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Did Lincoln Want to Ship Black People Back to Africa?
Editor’s note: This article was originally published Sept. 22, 2014. For those who are wondering about the retro title of this black-history series, please take a moment to learn about historian Joel A. Rogers, author of the 1934 book 100 Amazing Facts About the Negro With Complete Proof, to whom these “amazing facts” are an homage. Amazing Fact About…
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The NYPD Slowdown Is Proving That ‘Broken Windows’ Is a Failure. Isn’t It Time to Drop It?
As the New York City Police Department continues its standoff with Mayor Bill de Blasio over his perceived lack of support, the conversation caused by the police slowdown is providing strong ammunition for critics of overly aggressive law-enforcement tactics within urban communities. At this point, there has been no significant impact to public safety because…
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Watch: How Ellen DeGeneres’ Dance Dare Got a Black Man Thrown to the Ground by an NYPD Officer
An Ellen DeGeneres dance challenge, which centers around people doing fun dances behind unsuspecting strangers, took a brutal turn as a fan attempted to dance behind a New York City police officer who didn’t take kindly to his moves. Like a bad scene out of Footloose, the Free Thought Project notes, YouTube personality Alexander BOK…
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The Heroes of Selma and the Stars Who Play Them in the Movie
Selma, director Ava DuVernay’s much-anticipated film about the 1965 marches that led to the Voting Rights Act, hits theaters in selected cities Christmas Day and goes nationwide Jan. 9. DuVernay, who became the first black female director to earn a Golden Globe nomination, utilizes a cast of award-winning stars and up-and-coming actors to portray the…
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Logic, Kendrick Lamar, and the Frustration of Derivative Artistry
At first listen, Logic’s major label debut album Under Pressure is brilliant. It’s listenable. It’s well-produced. He’s a very, very gifted lyricist. He even managed to weave his album together with a voice over reminiscent of one of my favorite albums of all time, A Tribe Called Quest’s Midnight Marauders. But while I listened to…
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Love & Hip Hop New York Ep. 502 Recap: "I Withheld Some Information But I NEVER Lied!"
Thanks to Big Home God, I finished my Christmas shopping just in time to catch ep 2 of “Cuffing Season Relationships and Instagram Clothing Lines.” No small feat either – chasing down Jordan 11’s for my baby brother’s size 15 feet is an effort comparable to Cyn and Erica making a million dollars out of…
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Q-Tip Gave Iggy Azalea a Much-Needed Hip-Hop History Lesson, but He Forgot About T.I.
Editor’s note: This post contains tweets that some may find offensive. For the last week, hip-hop’s white savior with an Australian accent, better known as Iggy Azalea, has been feeling fellow rapper Azealia Banks’ fire and brimstone on social media because of her continued appropriation of hip-hop. During a recent interview with Hot 97, Banks…
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Hillary Clinton: ‘Black Lives Matter’
On Tuesday, during her acceptance speech at the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights in New York City, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke out against torture around the world and also noted that “black lives matter,” reports the New York Daily News. Clinton told attendees that she was proud to…
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San Diego City Staffer Allegedly ‘Wanted to Shoot’ Protesters
San Diego protesters took to social media Friday with charges that a staff member who works for City Councilwoman Lorie Zapf called them “f—king idiots with their hands up” and added, “I wanted to shoot them.” According to KPBS, on Wednesday during the City Council inauguration, community representative Shirley Owen grew tired of protesters who…
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Kevin Hart Says He’s His Own Brand After Sony Executives Call Him a Whore
Kevin Hart was the subject of several emails from Sony movie executives, which were released during Sony’s recent security breach. In an email, Hart was referred to as a whore because he wanted extra money to promote Think Like a Man Too on his social media accounts. Sony executives Amy Pascal, Michael Lynton and Clint…