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  • The Winners of 2016

    Flatly, 2016 as a staff, record label and as a motherf—king crew has collectively sucked. Far too many people have died, and a spoiled, mango-colored racist man surrounded by a bunch of like-minded bigots and sycophants will soon make life hell for many who have survived. However, as draining as this year has felt for…

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    Michael Arceneaux

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  • W.Va. Woman Who Called Michelle Obama ‘Ape in Heels’ Fired

    The director of a West Virginia nonprofit agency who took to Facebook to call first lady Michelle Obama an “ape in heels” has been fired, according to state officials. According to Reuters, Pamela Taylor was fired for her offensive and insensitive Facebook post. Taylor was head of the Clay County Development Corp., which provides services…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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  • Kwanzaa Really Should Be The Best Holiday, And Here's How We Can Make That Happen

    It’s become a tradition at my house to host a Christmas Eve party. This way we get to exchange gifts with family but we don’t have to leave the house on Christmas Day. This year, The Misses expanded it into an ugly sweater party with a ‘white elephant’ gift exchange. We had a signature drink,…

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    Eric Goldson

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  • 6 Stages of Grief in the Last Days of Obama

    As we count down the last few weeks of the Obama presidency, many of us feel anxiety, fear or wistfulness about the prospect of living life without Michelle and Barack in the White House. To help you get through this process, we present to you “The 6 Stages of Grief Over the Obamas Leaving the…

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    Michael Harriot

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  • Trump Adviser Says He Wants President Obama Dead of ‘Mad Cow Disease’ in 2017

    A Donald Trump adviser and former Republican nominee for governor of New York said that his wishes for 2017 included President Barack Obama dying of “mad cow disease” and first lady Michelle Obama being returned to Africa. Alternative weekly magazine Artvoice conducted a four-question survey asking people what they want in 2017. The results of…

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    Monique Judge

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  • Michelle Obama Talks to Oprah, Confirms She Won't Run for Office

    It seems like no matter how much we pray, beg and pray some more, Michelle Obama won’t be running for office. Any office. During what was billed as her last interview as first lady, Michelle Obama confirmed to Oprah Winfrey what her husband has already stated thousands of times: She doesn’t want a career in…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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  • First Lady to Oprah: ‘Now We’re Feeling What Not Having Hope Feels Like’

    First lady Michelle Obama gave her final one-on-one interview to Oprah Winfrey at the White House on Wednesday. In a first look at the interview that aired on CBS This Morning on Friday, Obama reflected on her husband’s legacy of hope. Winfrey asked Obama if she thought her husband’s administration achieved his campaign promise of…

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    Monique Judge

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  • W.Va. to Review Contracts With Nonprofit Whose Director Was Reinstated After Calling Michelle Obama an ‘Ape in Heels’

    The state of West Virginia will be reviewing its contracts with a nonprofit funded by state and federal funds after its director referred to first lady Michelle Obama as “an ape in heels,” the governor’s office confirmed Tuesday, Reuters reports. According to the report, the state announced its intentions after it was revealed that Clay…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • W.Va. Official Fired for Calling Michelle Obama an 'Ape in Heels' Quietly Reinstated: Report 

    A West Virginia official who was fired after a racist Facebook post comparing first lady Michelle Obama to an “ape in heels” will apparently be back at her job later this month, The Hill reports. Pamela Taylor, the director of Clay County Development Corp., a nonprofit funded by state and federal funds, came under fire…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • Colo. Doctor Calls Michelle Obama ‘Monkey Face’ With ‘Ebonic English’

    Updated Thursday, Dec. 1, 8:30 p.m. EST: The University of Colorado’s School of Medicine is cutting ties with Dr. Michelle Herren, the faculty member who made a racist remark about first lady Michelle Obama on Facebook. Read the latest here. Earlier: Dr. Michelle Herren, a pediatric anesthesiologist who works at Denver Health Medical Center, Children’s Hospital Colorado, took to Facebook…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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