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Best Streaming Services for Your Black Dollar in November
Netflix? Hulu? Apple? HBO? Disney? Here are the ten best streaming services for your Black dollar right now.
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Eager to Exorcise His Playoff Demons of the Past, Chris Paul's Time Is Now
The Phoenix Suns have everything they need to reward Chris Paul with his first NBA championship. The question is if fate, once again, has other plans.
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Blake Griffin, Malcolm Gladwell Discuss Police Brutality, Social Justice on Season Premiere of The Pursuit of Healthiness
Most of us only know six-time NBA All-Star Blake Griffin because of his exploits on the court. But if you pay a little more attention, you’ll see that he’s a burgeoning stand-up comedian—who’s actually funny—who also dabbles in several other forms of self-expression, creativity, and entertainment. One of those outlets is an Audible-exclusive podcast, The…
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Kevin Durant Returns From 23-Game Absence Just to Remind Everyone the NBA Finals Are Over Before They Even Begin
Kevin Durant, who was last seen getting fined $50,000 for calling some attention-starved white boy a “pale pasty cum guzzling bitch,” made his triumphant return to the court last night. Did you hear? After missing the last 23 games with the left hamstring strain from hell, KD came off the bench in the second quarter…
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Brooklyn Nets Prepare for Inevitable Battle With Los Angeles Lakers by Acquiring Final Infinity Stone, LaMarcus Aldridge
As hoop heads wait for the inevitable championship showdown between the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets, the Nets made a power move over the weekend with the acquisition of seven-time All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge. Aldridge, who agreed to a buyout with his previous employer, the San Antonio Spurs, joins a loaded Nets roster that already…
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It's a Bird! It's a Plane! No, It's—Blake Griffin Is Dunking Again?!
Thanks to a global pandemic that has completely defecated on how we conceptualize time, December 2019 feels like eons ago. Hell, I don’t even remember what I got for Christmas that year. But with a little help from Blu Ivy’s Internet, I can tell you some of the biggest moments from that month: Google co-founders…
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Is Blake Griffin the Final Piece to the Brooklyn Nets' Championship Puzzle?
For hoop heads, there’s nothing more disrespectful than being dismissed as a casual fan. But if there’s a single barometer for how well you follow the NBA, it’s your take on Blake Griffin signing to the Brooklyn Nets. But first, I’ll allow the six-time All-Star to explain why he joined The Borg, since apparently “resistance…
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Dak Prescott Petitions Oklahoma Governor to Release Black Man from Death Row
When he’s not fighting for touchdowns on the field, Dak Prescott is apparently fighting for justice off of it. In a letter sent to Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt and the state’s parole board on Thursday, Time Magazine reports that the two-time Pro Bowler is advocating for the release of Julius Jones, a Black man currently…
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NBA Players Doing the Lord's Work Donating Funds to Relieve Arena Workers Who Lost Wages Due to Season Suspension
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to hold world-wide attention representing a strong majority of news coverage across media, it is seldom that we see good news and positive displays of humanity. So it warms the heart to see people of means reaching out to help those most vulnerable to be affected financially by the crisis…
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Why It's Dumb (and Vaguely Republican) to Be Mad About Blake Griffin's Child Support Payments, Explained [Updated]
Updated: Friday, August 3, 2018, 6:05 p.m. EDT: According to TMZ Sports, the oft-reported $258,000 a month child support payment is actually $32,000. If you’re still upset about this relatively small figure, you need to take a spa day or something. Blake Griffin is a power forward for the Detroit Pistons who exists in that…