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Entertainment, Social Media

Oprah Winfrey Will Present the Class of 2020 Commencement Address, Thanks to Facebook and Instagram

If 2020 was a student and I had to sign their yearbook, I would put “Girl, you’re the worst. Don’t K.I.T.!” As we weather the misadventures of the Mango Misfit in charge, many have taken to social media to ask former President Barack Obama to come save us. As we navigate the unprecedented and unpredictable…

By

Tonja Renée Stidhum

Published

April 28, 2020
Politics

White People Continue to Stand Alone in Their Support of Trump, Survey Confirms

As part of their storied tradition of doing the absolute least when more is required of them, white people remain demographic outliers in their support of Donald Trump, according to a new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll that pits Trump against his presumptive Democratic rival, former Vice President Joe Biden. According to the new poll, Biden…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

April 21, 2020
Entertainment, Social Media

Donald Trump Uses 'Let Me Clear My Throat' to Come for Joe Biden and DC Legend DJ Kool Isn't Here for It

For almost 25 years, “Let Me Clear My Throat” has provided the soundtrack to nearly every black ass gathering, from pool parties and graduations to weddings, game nights and family cookouts. While DJ Kool takes tremendous pride in the ubiquity of his breakthrough 1996 single, one place you should never find this song is in…

By

Jay Connor

Published

April 21, 2020
News

#ObamaCommencement2020: Twitter Begs Obama to Serve as National Coronavirus Commencement Speaker

This story shows how well-respected and beloved Former President Barack Obama remains among people who don’t believe Colin Kaepernick kneeling is worse than COVID-19. It is proof that a large swath of America can all come together for one uniform goal: Making Donald Trump mad as fuck the children happy. Oh, right. This is probably…

By

Michael Harriot

Published

April 15, 2020
Politics

Obama Makes It Facebook Official, Endorses Joe Biden and Throws Oak Tree-Level Shade at Trump

In a 12-minute video that was a glimpse of what America used to look like when it had a compassionate, impassioned, courageous, loving president, former leader of the coronavirus-free world, Barack Obama endorsed his two-time running mate, former Vice President Joe Biden. “If there’s one thing we’ve learned as a country from moments of great…

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

April 14, 2020
Politics

Obama Is Getting Tired of Trump’s Cheetos-Dusted Fingers Staining His Legacy

A man can only take so much. Former President Barack Obama has been silently watching as the man racist white people voted into office works tirelessly to destroy the country. He’s been busy loving his wife and enjoying his time away from the spotlight as the evil orange Russian operative continues to tear away at…

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

April 1, 2020
News

Barack Obama's 2008 Election Boosted Black Men's Mental Health, Study Finds

When thinking about how politics and news events impact our mental health, we frequently focus on negative impacts: coverage about police shootings, disasters, and violent terrorist attacks have been shown to spike public anxiousness, cause depression and even reactivate past trauma. But sociologist Tony Brown was curious about how positive events might impact public health.…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

March 25, 2020
Politics

Is Obama Shadow-Presidenting on Social Media?

It’s almost impossible for a superhero to retire. I mean what would that even look like? Would Spider-Man go fishing and become bored knowing that he could shoot his web into the water and grab a whole school of fish? So, yes, former President Obama has officially left the White House, and yes, before the…

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

March 24, 2020
Politics

Say What Now? Barack Obama Discovered To Be Following Porn Star Sara Jay On Social Media

To some, he may be the next best thing since sliced bread but he’s still very much a real human being. And apparently, like many, he enjoys porn. Forever President Barack Hussein Obama may not be as buttoned up as some may have thought. And that’s just fine. Overnight, an award-winning adult entertainment star going…

By

Brooklyn Baldwin

Published

March 14, 2020
Politics

Obama to Pro-Trump Super PAC: Don’t Play With Me or My Homeboy

On Wednesday, former President Barack Obama had to come out of character to check a South Carolina TV station that was running an ad from a pro-Trump super PAC that took Obama’s words out of context to go after his ace, former Vice President Joe Biden. According to the Washington Post, some super PAC called…

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

February 27, 2020