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John Legend Said He and Kanye Aren't the 'Closest of Friends,' but Wants Us to Save Room for His Clarification

John Legend gets why his recent comments about his not-so-close friendship with Kanye West have become “a thing,” but he wants us all to take it slow because he has some clarifying to do. Legend, who has been publicly critical about West’s MAGA propaganda and loyalty to Trump, told Vanity Fair in a recent cover…

By

Tonja Renée Stidhum

Published

October 31, 2019
News

Been Lyin': Documents Reveal Elizabeth Warren Identified as Native American as Far Back as 1986

Democratic Senator and presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren is going to need a bigger shovel. Seeming to directly contradict Warren’s long-held claim that she never used her dubious Native American ancestry to gain any professional advantage, The Washington Post reported that the Massachusetts Senator identified herself as “American Indian” when asked to disclose her race. The…

By

Ibn Safir

Published

February 6, 2019
News

Elizabeth Warren Apologizes to Cherokee Nation for DNA Stunt

Well, that didn’t take long at all. Days after all but announcing her bid for president, nearly four months after releasing DNA testing results that pointed to a Native American ancestor, Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren has issued an apology to the Cherokee Nation, according to a spokesperson for largest federally recognized tribe. Neither Warren’s office…

By

Ibn Safir

Published

February 1, 2019
Entertainment, Social Media

Teenager Loses Job After Mistaking a Text From His Boss for a 'Dick Appointment'

After replying to an unknown number with a joking rejoinder about his penis’ busy agenda, a Chicago teenager found himself unemployed, embarrassed but fortunately free enough to attend future unscheduled sex sessions. Cory Hrobowski was forced to resign from his job at a Chicago design firm Wednesday after discussing the “terms of his employment” with…

By

Michael Harriot

Published

July 20, 2018
Very Smart Brothas

Tiffany Haddish Said "What Had Happened Was" During Her Will And Jada Swamp Trip Story And Now I'm In Love

According to Clover Hope, Aisha Harris, and other people I trust, Girls Trip is apparently the raunchy and randy comedy we didn’t know we were waiting for and wanted until it was here. (Basically, it’s the iPad of comedies.) And this makes me happy and shit, as it apparently 1) proves (again) that Malcolm Lee is Hollywood’s most underrated…

By

Damon Young

Published

July 21, 2017