Very Smart Brothas
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An Explainer for Folks (Dudes) Who STILL Don't Understand The Shea Moisture Ad Uproar
Supreme. Jordans. Build-a-body IG models who advertise that paste-on bra every 5 minutes. Defending Nate Parker. The Decision. These are just a sampling of things dudes go ballistic over, when in the grand scheme of things, they don’t really matter. So why come these same ninjas act like they don’t understand why the hell Shea…
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Henrietta Lacks at Johns Hopkins, Slaves at Georgetown, and Compensating Specific Historical Wrongs
On Saturday, HBO aired its original movie The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, an adaptation of the book of the same name. Even if you’ve never read the book (as I haven’t, but am going to) you’ve more than likely heard somebody you know talking about this book, written by Rebecca Skloot, that talks about…
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Underground Season 2 Episode 7 Recap
After dedicating last week to the one-woman show that was Aisha Hinds’ Emmy consideration reel, Underground returns to form with “28”. We check back in with my favorite character whose story-line has yet to be connected to any other character, Daniel. Looks like he’s changed his mind about not teaching other slaves to read and…
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How Mad Should I Be When White People Greet And Talk To My Dog When I'm Walking Him Instead Of Me?
Mickey, the 13-year-old Pit Bull/Labrador mix that lives with us and totally, absolutely, definitely never helped me solicit prostitutes, has had a difficult time adjusting to the presence of the Feminist Octopus. His behavior hasn’t changed much; he’s still the laconic, (usually) well-behaved, and personable dog who I still kinda think is a dude in a…
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That Time I Went to a Panamanian Restaurant and Almost Left Brokenhearted
In this age of foot-faced presidential swampdonkeys, culture vulturing ho-ass racial stowaways, and mediocrity-masking alternative facts, a number of things are inarguable: Shawn is the LaTavia of the Wayans clan. The rent is too damn high. While Magnolia Bakery’s cupcakes are wretched, gorgeous bite-sized tragedies, their banana pudding might could fix Ben Carson. Withholding gravy…
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Bill O'Reilly's Career Is Proof That A Broken Clock Is Always Right If Its White
Bill O’Reilly, a racist and rapey vat of lukewarm hot dog water fused into chicken feed and repurposed as embalming fluid for Antonin Scalia’s corpse, is out at Fox News, after apparently the “rapey” part of the whole “racist and rapey vat of lukewarm hot dog water fused into chicken feed and repurposed as embalming…
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I Can't Wait Until 16 Years From Now When Serena Williams's Baby Beats Maria Sharapova Too
If you think it’s totally fucked up that Serena Williams would announce her pregnancy on the same day Maria Sharapova — the woman who still somehow out earns Serena in endorsements despite losing to her 18 consecutive times and getting exposed as a drug cheat — turned 30 (and, for the record, it totally, definitely, absolutely…
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I Didn't Know I Needed "Don Cheadle Rapping" In My Life Until Kendrick Lamar's "DNA" Video And Now I Know That I Do
Other relatively recent additions to the list of “Things I Didn’t Know I Needed Until I Had Or Experienced Them And Now I Can’t Live Without Them.” Feta cheese Guacamole The crab fried rice from Nicky’s Thai on Western Avenue in Pittsburgh A car with a shitload of unnecessary and obnoxious horsepower Simply Lemonade with…
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Hey Y'all, His Name Is Eddie KING, Jr. Not Eddie Kane, Jr. Here’s How I Know.
It is amazing how a simple comment or Facebook status message can lead to clarity, but that’s exactly what happened that has me out here doing it for the culture and providing some definitive information to settle bets that have languished for years. Hell, I, myself, lost $20 on this very discussion because of a…
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In Case You Forgot, Ashanti Was Once The Queen of R&B.
I know what you’re probably thinking. The world needs an Ashanti comeback. Ok literally no one is thinking that. Except for me. And maybe some random dude on the west coat cause they be on some other shit. Never mind it’s definitely still just me. Aside from the fact that Ashanti has lowkey been slaying…