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Bubba Wallace, the Only Black Driver in NASCAR's Cup Series, Wants Confederate Flags Banned From the Sport [Updated: NASCAR Bans the Confederate Flag]
You ever look at someone and think, “It couldn’t be me?” Ever since I’ve learned about Bubba Wallace, the only black driver in NASCAR’s top-level Cup Series, all I can think about is the deluge of racism he must endure on a daily basis. The glares, the snide remarks, the racial epithets, the Trump signs…
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DeAndre Hopkins, Deshaun Watson Petition Clemson to Remove John C. Calhoun's Name From Honors College
Outside of chin-checking racists and forgetting what I look like with a haircut, one of my favorite pastimes is spending exorbitant amounts of time devouring Wikipedia pages. And a cursory glance at John Caldwell Calhoun’s page reveals that our former vice president is remembered for “strongly defending slavery,” marrying his cousin and inciting the Civil…
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Charlotte Hornets, Carolina Panthers End Partnerships With Security Firm After CEO Outs Himself as a Racist Ass Racist
I believe the old adage is “Freedom of speech doesn’t mean freedom from consequences.” In the latest edition of Musty Racists Exposed, the Charlotte Hornets, Carolina Panthers, Charlotte Knights, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and the University of South Carolina have all decided to cut ties with a local security company after its CEO…
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Relax, Everyone. Sports Is a 'Colorblind Meritocracy' Because NBA Exec Bob Myers Says So
After ignoring our plight for decades, suddenly white people are tripping over themselves to prove that they actually give a shit about black folks. We’ve seen NFL quarterbacks exposed as either blatantly racist or denounced for racial insensitivity, companies like CrossFit have turned into dumpster fires and plenty of other instances where white folks seem…
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Black Second City Alumni Demand Racism and Sexual Misconduct Investigation Within Comedy Industry
As we watch the imploding of legacy media and public accountability of entertainment brands and companies happening in real-time, this definitely seems to be a time of reckoning. Today’s spotlight is on the comedy industry. According to Deadline, Chris Redd (Saturday Night Live), Amber Ruffin (Late Night With Seth Meyers), Sam Richardson (Veep) and Aasia…
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Until Lil Wayne Learns 'How to Love' Us, Please Stop Going to Him for Social Commentary
In recent years, we’ve all watched Lil Wayne deteriorate before our very eyes. I don’t know if its drugs or his lengthy history of seizures, but something is clearly awry with the artist formerly known as Birdman Jr. His once-lauded output has regressed from incredible to entirely incoherent, and his commentary on social issues has…
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A Letter to Terry Crews From the Grand Wiz of Black Supremacy
Dear Terry Crews, Happy Countdown to Juneteenth, brother. I hope this message finds you well and Black AF. While I’d rather spend my time officially reworking the rules of Uno, your recent tweets have summoned me here. You may have heard of the Grand Wizard of leading white supremacist group, the Ku Klux Klan, well…
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Tennessee Sheriff Uses N-Word in Phone Call But Vows to 'Apologize to All the Citizens in the County.' Sure, Jan
At this point, the fact that the country is currently in upheaval over racist policing shouldn’t be lost on anyone. Unsurprisingly, this hasn’t stopped police from engaging in the same behavior that has inspired nationwide protest. WREG reports that Steve Sanders, the sheriff of Lauderdale County in Tennessee has apologized after a call leaked of…
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California Mayor Resigns After Saying 'No Good Person of Color' Has Been Killed by Police
The constant whirlwind of awfulness that’s been 2020 has had a good chunk of us feeling like this pear. I, like most of you, am simply exhausted. If it’s not the steady stream of seeing black bodies being brutalized, it’s white people coming out their mouths to say, just, the dumbest shit. Take for example…