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Fresh Out the (Black) Box
Following the election, my Facebook feed lit up with threats of a #blaxit, which excited the hell out of me since I had #blaxited a few years prior. In 2013, I moved from New York City (Where Brooklyn At?) to Geneva, Switzerland, after my wife secured a position at an international organization. Four years later,…
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9 Things You Might Have Done While Waiting Up Until Midnight for Kendrick Lamar’s Album That Ain't Dropping 'Til Next Week
A lot of us waited up until midnight for that new Kendrick Lamar album to drop. A lot of us waited for nothing as it turns out that Kendrick’s new album, according to the pre-order information – I doubt it will be called ALBUM – will be released on April 14th. Yay. Okay, confession. I didn’t…
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The 20 Most Common Types Of Catcalls And Other Forms Of Street Harassment I Wish Y'all Would Stop Doing
A lot of guys have quietly lamented to me “Well, I’m a feminist and I hate cat-calling but how do I get a date without looking creepy?” Hopefully this helps. If you find yourself doing the things on this list, just stop doing them. Please stop doing them. 1. The Slow Roll Cat-Call This is…
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"A Six-Foot-Long Hefty Bag Full Of Wet Farts And Dog Nipples" And 20 More Things Bill O'Reilly Looks Like
Bill O’Reilly apparently thinks Maxine Waters looks like James Brown. Here are some things I think Bill O’Reilly looks like. 1. Bill O’Reilly, but if Bill O’Reilly actually died 20 years ago and no one’s gathered the nerve to tell him yet 2. The face people in horror movies make when the alien hidden inside…
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The 10 Most Dangerous Types Of Supposedly "Cool" White People
While it goes without saying that there are some legitimately cool and sincere and empathetic White people out there (#notallwhitepeople — shout out to all the “White Mikes” and “White Kims“), there are also some supposedly “cool-ass” and “good” White folks we’d be wise to keep our eyes on; whose pervasive aintshitness is subtle, hidden…
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White People Shit That Black People (Not So) Secretly Love
White People Shit. It’s the semi-pejorative term Black folks use to describe items, actions, and ideas that fall outside of the negro-normative spectrum, preponderantly enjoyed by our Caucasian counterparts. Seinfeld. Mayonnaise. Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill. Calling the police. All things that seemingly exist as the exclusive domain of white people and…
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The Definitive List (and Explanation) of Letters That Work As Nicknames
Because I’m young, gifted, and Black, I’m prone to nicknames. Hell, my entire life is one big nickname. But being Black means that my nickname got a nickname. Despite nicknaming myself Panama Jackson (as a nod to my birthplace and one of the blackest last names ever, Jackson) people often call me “P,” “PJ,” or…
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20 Things "You Ain't Gon' Do" In A Black Household
1. Put your feet up on my couch, Kellyanne Conway 2. Curse at me or mines 3. Run the AC and leave the door open running up my light bill when you didn’t put in on this 4. Talk shit about me in my house while I’m there even if I can’t hear you 5.…
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9 Reasons You Should Check Out Jidenna’s Debut Album, The Chief
In 2015, the world was introduced to Jidenna through the hit single, “Classic Man,” a song directly catered towards Black folks that read and believe that ascots aren’t only a job, but an adventure. I loved that song as most people did. Jidenna as an artist, though, I was ambivalent about. Sure it was a dope…
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10 Most Ridiculous Parts About The Scene’s "Why Did You Cheat?" Video
By now, you’ve probably watched The Scene’s 6-minute plus video of former lovers turned exes, Kourtney and Leonard, who broke up, presumably, due to the Leonard’s (@LennyLoudPacks on the Twitters) rampant cheating. The girlfriend, Kourtney (@creolekourt) asks the hard questions, you know, “why?” “how many times?” and shares a story about walking in on him smackin’…
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