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  • The Insult And Intimidation Of Black Women Is As American As Apple Pie

    In an ideal world, we would spend the next few hundred words articulating the significance of a Black woman achieving rapid career acceleration in the entertainment industry after decades of hard work. Leslie Jones’s addition to SNL, an institution Whiter than tampon commercial underwear, is a major accomplishment. As is her being cast in the Ghostbusters reboot.…

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    Shamira Ibrahim

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  • Gabby Douglas and the Damning of Black Women

    In her two Olympic appearances, Gabby Douglas has ignited much discussion, both for her accomplishments and for what others perceive as her less-than qualities. On the very shallow end, we have the comments made about her edges—which, when you have a certain texture of natural hair, no matter how much you brush them or gel them…

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    Jouelzy

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  • On Accepting And Acknowledging That America Is A Uniquely Dangerous Place For Black Women

    The two most prominent stories on my collective (Facebook and Twitter) timelines yesterday involved the death of a Black woman. One (Korryn Gaines) was shot and killed by police officers during an alleged stand-off. Her five-year-old son was also shot. He is expected to survive. Another (Joyce Quaweay) was stripped naked, handcuffed to a bench,…

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    Damon Young

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  • On Black Women and Erasure In The Face of Institutionalized Racism

    Last week, I wrote a piece about the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week America was having in the aftermaths of the state-approved murders of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile and the subsequent killings of five police officers in Dallas, Texas, amid a peaceful protest of those killings. In this piece I pointed out…

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    Panama Jackson

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  • Why Kyrie Irving's Snow Bunny Sex Yacht Is A Thing People Are Talking About, Explained

    Who is Kyrie Irving? Kyrie Irving is the star point guard for the NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers. He’s also my favorite NBA player. Your favorite player? Really? Don’t tell me you’re one of those people who gets a new favorite player every time a different team wins a championship. You’re the worst type of sports…

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    Damon Young

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  • 5 Reasons Jesse Williams Is a Black Girl’s Best Friend

    The most disrespected person in America is the black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the black woman. The most neglected person in America is the black woman. Malcolm X spoke these words over 50 years ago; Beyoncé brought them back into current consciousness a mere two months ago. On Sunday night, with…

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    Maiysha Kai

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  • Black Women Now the Most Educated Group in US

    Good news, bad news. A new report confirms that black women are now the most educated group in the United States. But we still have a long way to go for pay equity. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, between 2009 and 2010, black women earned 68 percent of all associate degrees awarded…

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    The Root Staff

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  • Akiba Solomon Is A Writing Ass Chick We Love

    Akiba Solomon is the shit. This goes without saying, of course. You don’t become an editor at The Source and the person behind the political humor column “What the F@#k” while there…and co-edit Naked: Black Women Bare All About Their Skin, Hair, Hips, Lips, and Other Parts…and work for Jane, Essence, and Vibe Vixen…and currently…

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    Damon Young

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  • The Napa Valley Wine Train Settlement Is The Blackest Thing That Ever Happened This Week

    I’ve already touched on the multiple levels of Blackness involved in the story of Sistahs on the Reading Edge; the California book club thrown off a wine train for being too rowdy. Exactly how many levels were there? Good question. Let’s review! 1. A group of Black women in a book club. (Because the only thing Black…

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    Damon Young

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  • 101 Actual Black Women More Deserving Of Book Deals Than Rachel Dolezal

    Yesterday, various news outlets confirmed what post-racial turducken Rachel Dolezal alluded to in her recent interview on the Today show. She did indeed receive a deal to pen a book about race. From The Guardian Rachel Dolezal, the civil-rights activist who was accused of misrepresenting herself as black last year, has been signed to write…

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    Damon Young

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