Very Smart Brothas
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If I Give You A Kidney, We Pretty Much Go Together Forever
Typically, I’m not a big fan of owing people shit once a relationship ends. Like, I don’t owe you to wait before I jump into a new relationship with somebody else. I don’t owe you to not bang your mother if she puts it out there. I mean, I probably shouldn’t bang your mother anywa.…
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George Zimmerman Reminds Us (Again) That Nothing Has Killed Him, Yet
Every several months or so, George Zimmerman, a congealed collection of the pus escaping from a surgically lanced rectum boil, reminds us that he’s still not dead. He has become especially good at this; at inching his way to the recesses of our collective consciousness. And then, right when he’s on the precipice of abject irrelevance, of…
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The Stages Of Getting Dragged By A 14-Year-Old (A Short Story Inspired By Beyonce’s "Lemonade")
“Intuition” It is a mild spring day in Hamilton Heights. Gypsy cabs are zooming up and down the West Side Highway. Churros are being sold as the rooster crows. At a distance, a hate-filled bodega cat languidly stretches, and cocks its tabby ear. “I think someone is talking to about me,” it says. One paw…
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There's A Video Called "Hoteps Hoteppin" And You Should Watch It Right Now
Why? Well because the first 90 seconds is a great (and hilarious) answer for anyone who asks “What exactly is a hotep? I don’t get it.” And because it was created by Radha Blank, who goes by RadhaMUSprime, writes for Empire, and actually has things like “she’s a GhostFace-meets-Moms-Mabley mash up” and “You can expect…
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That Time Getting Hit On By A Lame Dude Made Me Sympathize With Women
Once upon a time, pretty long ago, I used to manage a nightclub in Washington, D.C. At this particular nightclub, Liv (RIP), we had a rotating list of parties throughout the week. On Friday nights, we had gay night. This was always typically a good night for us for a few different reasons: 1) Gay…
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On Ta-Nehisi Coates And The Very Real Danger Of "Writing While Black"
I wouldn’t dare compare my level of popularity to the very real (and much scarier) fame Ta-Nehisi Coates possesses. But when reading his “On Homecomings” yesterday — where he lamented that he was forced to back out of buying his dream house in Brooklyn because of safety concerns stemming from his address being widely publicized — two recent…
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Love & Hip Hop Atlanta Season 5, Episode 6 Recap
Just when I thought Mona Scott didn’t have a single lick of respeck to put on our collective names she goes and surprises us with a Mother’s Day gift: The gift of restful sleep. A day early and allegedly in honor of the national celebration of mothers, Mona gave us the TV equivalent of a…
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An Investigation On Why Good Sex Sometimes Sounds Exactly Like Mac And Cheese Being Stirred
It is an indisputable fact that sex, when its good, often sounds eerily similar to a serving spoon stirring a pot of macaroni and cheese. This is something I first noticed over a decade ago while running an afterschool program and taking a trip to the kitchen where the daily meal was prepared. And seeing it…
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How Being A Little Racist Sometimes Can Be A Form Of Self-Care For Black People, Explained
What is racism? According to Merriam-Webster, racism is a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race. This base belief has led to myriad race-based social constructs and dynamics. Here in America, for instance, it manifests as a structural/foundational racism that…