the chatterati
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Okla. State University Student Apologizes for Blackface Photo
Less than a week after a group of Oklahoma State University students came under fire for posing in blackface on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, yet another student at the school got caught on social media in blackface. Kandice Burgess posted a photo on Snapchat with the caption, “When he says he only likes black…
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Nazis Deserve to Get Punched in the Face
By now you’ve seen neo-Nazi Richard Spencer get his block knocked off by a hoodie-wearing vigilante. It was the punch heard around the world. And it’s been remixed and remixed and remixed again. There are those who feel that violence, even against a white nationalist who believes in one “pure race” and that the other…
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Chrisette Michele Wants All Her Haters to Know She’s ‘No Political Genius’
After performing at President Piss Pot’s inauguration and having Spike Lee say he won’t be using her “Black Girl Magic” song in his Netflix series, Chrisette Michele is hitting back at her haters. In her new spoken-word rapppity rap or something song, “No Political Genius,” which will once again only be taken seriously by close…
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Octavia Spencer Named Harvard’s 2017 Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
Octavia Spencer was bestowed the honor of being named Woman of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding student theatrical group. And as the Woman of the Year, on Jan. 26, the Hidden Figures actress will receive the group’s annual roasting. And lucky for us, it’ll be the first time it’s live-streamed. “We are proud…
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Jessica Williams’ Sundance Women’s March Speech Is a Must-Read
Jessica Williams is anything but average. And her mother made her realize that a long time ago after she stopped doing homework for school and thought getting C’s on her report card was acceptable. In middle school, Williams received the talk many black kids get from their parents growing up. The same talk I received…
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Mary J. Blige Says Donald Trump Is Racist
Mary J. Blige had a few words about President HWSRN at a Sundance press junket for her upcoming film Mudbound. Early on in the election, Blige made it clear that she was with Hillary Clinton and even broke out into Bruce Springsteen’s song “American Skin (41 Shots)” in front of Clinton during the Democratic candidate’s…
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Steve Harvey Haz a Sad Over Trump Backlash
Woe is Steve Harvey. Woe is he. Apparently the backlash Harvey received after meeting with Donald Trump has gotten to him. Also, he haz a sad. To say that Harvey was dragged to hell and back over his meeting with President Molded Tangerine would be an understatement. The backlash was swift and brutal. Harvey, who…
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Busboys and Poets’ Peace Ball DC Was Silver Lining to Crazies in Town for Pissauguration
Thursday night in Washington, D.C., was a clusterfuck for anyone traveling into or out of the city. As swarms of red-hat-wearing idiots embarked onto the city’s landscape to attend Friday’s Pissauguration, there was one silver lining to the dismal reality that Donald Trump is really becoming president. D.C.’s popular Busboys and Poets bookstore and restaurant…
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Kanye West Is Still a ‘N–ga in a Coupe’ and Not ‘Traditionally American’
Unlike Chrisette Michele, Kanye West was not invited to perform at this week’s inauguration. And the spokesperson for Porta-Potty-elect gave an interesting reason as to why. West may have “George Jefferson”-walked his way into Trump Towers a few weeks ago to meet with Donald Trump, but according to Tom Barrack, chairman of the Presidential Inauguration…