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California Polytechnic State University Fraternity Chapter Faces Backlash Over Blackface Photo
These frats are really a piece of work. You’d think by now, with the number of stories featured and the number of college students disciplined for racist, stereotypical parties and/or blackface, someone somewhere would get the memo…but nah. Instead, members of California Polytechnic State University’s Lambda Chi Alpha are facing intense scrutiny after a particularly…
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Things About You That No One Actually Gives a Shit About, Ranked
15. Your dreams (and not like your hopes and dreams and shit—people should care about those—but the dream you had last night about clowns and chicken-fried tofu. No one cares). 14. Your unsolicited dating preferences. 13. Your parenting advice if you’ve never had children and your marriage advice if you’ve never been married (also, it…
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Government Confirms That It’s Coming After Facebook
If you are like most of us, after all of this news dropped about the Facebook-user-information breach, you have been looking at the once-daily site (yes, I am over 40) with a sustained side eye. The U.S. government, too, has some issues with the behemoth social media platform. On Monday the Federal Trade Commission confirmed…
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Instagram Is Changing the Order of Your Feed Again
Instagram announced Thursday that it is once again making changes to “give you more control over your feed and ensure the posts you see are timely.” The company announced two big changes on its blog—one that puts you in control of when your feed refreshes and one that ensures the most recent posts “are more…
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You’re Probably Sharing a Lot More Info on Facebook Than You Know
Because of the news that the Donald Trump campaign’s data-management firm used Facebook to acquire personal information from millions of Americans, people are taking a long look at their social media settings. But while online security is important for everyone, internet privacy is even more important for black people. Part of the reason the FBI…
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Why You Should Never Address Non-MFing Factors
One of my favorite disses of all time is “non-motherfucking factor.” It’s just so rude. The ancient Mayans attribute the black popularization of the saying to Evelyn Lozada in all of her Basketball Wives glory. She uttered the statement to Tami Roman during what I can only imagine was one of the many riveting conversations…
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Twitter Stole From Me and They Can Steal From You, Too
The morning of March 2, the powers that be at Twitter robbed me of my intellectual property and community with little explanation and no avenue for redress. It started with a diss. I don’t remember the topic that brought me the misfortune of having dog whistle racism in my Twitter mentions, but I do remember…
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Judge of Characters: George Washington Took Teeth From the Mouths of Slaves
I’ve always been taught that the first president of the United States of America had wooden teeth because his gums were not fertile ground for strong, pearly whites. It was just common knowledge. But recently, writer Michael Coard revealed something that’s widely unknown: Washington’s dentures were made not of wood but of elephant/walrus tusks and,…
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Top 7 Moments From BET’s Social Awards ’18
Social media has come a long way since Black Planet backgrounds and MySpace top eights, and BET’s first-ever Social Awards ’18, held this weekend in Atlanta, were further evidence of that. A hashtag can spawn a movement, and the right Instagram status can make you a star. BET’s Social Awards ’18, hosted by comedian Michael…
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How to Get Away With Harassment on Twitter
I’ve utilized social media for over 25 years, way before it was referred to as “social media.” From AOL chatrooms to IRC (internet relay chat), I’ve seen the internet evolve over a quarter of a century. But much hasn’t changed in terms of its being a fount of knowledge, as well as a cesspool of…
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