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American Music Awards 2021: Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat, Drake Among Winners
New Edition’s full reunion and performance was also one of the biggest moments of the night.
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We Have Twitter at Home! Trump to Make His Own Social Media Site Because He’s Banned on All Platforms
The president of people who put racist bumper stickers on their cars told media on Wednesday that he’s starting ‘Truth Social’ app since he’s banned on Twitter.
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Does Common Have the GOAT Hip-Hop Career? Making the Case
A few months ago, I was a guest on a podcast that I really enjoy called the 80z Babies Podcast. The show—hosted by Yinka Diz and Outlaw—focuses largely on 90s and 00s era hip-hop and breaks down classic hip-hop albums, and attempts to make good albums into classics (like one of their latest episodes, Jay-Z’s…
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Billboard Music Awards 2021: The Weeknd Wins Big and Drake Does the Very Opposite of Hiding His Kid
On Sunday, artists from around the world gathered at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles in hopes of owning one of those coveted gold microphones. That’s right, the 2021 Billboard Music Awards ceremony happened. The Weeknd won big on the weekend, scoring the most wins of the night—10, including Top Artist and Top Hot 100…
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Michigan Man Sues Detroit Police Department After Wrongful Arrest Aided by Facial Recognition Software
A 43-year-old Black man is suing the Detroit Police Department after he was wrongfully arrested and identified as a shoplifting suspect by the department’s facial recognition software, according to the Washington Post. Robert Williams, a father of two girls who lives in the Detroit suburb of Farmington Hills, was arrested last year after being accused…
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Prison Guards Across the Nation Refuse to Take Vaccine, Despite Prisons Frequently Being the Site of COVID-19 Outbreaks
There was a lot of talk about Black people being resistant towards getting the vaccine because the U.S. government has a history of medical fuckery when it comes to Black bodies. There’s less talk about a similar hesitancy towards getting the vaccine among prison employees, who have refused getting vaccinated at an alarming rate. A…
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Space Jam: A New Legacy Contest Welcomes You to the (Game) Jam
Hey, real quick, do me a favor and have “Space Jam” by Quad City DJs playing the entire time you read this. I’m serious. Oh, you think I’m not? Here’s the link to an hour-long loop; get on it. Now that the vibe has been properly set, let’s talk about all the cool gaming initiatives…
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Next-Gen Roundup: Microsoft Buys Bethesda and You (Probably) Failed to Buy a Console
It’s Tuesday, and this week has already been some shit, y’all. Microsoft is out here buying studios, and we’re out here not buying consoles. Not by choice, of course, but because Sony, Microsoft and retailers have joined forces to make it as headache inducing as possible. Last week, after Sony revealed the price of the…
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Microsoft Finally Announces the Price…of the Xbox Series S
Of the four console rollouts I’ve seen in my lifetime, this has definitely been one of the strangest, second only to those weird-ass PS3 launch commercials. We’re two months away from the release of new consoles and aren’t entirely sure how much we’re expected to pay for them. Luckily, both a leak and an official…