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Why a Black Person Would Support Trump, Explained
Who is Donald Trump? Donald Trump is a billionaire Bornean orangutan who escaped from the Pittsburgh Zoo 69 years ago and is now, inexplicably, the front-runner to receive the Republican nomination in the 2016 presidential race. If you forget for a moment the horror of the realization that a Bornean orangutan is potentially months away…
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Yes, My Ex and I Broke Up, but Did He Have to Ignore My Child’s Calls?
My boyfriend and I broke up last week. My family had a small surprise party for me tonight. My daughter texted my ex (not knowing that he and I had broken up) asking him to keep me out of the house. He ignored her text and calls. If he’s mad at me, fine! But ignoring…
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Scandal Recap: High Jinks on the Campaign Trail
Scandal’s presidential campaign is in full swing, and this week, all of the candidates are gearing up for their first debate, which will be hosted by Sally Langston on The Liberty Report. Billionaire narcissist Hollis Doyle, aka “the Texas Truthteller”: He’s the Donald Trump of Scandal’s presidential race, which is brilliant. Hollis is just going to tell it like…
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Dear Black Men, Please Go to the Damn Doctor
As it was for many others, the news of the death of Malik Taylor deeply resonated with and saddened me. But my feelings about this didn’t have much to do with his iconic status and/or my relationship with his music. Although my backpack is as massive as any other hip-hop fan’s—shake it and a Soundbombing…
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The Caucasian’s Guide to Living Under a Terrorist Threat
After my keynote address on talking about race and another about not wearing blackface on Halloween, I was again summoned yesterday to give an emergency speech to the secret monthly white-people meeting. The following is a transcript of my remarks: My Dear Caucasian Brethren, I want to first thank you for allowing me to speak…
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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,…