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Racists Ignore AutoCorrect, Tattoo Misspelled Racial Slur on Token Black Friend as Punishment
Usually racist ass racists like Donald Trump or professional hate-monger Milo Yiannopoulos love to tout their imaginary black friends or actual black husbands as irrefutable proof they can’t be racist. “I like black guys for my love life, straight white males as employees, and girls as drinking buddies,” Milo once told Bloomberg, presumably right after…
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Boxer Adrien Broner Cuffed in Miami After Yelling at Cops. Maybe the Police Tried to Holla at Him
One-time boxing champion Adrien Broner, who is absolutely not gay, was handcuffed by Miami police for being Adrien Broner. That is absolutely not an indictment on police, as Adrien Broner is an asshole of epic proportions. According to TMZ Sports, Broner was walking with his entourage, which included really good boxer Gervonta Davis, when he…
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Where Is America's Blackest City?
How do you define the blackness of a city? For Black History Month, we challenged writers to explain why they think their city deserves the title of blackest city in America. And man, did they rep their cities hard. So now, we’re asking you, our readers, to vote for who made the strongest case. Here’s…
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When It Comes to Blackest Cities, Don't Sleep on Miami
OK, I know what you’re thinking. Miami? The blackest city in America? Ha! Not with all that “tiki tiki music” that everyone automatically hears once there’s any scene showcasing the 3-0-5 in movies, music videos and TV shows. But hear me out. Miami is actually the blackest city in America and I’m here to school…
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OWN Debuts Trailer for Tarell Alvin McCraney's David Makes Man, Which Was the Best Pitch Oprah Ever Heard
Imagine pitching your passion project to a room filled with already-intimidating network executives and Oprah walks in, unexpectedly. Nigga, what?! That’s what acclaimed scribe Tarell Alvin McCraney (Moonlight) experienced as he shuffled to gather his thoughts—and himself—together. But, in the same vein, he let it all hang out, which ultimately became the beauty of the…
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Video: Florida Man Pulls Gun on Black Kids Riding Bikes at #BikesUpGunsDown Event
Is “wronger” a word? For instance, it would be wrong to run over a woman’s foot with a bicycle, even if it were inadvertent and the incident occurred at an event specifically for riding bikes. However, it would be wronger to respond to the accidental toe-smushing by spewing the n-word and pulling a firearm on…
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Shopper Says Florida H&M Falsely Accused Her of Stealing a Pair of Earrings: ‘It Was a Black Thing’
It may feel like it was three years ago that H&M got hemmed up for posting a racist photo of a young black child in a “Coolest Monkey in the Jungle” sweatshirt, but in fact, it was just in January of this year—far too soon for the retail giant to get caught up in another…
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Swanky South Beach Hotel That Allegedly Called Haitian Employees 'Slaves' to Pay $2.5 Million Settlement
A ritzy Miami hotel has agreed to settle a discrimination suit with 17 Haitian dishwashers who say they were mistreated and eventually fired because of their background. While the allegations stem from 2014, the decision to settle was announced just last Friday. Earlier this year, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed the discrimination suit on…
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Judge Orders Cops to Return $20,000 to Exotic Dancer
Florida police officers were forced to give back nearly $20,000 after seizing a cache of guns, money and drugs from an exotic dancer and her husband. Apparently, at Cheetah Gentlemen’s Club in Miami, Fla., exotic dancers can make a lot of money. Whenever you ask a dancer how much money they make, they will usually…