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  • Damon On BET (And Jezebel) Speaking On The Wackness Of The "New Black"

    Last month, BET invited Damon to New York City to address the New Black wackness running amok and read an edited version of “Eight Signs You’re “Just Black” Even Though You Believe You’re “New Black.” While in the city, he also stopped by the Jezebel offices to contribute to a video piece Hillary Crosley Coker…

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  • Cool Shit BET Did Back In The Day, Ranked

    8. BET Uncut Yes it was exploitative, distasteful, low-budget, vulgar, objectionable, hateful, and, quite frankly, embarrassing, but…well…hmmm. Actually, there are no buts here. It had no redeeming value. But I watched it, and you did too, and how else would we have been exposed to Joker The Bailbondsman? 7. Hell Date ***A meeting at some…

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    Damon Young

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  • 2014 BET Hip-Hop Awards Recap

    In keeping with the stereotype that Black folks are always late, BET aired the 2014 Hip-Hop Awards last night something like three weeks after it filmed in Atlanta. Why? My guess is because there’s usually a fight or twelve at the hip-hop awards and BET wanted the ability to edit it out, ya know, just…

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    Panama Jackson

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  • 7 Other Things The NFL Is Probably Lying About

    I think we can all agree that the NFL is either the Illuminati or governed by an inept group of individuals who don’t know their johnsons from a stalk of lentils. And since the NFL is more popular than ever and making money hand over fist, I’m going with the former. Given this “fact”, its…

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    Panama Jackson

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  • BET Awards 2014 Show Recap: Because We Hate Ourselves

    Look, I’d be lying if I said I gave any fucks about this show. In fact, I’m watching purely to write about it. This isn’t normal. There was a time when I used to enjoy this show because I was guaranteed at least SOMETHING worthwhile. That could be the case this year as well, but…

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    Panama Jackson

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