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To Black Men Who Have Survived Sexual Assault: We Have to Speak Up
Author’s note: The following piece is not me trying to silence or dismiss the suffering of other communities. This stems from my longing for an intersectional conversation on sexual violence. It is my attempt to talk about the pain that is inflicted when rape culture and toxic black masculinity converge. I do not know what you…
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Unsung Hollywood: Before Empire, Fox Had New York Undercover, the Original Hip-Hop Drama
Before Empire, there was New York Undercover. While one teeters into more soap opera terrain and the other was a solid cop drama, they are importantly linked through the culture of hip-hop, and Fox, the network behind both. As Empire resumes its second season next week, TV One’s Unsung Hollywood: New York Undercover couldn’t come…
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The People v. O.J. Simpson Recap: We, the Jury … Have Had Enough of This Mess
At the district attorney’s office, Christopher Darden is getting ripped a new one by his big boss Gil Garcetti, who calls the glove demonstration “the most colossal disaster I’ve ever seen in courtroom practice.” Marcia Clark tries to help Darden out by looking at the bright side: They still have the DNA—which, Garcetti yells, no one…
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New Film by Gina Prince-Bythewood, Starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Is Based on Novel by Roxane Gay
Black Girl Magic done rained all over this project. Writer and cultural critic Roxane Gay, author of the 2014 book of essays Bad Feminist, is set to have her debut novel adapted into a movie directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood and starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Deadline Hollywood reports. “To … tell a black woman’s story and have…
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I Think My Facebook Is Too Black
Do you remember a few months ago when people were unfriending folks left and right because they found out their friends were Donald Trump supporters or über-conservative or even sometimes closet racists? Yeah, that never happened to me. In fact, I’ve only had to side-eye a few people because of their pseudo-support for Bill Cosby,…
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Cardi B’s Mixtape Is … Kinda Not That Bad
I think it’s fair to say that my appreciation for consumption of entertainment of the avian element is quite well documented. My favorite celebrity couple is Cam’ron and Juju. Close second? Remy and Papoose. I have been known to hit the chicken head and the toe wop in the club in this year of our…
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10 Female Artists of Color on the Rise
When we think about history, we find that there are defining moments we can embrace in every era. Art happens to be one endeavor that consistently informs us about the history and culture of past societies. Whether it is a performance, literary or visual, art is significant. For this very reason, it is the mission…
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NeNe Was Here: Take a Trip to Drama With These 6 RHOA Vacation Spots
If you’re a fan of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, you know those sassy ladies love to break up and make up. But at least they do it in style, and often while vacationing in the lap of luxury. For spring travel inspiration, we’ve highlighted six of the Peach State divas’ juiciest and most tweetable…
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The 10 Most Important Black Memes of All Time
You’ve all heard of the saying, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” It’s a phrase used to acknowledge the impact that a still image has in imparting meaning to its viewer. The English origin of the idiom is supposedly a modern invention stemming from various newspapers in the early 1910s, but the idea that…