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Continuing to Support R. Kelly Is an Assault on Black Women
It happened twice and she couldn’t tell anyone. But she told me. In the decades since it had happened, she hadn’t told any other men because she thought it would make things worse. But she knew me—she raised me. My father left when I was born and all of the men in my family were…
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Bill Cosby Called Himself 'America's Dad' and Black Twitter Determined That Was a Lie
Disgraced comedian Bill Cosby might be a lot of things—an alleged serial rapist, “a sexually violent predator,” inmate number NN7687—but one title he can no longer claim is “America’s Dad.” Nah, bruh. We threw that baby out with the bathwater. America’s Dad wouldn’t be serving time in prison for sexual assault. America’s Dad wouldn’t have…
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11 Thoughts About Surviving R. Kelly Now That I’ve Had a Chance to Process It All
Like what I can only presume was the vast majority of black America, I spent a significant portion of the past weekend either watching the dream hampton produced/directed Lifetime docuseries, Surviving R. Kelly or talking about it. The discussions dominated social media and actual face-to-face interactions with people. Nothing in recent memory did such a…
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Only 2 Hours Into Surviving R. Kelly, the Conclusion Is Simple: Black Girls Deserve Better
I’m tired. We’re tired. On the evening of January 3, 2019, I bundled up my anxiety and turned to Lifetime to watch what I knew would be one of the most noteworthy moments of media history. Executive produced by dream hampton, Tamara Simmons, Joel Karlsberg and Jesse Daniels, Surviving R. Kelly is a 6-hour, three…
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Breaking: Bill Cosby Sentenced to 3 to 10 Years, Judge Rules Disgraced Comedian Is 'Sexually Violent Predator'
Bill Cosby, in the first celebrity trial of the #MeToo era, was sentenced to three to 10 years for one count of sexual assault on Tuesday. Cosby will serve his sentence in a state prison. After being found guilty of sexually assaulting former Temple University employee Andrea Constand in April, Cosby faced a maximum of…
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R. Kelly Accuser Alleges Older Woman Trained Her to Please Him Sexually
R. Kelly continues to deny any wrongdoing when it comes to holding women captive and sexually assaulting teenagers, but one woman is now speaking out about the abuse she says she experienced at the hands of “the Pied Piper of R&B.” Last month, in an interview published by BuzzFeed, 24-year-old Jerhonda Pace came forward and…
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The Pathology Behind the Pied Piper: When Will We Stop Protecting Predators?
Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly … and R. Kelly will likely be a predator for the rest of his life. As I’m sure you’ve heard by now, new allegations surfaced Monday that couldn’t be more fitting or less shocking about the man who calls himself “The Pied Piper of R&B.” Nearly 23 years after…