race & politics
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A Peek Into The Secret Club Of Assumed Racism
My thoughts flash back about five months ago to South Avenue in Wilkinsburg: It’s around 5:30 p.m. and I’m driving to my dad’s house for dinner with my wife and two daughters, 14 and 11. Something bizarre awaits us. We’re pulling out from a stop sign when – seemingly out of nowhere – two girls,…
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Michael Sam, And The Black (And Gay) Politics Of Being "Twice As Good"
The analogy many gay rights activists and allies have made between their fight for equal rights and the Black American’s fight for civil rights is flawed, but I understand why it’s made. It’s a natural comparison, but it breaks down when considering that (most) Blacks can’t blend in. In America, Blackness is conspicuous, and this conspicuousness allows for…
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Man Arrested For…Waiting While Black? Being Polite While Black? Being Black While Black?
Just watch this fucking shit.
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Bill O'Reilly and Megyn Kelly Argue About White Privilege, And Kelly…Surprises
Ladies and gentlemen, hell has frozen over. Heathens ’bout to let it go and build snowmen up in this piece. Bill O’Reilly recently invited Megyn Kelly on his show, The O’Reilly Factor, to discuss what he calls, “the White Privilege Theory.” For those of you who don’t remember her name, Megyn was the biggest advocate for Santa Clause’s Whiteness,…
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On Being A Little Tired Of Being The "Safe Black Friend You Talk To About Race"
I was a junior in high school when a teacher came over to a group of us at lunch looking for one of our classmates. With four grades of students capped at no more than 100 each, we were a small school of folks who knew each other by name. In the liberal granola-crusted feel-goodism…
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Don Lemon Definitely Will Never Invite Talib Kweli To Sunday Brunch
A conversation in Ferguson today between Don Lemon and Talib Kweli quickly got heated. Not “We’re bout to fight” heated, but definitely “Don’t sit me next to that wack n*gga on the plane home” heated. As Talib tried to criticize CNN for inaccurate coverage of the protests and police response, the conversation quickly devolved into…
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T.I. Releases "New National Anthem" With Skylar Grey
T.I. released a new song in response to Ferguson along with an open letter about the history of violence against Black men in America. The song sounds okay, in the way that every pop song Tip has put out over the last few years does… I’m just wondering why it’s Skylar Grey on the hook.…
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And They Wonder Why We Say "F*ck The Police"
In a recent article posted on the Washington Post’s website entitled, “I’m a cop. If you don’t want to get hurt, don’t challenge me”, former Los Angeles Police Department (the same local jurisdiction that housed the infamous Rampart Division and the scandal) officer Sunil Dutta offered a police officer’s perspective on how to deal with…
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The Type Of Funny Anecdote Michael Brown Will Never Be Able To Tell
(At EBONY, Damon shares a story about a shoplifting experience as a kid, and realizes the only difference between him and Michael Brown is that he was lucky enough to live long enough to tell it) I’m 35 now, almost two decades removed from that summer. The Hilfiger shirt from the picture with my mom still…
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Video: John Oliver's Take On What's Happening in Ferguson, MO
Full disclosure: I’m a huge fan of John Oliver. I watch Last Week Tonight because it’s such a good show to me. His monologue segments are informative, engaging, entertaining, and well researched. John Oliver, a foreigner mind you, seems to get it. Especially when it comes to whats happening in Ferguson, Missouri. For most of…