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Five Quick Thoughts About The Stills From The Barack And Michelle Date Movie
Yesterday, two stills were released from Southside With You, the movie depicting the President and the First Lady’s first date. I have some thoughts about this. 1. A friend and I used to joke about each other being a “big deal.” Sometimes it would happen in conversation (“Waitress at Pamela’s got me extra crispy bacon…
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Why 2014 Is The Best Year For Light-Skinned Black Men Ever
After a 20 year dip in popularity and social capital — spearheaded by Nino Brown’s now infamous shanking of Christopher Williams’ delicate light-skinned hands in New Jack City — 2008 seemed poised to be the peak of the light-skinned Black man resurgence. Obama won the White House. Cory Booker and Deval Patrick seemed like heir apparents.…
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Who Killed Black Wall Street?
Editor’s note: 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. (The Root) — Amazing Fact about the…
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