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Jesse Williams Addresses Cheating Rumors in Jay-Z’s ‘Footnotes for 4:44’ Video
Jesse Williams opened up about his divorce from Aryn Drake-Lee—and addressed cheating rumors—in Jay-Z’s “Footnotes for 4:44″ video. Williams and Drake-Lee married in 2012, and he filed for divorce this past April amid rumors that he was cheating with actress Minka Kelly. “I was in a relationship 13 years, 13 real years, not five years,…
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Jesse Williams Files for Joint Physical Custody Amid Divorce
The divorce between Jesse Williams and Aryn Drake-Lee Williams may be turning into a bitter fight over child custody. Williams filed court documents seeking joint physical custody after alleging that Drake-Lee Williams isn’t allowing him to spend much time with their two children. “Aryn restricts my time with the children and decides when, and for…
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The Profound Quandary of Blackness in the Video Game ‘Detroit: Become Human’
You might not have noticed, but over the past week, the internet has been losing its collective damn mind over E3, a video game conference showcasing all of next year’s flagship games, which just wrapped up several days of pomp and circumstance. Every E3 has had some controversy, but this year, rather than another sexual…
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Unique Views, Episode 41: Say It Ain’t So, Jesse Williams
Unique Views didn’t have a guest this week, so we decided that we would force our most committed listeners (read: our moms) to listen to everything we hate. Sure, we are rebranding the podcast and have seen ourselves in comic book form (and let me just say that I have the broadest shoulders and the…
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Jesse Williams and Wife Divorcing After 5 Years: Report
Everyone’s favorite #WokeBae, Jesse Williams, is allegedly divorcing his wife, Aryn Drake-Lee. According to TMZ, the divorce was supposedly filed five weeks ago, but the couple has not officially released a statement. It’s not clear who filed for divorce. The two launched their popular Ebroji app last year and have two kids together: son Maceo…
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In The Woke Olympics, Nobody Wins Gold
I’ve decided I want to bow out. It was fun while it lasted. However, after careful review, I’ve concluded that The Woke Olympics just isn’t for me. I can’t compete. These carefully constructed tweets have me sweating at my desk on the regular, and baby, I’m tired. One slip of the finger, one well intentioned…
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Read Alice Walker’s Powerful Poem Inspired by Jesse Williams’ BET Speech
One of our most wondrous and prolific living authors and activists, Alice Walker, wrote a poem inspired by actor Jesse Williams’ brilliant BET Humanitarian Award acceptance speech. The poem, published on Walker’s website the day after the awards aired, gives “three deep bows to a beautiful son” and hilariously critiques the fact that the video, courtesy…
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5 Reasons Jesse Williams Is a Black Girl’s Best Friend
The most disrespected person in America is the black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the black woman. The most neglected person in America is the black woman. Malcolm X spoke these words over 50 years ago; Beyoncé brought them back into current consciousness a mere two months ago. On Sunday night, with…
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Jesse Williams is Brilliant
Apparently, God woke up one fine mornting and she said you know what it’s a Friday and I ain’t got shit to do. Except it was actually Wednesday, August 5, 1981. On this day I shall give y’all Earth heathens a man. He will be smart. He’s gon’ be famous. And y’all don’t say “woke”…
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The Best And Blackest Part Of Jesse Williams' Speech Was An Indictment Of Black Men
I first watched Jesse Williams’ speech on a phone in a lobby in a country club in Long Island. I wasn’t able to watch the BET Awards (or the Game of Thrones) live yesterday because I was at a wedding reception there, but knowing both BET and HBO were going to broadcast several re-airings, I planned on watching each when…