culture
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The Civil War May Be Settled, but the Fight to Remove Confederate Symbols Rages On
Fights over history are really contests for children’s minds. And the stakes are high enough that adults have put children in harm’s way. Last week, people protesting the removal of Confederate flags in New Orleans brandished guns and at least one assault rifle within range of a local school known for diversity. School officials casually…
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Dear Miley Cyrus: Hip-Hop Culture Never Needed You and It Won’t Miss You
We often see celebrities evolve before our very eyes, for better or for worse, especially if we have been exposed to them since childhood. Beyoncé, for example, went from creating mainstream pop music to making music more reflective of black women’s lived experiences in her critically acclaimed Lemonade. Then there are celebrities like Miley Cyrus.…
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Judge Denies Lawyer’s Request to #FreeBresha Meadows Until Trial
Updated Mon, May 8, 1:52 p.m. EDT: Bresha Meadows, 15, has been offered a plea deal and could be released from jail in less than a year. Read the details here. Updated Sunday, May 7, 7:09 p.m. EDT: Although attorneys for Bresha Meadows, 15, argued that the teen is not a flight risk, Trumbull County…
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Starz’s American Gods Boasts a Hot Leading Man and a Goddess Who Swallows Men With Her Vagina
It’s hard to explain American Gods, Starz’s bold new series, to most. Steeped in fantasy, mythology and Americana, American Gods explores immigrants and the gods and spirits they brought with them in a unique fashion. Apparently the modern world, with its new technology and other distractions, has diminished the significance of the old gods, and…
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Who Is the Most Insufferable Cast Member of The Real Housewives of Atlanta? A Ranking
If reports of NeNe Leakes and Kim Zolciak’s return to The Real Housewives of Atlanta are true, praise everyone on high because this season has been long, draining and worrisome. Some of the cast members are guiltier than others for that, and in the spirit of their nastiness, here is a ranking of everyone who’s…
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Unique Views, Episode 41: Say It Ain’t So, Jesse Williams
Unique Views didn’t have a guest this week, so we decided that we would force our most committed listeners (read: our moms) to listen to everything we hate. Sure, we are rebranding the podcast and have seen ourselves in comic book form (and let me just say that I have the broadest shoulders and the…
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Now That Janet Jackson Has Left Her Man and Resumed Her Tour, Can We See the Real Janet Again?
When Janet Jackson decided to stop depriving us of her splendor, I was elated. “No Sleeep” was her best single in years and managed to be a successful launch for her Unbreakable album, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Then came the other part of her comeback: the world tour. You know,…
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Black Students at Harvard Will Host Individual Graduation Ceremony
Graduating from Harvard University is a huge accomplishment for any student, and the commemoration of that event should be something that will be remembered for a lifetime. For black graduate students in 2017, that memory will come in the form of an individual ceremony, the first such ceremony in recent history. The event, which took…