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The Evolution of Kendrick Lamar
From K. Dot to Kung-Fu Kenny, he's how Lamar became one of the greatest MCs ever.
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Naomi Osaka, Serena Williams, Arthur Ashe, Here Are The Best Black Tennis Players As Zendaya’s ‘Challengers’ Hits Theaters
Zendaya's tennis drama has just hit the big screen, but these real-life Black tennis greats are legendary.
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Did Travis Scott’s UTOPIA Live Up to the Hype?
The Houston rapper recently drop his much-anticipated fourth album, UTOPIA.
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LeBron James Expands Sports Portfolio to Include Pickleball…You Know, That Game Your Grandma Plays
The four-time NBA champion has become an investor in Major League Pickleball.
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Frances Tiafoe Heads to 1st Grand Slam Semi-Final After Impressive US Open Quarterfinal Victory
The Maryland native beat Andrey Rublev 7-6, 7-6, 6-4 in a US Open quarterfinal showdown.
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My Chaotic and COVID-Influenced 2020 Spotify Wrapped, Explained
Soooo… Yeah? Are we ready to talk about this list? I think so. I think I’m ready. Let’s start at the top, then. James Blake has pretty much cemented his status as the Blacks’ favorite contemporary white in music. This is true. The Blacks love James Blake, and I am a Black. I like him…
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The Cop Suing James Blake for Defamation After Racially Profiling and Assaulting Him Is the Whitest Thing That Ever Happened This Week
Yesterday evening, my not-quite-2-year-old daughter asked for a piece of spicy shrimp that I was eating. I knew she wouldn’t like it, so I shook my head and told her, “Trust me, little baby person, you won’t like this.” Unconvinced, she continued to ask—and for context, her asking is just her looking at me and…
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After Slamming Former Tennis Star James Blake to the Ground, This NYPD Officer Has Now Decided to Sue the Athlete
The things about which you can file a lawsuit in this country continue to amaze me. Take James Frascatore, for example. The New York City police officer was put under severe scrutiny back in 2015 after he was caught on camera tackling former tennis pro James Blake to the ground and cuffing him outside a…
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James Blake Slammed And Arrested For…Smiling While Black? Being Lightskinned While Black?
After hearing the news about James Blake — the retired tennis star who was tackled, cuffed, arrested, and detained by five police officers as he waited for a car to take him to the U.S. Open — three things immediately came to mind: 1. James Blake is a Harvard grad, a former superstar athlete, and…