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10 Thoughts On The NBA Soap Opera, Starring Lebron, Steph, Ayesha, And Kyrie
1. Saying Lebron James is the best basketball player in the world feels like such a matter-of-fact and unnecessary assertion that saying it aloud makes me feel dumber. Like saying “Hey, that dog over there is a mammal.” Or perhaps “That Kappa over there is wearing a sweater vest. In July. While playing flag football.”…
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6 Black Women Who Are Leading Africa’s Digital Revolution
There’s a resurgence of innovation happening across Africa as mobile phones and the internet spread throughout countries like South Africa, Ghana, Kenya and Tanzania. These technologies aren’t only connecting citizens—they’re also serving as a foundation for the continent’s growing tech culture in its most populous countries. At the Afrobytes conference in Paris last week, we…
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You’re Probably A Country Ass Negro If You Know Any of These People
I know I’m not the only one that felt some type of way when Damon continued his unwarranted attack on grits. It’s like he went into a Juneteenth celebration and yelled, “This is a fake 4th of July!” But don’t worry my country black people. I’m here to reaffirm your country-fied blackness to a new…
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10 STEM Summer Camps for Students of Color
Don’t let the summer go to waste while school’s out. Summer break is a perfect time to introduce your children to in-demand science, technology, engineering and math skills while they have fun with new friends and mentors. We’ve pulled together a list of STEM summer camps to help your kids stand out once the school…
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10 Things I Do Because I'm An Awkward Ass Dude Sometimes And I Have No Other Reason
1. Make pretend phone calls to just leave places without talking to people when I want to just leave places without talking to people but know that just leaving without talking to anyone would be awkward and inappropriate. Basically, if you see me at a happy hour and I’m on the phone and walking out…
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The Most Important Job Nobody Wants: The 3 People Who Could Be Trump’s Veep Pick
Question: What do you call an avowed “job creator” who is going to have a lot of trouble filling the second-most-important job in America? Answer: Donald Trump. While the vice presidential pick for a major party ticket is a job to which many politicians aspire, given the demographic and self-inflicted hurdles facing the Trump campaign,…
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Allen Iverson Is Turning 41 This Week (41!) And More Reasons I'm Starting To Feel Very Old
While watching the Cleveland Cavaliers play the Golden State Warriors during the NBA Finals, it’s been hard for me to look at Tyronn Lue and take him seriously. Not because his team has been getting mollywhopped by Golden State. No, it’s because he will always be the guy Allen Iverson stepped over in the 2001…
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These Musicians Are Geminis. But Are You Surprised?
Let’s face it: By and large, Geminis are incredibly creative individuals. It follows that there’s an abundance of Gemini musicians who dominate the music industry. It’s Black Music Month—or, per President Barack Obama’s recent proclamation, African-American Music Appreciation Month. Here we recognize the mastery and pure genius of these Gemini music-making folk. Yes, Biggie was a…
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The 10 Happiest People In The World
10.) White People on Bicylces I don’t know why it is, but cycling just seems to unleash some kind of unparalleled joy on the faces of white people. Now that spring has arrived, major cities across the country are being inundated with smiling white people on their bikes. Where are they going? Who knows. Maybe…
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I’ve Been Down in the Dad Hole for 4 Years and I Have Questions
Let me start this whole thing off by saying that I used to be cool. At one point in my life I was a working DJ, avid sneaker collector, hip-hop aficionado, fluent speaker of slang and avid consumer of modern popular culture. Then, a little over four years ago, things changed. I became a father.…
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