america
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Ferguson Is Burning
I spent a couple hours this evening at a friend’s going away party. He recently accepted a job overseas, and 50 or so people gathered at SAVOY — a Black-owned restaurant in Pittsburgh’s Strip District — to see him off. The crowd was predominately male; (mostly) Black men ranging from the early 20s to the…
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On Returning To America After Life In Panama
I just moved back to the States after roughly two-and-a-half years in Panama City. I spent my time there teaching Business English, dance, and fitness classes, as well as becoming fluent in Spanish. I also consumed enough calories to put your most bisonly uncle to shame and learned about my family’s Panamanian/Jamaican roots. It was…
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VSB Presents: The #BlackestName In America Tournament – THE FINAL FOUR
(Voting for this round will continue over the weekend, ending on Sunday at midnight. The Championship Round will take place Monday – just like March Madness. We’re going to ask Future to recreate a ratchet version of “One Shining Moment.” No we’re not.) As we near the finale of our sacred tournament to determine the…
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VSB Presents: The #blackestname in America Tournament, The Sweet 16 (Pt. 2)
In the time it takes for Beyoncé to drink some wowdamelm, at least two Sharkeishas and one Dontelmomthebabysittersdeadisha’s have been born. And like Shaq taught us one of his multi-platinum albums (!!!!), you can’t stop the reign. Black rules everything around me, but creamy crack gets the money. Dolla dolla bill y’all. It’s the Sweet…