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My Black History: When Magic Johnson Announced That He Had HIV, It Was a Wake-Up Call
Editor’s note: During Black History Month, the focus is usually on historical figures who loomed larger than life, paving the way for the progress we experience today. But black history isn’t just about telling stories of our past. History is being made every day and has been made throughout our lives; it’s not just in…
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The Last Black History Month
After Donald Trump issued a statement that refused to acknowledge the 6 million Jews slaughtered by Nazi Germany during the 1940s on International Holocaust Remembrance Day Friday, black America should prepare ourselves for what may be the last Black History Month. I’m sure many of you doubt that the Cheddar Comb-Over could erase a tradition…
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Wesley Snipes Isn’t Here for Trolling Trump Supporters
First there was Kirk Franklin with his Holy Ghost finger on the trigger ready to fire shots in the name of Jesus. And now Wesley Snipes is here to school people on “what you’re not gonna do.” Snipes posted several anti-Muslim-ban tweets early Tuesday evening, and of course there were those people who wanted to…
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Why Is Tina Campbell Helping President Hog’s-Head-Cheese Hussein?
If I could charter our new President Hog’s-Head-Cheese Hussein a flight anywhere, the destination would be obvious: the Seventh Circle of Hell. If his long list of sins against humanity before he was elected (insert laugh track) president did not confirm what an arrogant, selfish, greedy, cruel waste of the gift of life he is,…
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No, You Can’t Just Wake Up and Decide to Be Black
Apparently people seem to have a hard time grasping the concept of race when it comes to being black. That was clearly seen in the comments section of my Paris Jackson post about how she had declared herself a black woman. I left the ending vague and with a question on purpose because I wanted…
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Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Mahershala Ali and Hidden Figures Win Big at SAG Awards
The 23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards took place Sunday night, and on the heels of President HWSRN’s immigration ban specifically targeting Muslims, some award winners used the opportunity to speak out against the atrocities that unfolded over the weekend. Mahershala Ali took home the SAG Award for best supporting actor for his performance in Moonlight,…
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The Radical Uses of Anger: All White Women Aren’t the Enemy, but White Supremacy Always Is
Black women have never labored under the assumption that all womanhood is created equal in a white supremacist society. We have had to fight for access to the full spectrum of womanhood, to be treated not as breeding chattel but as fully human. We know white supremacy to be a feminist issue on the most…
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Woo Ha! Missy Elliott Drops New Single and Teaser for Documentary
Hot girl forever Missy Elliott recently dropped a new single and released a teaser for a documentary based on her life Friday. The 90-second trailer promises a film that delves into one of hip-hop’s most creative minds. “It’s never just a record for me,” Elliott says in the beginning of the clip. “It’s never just…
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Mary, Mary, Why You Buggin’? Tina Campbell ’Splains Her Support of Donald Trump (Though No One Really Asked)
Tina Campbell, one half of contemporary gospel duo Mary Mary, is yet another black woman who has come out in support of President Dick L’Orange. Campbell took to her Facebook page this week with an open letter, giving our new president both her forgiveness and support. Awwwwww. She lists her reasons as biblically based. “I…
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New Survey Wants More Journalists to Enter Comments Sections; Nah
Whenever I am asked why I don’t go into the comments sections of any of my published work, my response is immediate and in the form of a question: “Why do you hate me?” I am black, gay, work in media and have private student loans. Have I not suffered enough? For years now, many…