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Random People, Places, And Things I've Definitely Called A "Nigga" Before, Ranked
20. Barbara Bush, after seeing a recent picture of her “I had no idea that nigga was still alive. Wow. The Bush family breeds vampires.” 19. An almost stale piece of cantaloupe “I hate it when these niggas ruin the fruit salad, man.” 18. My left arm, which is really hurting right now because I’m…
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Things I Know I'm Just Going To Suck At Forever (And I'm Okay With That)
I’m currently on a kick of acquiring basic life skills that escaped me because of either growing up in poverty, city living, or laziness. For example, not too long ago I properly learned how to ride a bike. The mild corniness of adult bike lessons notwithstanding, I picked it up quite quickly, and ended up…
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The Moments When Being a Black Man Is The Shit
2016 has been a rough year for black men. We’re about to say goodbye to our first black president, Muhammad Ali died, Jay Electronica still ain’t dropped an album, and there’s a new Madea movie about to hit theaters. Plus, cops keep shooting dudes that look like us like every week. It’s with that in…
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30 New and Old Books by Black Authors You Should Read
The written word is not only informative, it’s transformative. For as long as I can remember, words have always been an escape for me. During the summer, my mom would take me to the library, where I’d get lost in the shelves for hours, pulling down books, sitting right on the floor and reading them.…
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Five Thoughts About Netflix's Luke Cage From Someone Who Never Heard Of Luke Cage Until Netflix
Like many others, I’ve been watching Luke Cage on Netflix. Unlike many others, I’ve never read a comic book before in my life. (My idea of fun reading as a kid was The Godfather, USA Today, and Basketball Digest. Which, well…which actually explains a lot.) So I’d never heard of Luke Cage until a few months ago when…
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10 Thoughts About "The Birth Of A Nation"
[***If you’ve read any articles about this movie, there are no spoilers. Also, Nat Turner dies at the end. That is also not a spoiler.***] Last night, I saw The Birth Of A Nation (BOAN), the story of slave revot leader Nat Turner, helmed in every part by Nate Parker of Peak Fuckboy fame. For…
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Nouns Black Men Use In Place Of Names To Greet And Acknowledge Each Other, Ranked
(Couple things before we start) 1. Some words like “man” and “dude” are universal and used by every race/class of American man, so they won’t be included. “Brother” and its derivatives (“bro,” “brah,” bruh,” and “brotha”) is also somewhat universal now. But it has a specific meaning/connection to Black men, so it makes the cut.…
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10 Breakups That Would Totally Absolutely Devastate Black America More Than Brangelina's
My cousin, the unsinkable sarah huny young, and I regularly frequent the same coffee shop. But we rarely see each other there because she’s usually there early (9am to 1:30-ishpm) and I usually don’t get there until after 2pm. Today, however, I had a meeting there at noon and was able to chop it up…
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The Best Alcoholic Beverages To Bring To A Gathering Of Black People, Ranked
(“Best” in this context is defined as “shit that’ll be consumed and gone by the end of the night”) 10. Beer (any kind) Because people will need something to drink after literally everything else is gone. 9. Ciroc I’m 94 percent convinced that people only drink Ciroc because it has a cool logo and rhymes with…
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12 Unsung Skills in the Black Community
Being black is an experience. It’s likely that the first thing you think of upon reading that sentence is, “Yeah, because … racism,” but that’s not the experience I’m talking about. The black experience I’m talking about focuses on the small yet mighty things we do that deserve a standing ovation. You’ve seen your mom…
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