black friends
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Could Barbie Be the White Ally Capable of Helping Kids Better Understand Racism?
One of the more unfortunate but often obligatory aspects of raising Black children is “The Talk”—that painful yet often inevitable moment when Black parents and caregivers feel compelled to kill a little of their children’s innocence for the sake of their own protection. But how do well-meaning white parents prepare their children to recognize racism…
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Why I Don’t Have Any White Friends, Explained
Huh? It was when I was 17: The Pittsburgh Zoo made this big stink about getting a polar bear—press releases and parties and polar-bear-themed brunches and shit—despite the fact that they already had perfectly fine (and strikingly handsome) black and brown bears. I saw that as a metaphor for America, and I pledged to never…
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For Colored Girls in Their 30s and 40s Who Feel Like Life May Have Passed Them By
In the predawn quiet before the world reanimated itself, my phone lit up, announcing an incoming call from a friend I absolutely love. She’s an early riser like me, so we have high-energy conversations at obnoxious hours of the morning when everyone else is still asleep. But I was on deadline this particular day, so…
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Roy Moore’s Wife: Our Attorney Is Jewish and We Have Black Friends. We Can’t Be Racists!
Roy Moore really needs to ask his wife and his friends to STFU because they aren’t doing him any favors. Because the world is in goddamn shambles, Moore, the disgraced human who allegedly had inappropriate dealings with underage girls, is still in the running to represent Alabama in the Senate, even after all of this…
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So You’ve Decided to Make Friends With a Black Person: A Beginner’s Guide
You’ve finally decided that it’s time to make a black person your actual friend. Congrats! Let’s say you just started a new job, or maybe your kid made a new friend at school, or perhaps some black people even just moved into your neighborhood, and now you want to make nice with them. Cool. You’re…
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Get Yourself a Friend Like Rod: The Top 8 Ride-or-Die Friends on Black TV
The movie Get Out will make you re-evaluate your life choices: whom you date, what kinds of dinner invitations from white people you’ll accept, and your friendships. Definitely your friendships. Because if there is one shining moment in the disturbing horror that is Get Out, it’s Chris’ ever-present, ever-woke, ever-common-sense-spouting best friend, Rod Williams of…
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So Many People Failed Black History Month 2017; Here Are 8 Ways to Do Better
Black History Month 2017 proved my grandfather right: Common sense really isn’t that common. This year, as in previous years, I subscribed to the notion of being #365BLACK, but I made it a point to be extra unapologetically black this year. I wore African print, consumed a little more chicken than usual and kept hot…
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Herschel Walker Is Losing His Black Friends Over His Support for Trump
Former Dallas Cowboys running back and Celebrity Apprentice contestant Herschel Walker is losing his black friends over his love for Donald Trump. According to TMZ Sports, Walker’s black friends aren’t cool with the fact that Walker has been Team Trump this election, and they’ve even resorted to calling Walker names. Walker says that his friendship…