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Was DJ Envy’s Walk-Off Tantrum the Most Light-Skinned Moment in Radio History?
I thought the most light-skinned moment I’d ever been a part of was when I cried real tears while watching Drake’s “God’s Plan” video, but having watched DJ Envy’s breakdown on The Breakfast Club, I can say that Envy has officially surpassed me, as that moment was more light-skinned than Steph Curry sporting a perm,…
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Doug Jones and the Democratic Party Just Screwed Black Voters … Again
There is a saying that “no good deed goes unpunished.” My grandmother, a slight woman whose values still trickle down through four generations, and who radiated love and wisdom as if she were our family’s own self-contained solar system, once showed me the scars on her legs from being bitten by a police dog and…
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Trial of DeAndre Harris, Black Man Beaten During Charlottesville, Va., White Supremacist Rally, to Begin Friday
You may remember the story of DeAndre Harris. The black Charlottesville, Va., resident was brutally beaten and severely wounded by white supremacists in August in a parking garage attack during the Unite the Right rally. Well, despite the fact that Harris was the one who was viciously attacked and left with a broken wrist and…
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Top Cop Jeff Sessions Speaks to Chiefs of Police and Collectively They Form the Broviet Union
The Trump administration is continuing its tradition of speaking to crowds that are largely favorable to its policies. On Thursday, Attorney General Jeff “King Keebler” Sessions spoke at the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference in Nashville, Tenn. What is the International Association of Chiefs of Police? Who knows, but it looks like a…
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Report: White Men Stockpile Guns Because They’re Afraid of Black People
In a clear case of reverse racism, an obscure, little-known discipline called “science” has revealed that the vast majority of gun owners are uneducated white males who think black people are preparing to launch a sneak attack against the Caucasians any day now. A new article in Scientific American by Jeremy Adam Smith (yes, “American”…
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‘I Hope It’s a Trap and Y’all Get Shot’: Sister of White Supremacist Dylann Roof Sends Hostile Snapchat, Is Arrested on Charges Over Weapons, Drugs on School Grounds
Well, it certainly looks as if the same rotten tree produced the same rotten fruit. And as it turns out, while some students were marching for their lives on National Walkout Day to protest gun violence, Morgan Roof, the sister of white supremacist and mass murderer Dylann Roof, was on social media expressing her disgust.…
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Way to Kill My Childhood and 33,000 Jobs: Toys ‘R’ Us to Close All U.S. Stores
When I was a kid, there was nothing better than being allowed to roam the aisles of our local Toys ‘R’ Us, staring at all the dolls, toys, games and bikes I knew my parents weren’t going to buy for me. It didn’t matter that the vast majority of the stuff on those shelves wasn’t…
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California High School Teacher Fires Gun in Classroom During Safety Lesson, Injures 3 Students and … Must I Really Go On?
Today in “This is exactly why schools should be gun-free zones” news, a Seaside, Calif., teacher—who is also a reserve police officer, mind you—somehow accidentally fired a gun inside a local high school classroom on Tuesday, injuring three students. What makes this even more depressing? The incident occurred during a course about gun safety. According…
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Shaquille O’Neal’s Politics Have Always Been Confusing, but Now He Sounds Like a Giant Mouthpiece for the NRA
Shaquille O’Neal is a great big black man. He was a phenomenal basketball player and a horrible rapper. He likes to bill himself as a big ol’ cuddly teddy bear, but Shaquille O’Neal’s politics are dangerous. He’s a great big black man with a podium and a microphone and a whole lot of “pull your…