside of a couple of tweets aimed at Kanye West Wednesday, one of which made reference to his alleged enjoyment of prostate stimulation, Amber Rose kept quiet on social media when it came to the beef between West and Wiz Khalifa. Amid his Twitter beef with Khalifa, West had the audacity to bring Khalifa and…
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Ariz. NAACP President Issues Expletive-Laced Apology After Being Caught on Audio Commenting on Reporter’s ‘T–s’
It was supposed to have been a discussion about racial sensitivity during a meeting with members of the community after a group of Phoenix high school students used their T-shirts to spell out the n-word. Shortly after the meeting let out last week, 77-year-old attorney and civil rights leader Don Harris, who is white and…