Barack Obama
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Things About You That No One Actually Gives a Shit About, Ranked
15. Your dreams (and not like your hopes and dreams and shit—people should care about those—but the dream you had last night about clowns and chicken-fried tofu. No one cares). 14. Your unsolicited dating preferences. 13. Your parenting advice if you’ve never had children and your marriage advice if you’ve never been married (also, it…
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‘Young People Like You Have Led the Way in Making America Better’: Barack and Michelle Obama Write Letter to Parkland, Fla., Students
In the wake of the horrific Feb. 14 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama sent the students a heartfelt, handwritten note, expressing how inspired they were by the determination and resilience of student protesters demanding gun control. The letter, dated…
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In Putin’s Circle, Obama Was the 'N-Word’
Book Cites Contempt From Both Russian, Trump A School Shooting Deserving of More Coverage Golden Age of Rap Writing Gave Way to Blog Culture Paying Tribute, a Morning Anchor Raps the News Short Takes Russian President Vladimir Putin was so contemptuous of Barack Obama that Putin’s aides, if not Putin himself, would refer to the…
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SZA, the Most Relatable Pop Star on the Planet, Was Just as Mad as You Were About Her Grammy Losses
A month after being snubbed at the Grammys, SZA has two new interviews (and one major cover) out that have all but solidified her status as one of the most relatable chart-toppers in the game right now. Speaking to GQ, SZA revealed that she was “mad as hell” about her Grammy losses. The most nominated…
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Who’s Slept With More Women: Donald Trump While Married or Wilt Chamberlain?
It’s telling how fascinated Donald Trump and the people connected to him seem to be with the suspected sexual prowess and/or deviance of black men. There’s Ivanka Trump’s reported curiosity with mulatto cocks. There’s Sean Hannity, who suspected “secret sperm” in Kehinde Wiley’s depiction of Barack Obama. Which, hopefully, marks the very last time I…
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Lerone Bennett, Ebony Editor and Historian, Dies
One of 20th Century’s Most Influential Journalists N.Y. Times’ Conservative Hire Out in Half a Day Ethiopian Journalist Freed After 7 Years in Prison Sensitivity Training to Follow Advertiser Backlash Trump’s Losing Effort to ‘Keep America White’ NAHJ to Meet With Editor Over Cartoon Monica Richardson Gets Expanded Duties at AJC Critics Weigh In on…
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Barack Obama Tried to Warn Former White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus on How to Handle Donald Trump
Barack Obama knew about being an exceptional president. He also knew what type of asshole was succeeding him, so he tried to give then-White House chief of staff Reince Priebus Repeat a heads-up on what his job would require. You have to tell Donald Trump things that will “piss him off,” Obama reportedly told Priebus,…
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Michelle and Barack Obama Are So Damn Cute and My Bitter, Cold Heart Can’t Take It
A list of real couples who are actual #RelationshipGoals: Michelle and Barack Obama. Dassit. There are no others who can compare. These two are just cute as all shit in their open and affectionate display of love for each other even after all these years, and it’s a miracle to my old, bitter, cynical heart…
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10 Thoughts on Anna Holmes’ New York Times Op-Ed ‘Black With (Some) White Privilege’
Anna Holmes, the founder of Jezebel and editorial director at Topic.com, recently wrote an op-ed for the New York Times titled, “Black With (Some) White Privilege.” Full disclosure: I’m part of a currently running, very interesting and insightful documentary series she executive-produced called The Loving Generation, which explores the lives and identities of kids born…
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Barack and Michelle Obama’s Official Portrait Unveiling Was a Shining Moment of Black History
It may not have been completely intentional, but the unveiling of the official portraits of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama during Black History Month was certainly something to behold. It was the first black president and the first black first lady, painted and portrayed by black artists in a way that told…
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