Very Smart Brothas
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Spike Lee Releases Song "WGDB" from Chi-Raq Soundtrack. Misses Point. Offends People.
Oh, Spike. Everybody is currently aware that in a few weeks, Spike Lee’s latest foray into Black hypertension, “Chi-Raq” will be released. The trailer hit the Internet with a bang and had the e-streets and the real streets talking. Some folks are already offended by the movie because of the implied depiction of Chicago. Others…
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The 10 Commandments Of The One Night Stand
10. Make sure you’re on the same page One of the trickiest things about one-time flings is selecting a partner who understands and knows what it is. There’s nothing worse than thinking you had a mysterious night of passion and romance, and having that thirsty nigga show up at your job with flowers the next…
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Johari Osayi Idusuyi (The Woman Reading At The Trump Rally) Is The Blackest Person Who Ever Lived This Week
Donald Trump is not a legitimate candidate for president. Sure, Donald Trump is running for president. And it seems like he will likely be the Republican nominee. And he might even be the president! This, unfortunately, is not a far-fetched reality. But even if President Trump becomes a reality, Donald Trump has never been and will never…
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Dear Black People: This HBCU VS PWI Battle Is Fucking Stupid
There’s been no shortage of words used to attempt to describe and encapsulate “Black Twitter,” which has been defined as everything from “a cultural identity on the Twitter social network focused on issues of interest to the black community” by Wikipedia to (paraphrasing) “the digital version of what happens at the 24-hour Walmart in Huntsville, Alabama” by Panama on…
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How The University Of Missouri Is Drowning In White Tears, Explained
Can you explain what “White Tears” are again? Sure. “White Tears” is phrase to describe what happens when certain types of White people either complain about a nonexistent racial injustice or are upset by a non-White person’s success at the expense of a White person. It encompasses (and makes fun of) the performative struggle to…
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Love & Hip Hop Hollywood Season 2: Episode 10 Recap
Last week I took a bit of a flyer on the recap by “talking” to Shanda about why she wanted so badly to get back on that pole. Luckily, this week, we got to SEE her on that pole – as God intended, apparently – though we only got the PG version considering, ya know,…
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What's More Of A Sandwich: A Taco Or A Hot Dog?
Debates on the sandwich merits of hot dogs and tacos, separately, can be found everywhere from The Atlantic and NFL locker rooms to The Guardian and actual dates actual people actually go on where they spend actual hours crafting complex analogies to explain why hot dogs aren’t sandwiches, but gyros might be. Now, I’m not here to make…
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Things That Happen When You're The First Born Daughter Of East African Parents In America
Being a firstborn daughter in a relatively sizable extended family of East Africans* certainly has its benefits. I’ve been taught to experience rice as a food group, I have family scattered across the world (which can really cut down on hotel costs whenever I get a case of wanderlust), and generally speaking, the comfort of…
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Ask Agatha: Silent Orgasms And Why It Would Suck To Work For Empire Entertainment In Real Life
Anthony from Atlanta, GA asks: What would be the worst fictional company to work for? Empire Entertainment. Have you ever worked in a family run business? Nope. No. Nawl. What’s Barbara in HR going do for me when my problem is with a Lyon? Not a damn thing that’s what. Jonah from Pittsburgh, PA asks: The…
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The University Of Missouri Football Boycott Is The Biggest American Protest Of The 21st Century
I wasn’t alive in the 50s and 60s and 70s when mass boycotts to protest racial injustice was more commonplace and more infused with our national cultural zeitgeist. I, like most of you, am very aware of the Montgomery Bus Boycott and other, less publicized, boycotts (like the New Orleans citizens boycott). But, again, reading about the…