culture
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Wale: The Patron Saint of Diva Dudes Who Pretend They Actually Care About Women
I been listening to Wale for years. I am a stan, and as much as his flow and style have changed, several things have remained consistent: This man knows how to talk to women, he knows how to pour his ain’t-s—tness into a track and he knows how to get women to love these tracks.…
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The Iconoclast Dinner Experience Celebrates the Best Black Chefs in the Business
On June 4, black chefs Joseph “J.J.” Johnson, Nyesha Arrington, Paul Carmichael, Preston Clark, Ebow Dadzie and Kwame Onwuachi, along with prolific sommelier Luvo Ntezo and Bacardi’s Colin Asare-Appiah, brought together their incredible palate-pleasing talents to honor the late legendary chef Patrick Clark with the Iconoclast Dinner Experience at the historic James Beard House in New…
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#ReesesRoadtoRio: Brittney Reese Sets Record With US Olympic Trials Long Jump Win
Not only did Brittney Reese secure her spot on Team USA during this weekend’s Olympic trials, but she also set an Olympic-trials long jump record. With a jump of 23 feet, 11 3/4 inches Saturday at the U.S. Olympic track-and-field trials, Reese won her seventh national outdoor title and third trip to the Olympics. And with that jump,…
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The 6 Times This Year the US Gave African Americans Reasons Not to Celebrate Independence Day
The U.S. loves its holidays—from the patriotic red, white and blue Fourth to the fake ones (hint, hint: Columbus Day). Given this, it’s only fitting that black Americans acknowledge how “good ol’ America” has treated us so far this year. Let’s take a moment to commemorate and raise a glass to celebrate our status as…
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Burp on the 4th of July: Meet Gideon Oji, Champion of Competitive Hot Dog Eating
Fourth of July weekend is officially the end of the major-sports season and the high point of summer fun. LeBron already has his championship, Wimbledon is almost over, and everyone is barbecuing and taking road trips. That is, unless, your name is Gideon Oji. Oji’s biggest game of the season is on July 4 at…
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A Blow-by-Blow Account of the Harris Family’s 2016 4th of July Cookout
Every year we receive so many unbelievable stories, tall tales and arguments about one particular black family’s barbecue. In an effort to dismiss all of these fantastical claims, this year we sent our own reporter undercover to get to the bottom of the facts about the Harris family’s cookout. Although we still haven’t heard from…
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The 10 Greatest Cookout Songs of All Time
The Fourth of July is almost here, and hopefully you’re almost done preparing for your cookout. (Remember, it’s a cookout, not a barbecue. A cookout is an event. Barbecue is a sauce.) There are other people throwing lesser cookouts than yours; they’re online right now researching raisin-walnut chicken-salad recipes, but not you. You know what…
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Stacey Dash and the Psychology of Puppets
There is a little-known technique in some areas of psychology called “puppet therapy,” whereby patients use dolls or puppets to express emotions and points of view that they are uncomfortable saying themselves. The puppet becomes a de facto voice for people to vent their feelings freely and release their true thoughts because, after all ……