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Florida, Man
You know how something happens in the news, and it’s incredibly weird and far-fetched, and as you are reading it, you know before the article tells you that the incident happened in Florida? Or what about all the weirdo stories that have headlines that begin with “Florida Man,” and you immediately understand the problem without…
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How I Know for Sure Rachel Dolezal Is Not Black
You know how I know Rachel Dolezal ain’t black? Her very black son got buck with her in front of the cameras, and he was still alive to talk to the producers about it afterward, making even more slick comments about his mama as he did it. And we have not seen a news report…
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Rafael ‘Ted’ Cruz Had the Nerve to Make Fun of Democratic Opponent Robert ‘Beto’ O’Rourke’s Name
Sen. Rafael Edward “Ted” Cruz (R-Texas), who just so happens to look like a grown-up Eddie Munster, had the audacity to make fun of his Democratic rival Rep. Robert “Beto” O’Rourke—who won the Democratic primary Tuesday night and will be running against Cruz for the Senate—because he uses a nickname. On Tuesday, Rafael’s campaign released…
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We Need to Talk About The Fam’s Nanny-Gate Dumpster Fire on DC Radio
All hell broke loose on Washington, D.C., radio station WKYS this morning after one host claimed she was ambushed by her co-hosts and it all ended with a live, on-air “Fuck this show, I’m out.” Here’s how the shenanigans went down: Danni Starr is one-third of the popular morning program The Fam in the Morning…
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The New York Times Finally Recognizes the Legacies of These World-Changing Black Women
On Women’s Day, the New York Times published an interactive collection called “Overlooked,” a series of obituaries written for notable figures who are long gone but for myriad reasons were not recognized by the Times when they died. In it, the Times acknowledges that over the years, it has repeatedly neglected to recognize notable women…
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‘We Hate the Blacks’: 2 Men Arrested After Yelling Racist Chants Outside Black Student’s Door at British University
Two 18-year-old men have been arrested for racially aggravated public-order offenses after being videotaped yelling racist slurs outside a black student’s room at Nottingham Trent University in the United Kingdom earlier this week. As the BBC notes, the student in question, Rufaro Chisango, tweeted out a video of the abuses hurled at her, which included…
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FBI Investigating Brutal Beating of North Carolina Man Accused of Jaywalking
Well, well, well. It looks as if the justice system is going to take the brutal beating of Johnnie Rush seriously, given that the FBI has launched an investigation into the North Carolina police officer accused of repeatedly beating Rush because he was allegedly jaywalking, the New York Daily News reports. Asheville, N.C., Police Officer…
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Former Trump Campaign Aide Who Went Full Kanye Will Comply With Grand Jury Subpoena
Former Trump campaign aide Sam Nunberg ran out here talking big talk. Remember? It was just a few days ago when Nunberg received a subpoena from special counselor Robert Mueller, who’s about to blow this whole Russia-Trump scandal out of the water, but Nunberg was acting like Training Day Denzel, claiming that he wasn’t fishing…
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NFL Prospect Asked Whether He Likes Men and if His Mom Was a Prostitute: Report
Out of all the sports, football might be the most homoerotic game in the history of all homoerotic games. From the fitted uniforms to the placement of the quarterback’s hands before the ball is hiked, from the sweaty tackles and grunting men to the smacking one another on the backside, football has always been one…