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9 Foods Black People Love That Have Been Ruined by Gentrification
Collard greens for $66? Collard greens with peanuts??? Sweet potato pie with Parmesan cheese? If you’ve ever fiercely defended your grandmama’s [fill in the blank] as the best dish you’ve ever tasted, you’d likely shudder at the thought of some of these recipe remixes. In the last few years, black Twitter has shamed these newfangled…
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The Cast of Set It Off: Where Are They Now?
Set It Off, the bank-heist thriller starring Jada Pinkett Smith, Vivica A. Fox, Queen Latifah and Kimberly Elise, debuted 20 years ago on Nov. 6. The film, directed by F. Gary Gray, grossed more than $41 million at the box office and received positive reviews; some critics compared it to Thelma & Louise. Take a…
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10 Signs You’re Black and From Detroit
It’s fine to admit, unless you’re from Detroit, that you may only know the city through Martin reruns and a mayoral sex scandal. OK, cool—but just know that that scandal is nearly a decade old and Martin has been off the air for almost twice as long. Before and after, Detroit has always been incomparable…
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10 Hilarious Memes That Defined This Horrible Election Season
It’s been one of the most controversial and talked-about presidential election seasons ever, and it’s not quite over yet. However, the three debates pitting Hillary Clinton against Donald Trump are now a part of American history. No matter your party affiliation, the two candidates gave voters a lot to think, laugh and vote about, and…
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10 Signs You’re Black and From Chicago
Our “Promised Land” has always had its issues, but black Chicagoans know that our part of the city is as real as it gets. It’s not something you can shake off. Ask Kanye and Common. Chicago is in our DNA and lives in our bones forever, even if some of us no longer reside there.…
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10 Throwback Black Hairstyles We Should Leave in the Past
We all have that one yearbook picture that makes us say, “Man, why didn’t anyone stop me from getting that?” We remember being super on-trend at the time, but looking back, we see that some fads of our youth should be left behind. Even with the resurgence of ’70s, ’80s and early-’90s style in fashion…
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Please Avoid These 10 Halloween Costumes
It’s near inevitable: Every year, hurricanes hit our coasts and destruction blooms, and every year, Halloween hits and people wear costumes so inappropriate, you shake your head in disapproval, Big Mama style. We like you too much to let you go out in public looking cray-cray. Please, use this guide as a litmus test. If…
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10 Best Celebrity Twitter Clapbacks
Twitter may not be the place to solve your disputes, but it sure is entertaining for fans when their favorite stars use the site to slam each other (or trolling haters). The evidence of the shade remains for weeks, months, sometimes years for all the world to see. Lesson: If you don’t want it etched…
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10 Signs You’re Black and From Alabama
If you look into the comment section of any opinion piece on the internet, you quickly learn two things: 1) J. Cole went platinum with no features, and 2) Black people are not a monolith. Although it is a no-brainer with which we all agree, there are certain things that tie us together, and the biggest…
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10 Hairstyles From the ’90s Every Black Man Rocked Back in the Day
If you ask most black men what their style was like in the ’90s, they will reference the hairstyle they were rocking first. Every decade has its list of “it” trends—the ones that instantly transport you back in time when you see them. We polled some of the men in our lives who have been…