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  • The One Superpower All Black People Possess? Detecting Blackness

    Now that the Shaun King “controversy” has apparently been settled, and the right-wing trolls have returned to their cages and their shifts at Dick’s Sporting Goods, I’m still legitimately fascinated with — but not surprised by — the fact that so many people doubted King’s ethnicity. And I’m not talking about the cretins scouring for any reason to…

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    Damon Young

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  • This Shaun King Takedown Attempt Is Fuckin' Ridiculous

    I’m so appalled. Over the past few days, conservative, right-wing people and sites like Glen Bleck, Breitbart, and The Blaze (amongst others) have accused Shaun King, an activist who gained significant attention after his in-depth analyses and social media campaign in the wake of the killing of Michael Brown by Officer Darren Wilson in August of…

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    Panama Jackson

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  • How To Be A White Person In A Room Full Of Black People

    Maybe you were just invited to your Black co-worker’s Delta Sigma Theta hot dog eating contest. Or perhaps your Black boyfriend of six years finally gathered the nerve to introduce you to his parents. Or maybe you just got a new job and have to relocate…to D.C.. Or Atlanta. Or Detroit. Or perhaps you just won…

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    Damon Young

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  • Thank God The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Isn't Being Rebooted

    The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air may be my favorite television show of all time. Yes, I liked it even more than The Wire, Law & Order: SVU, and Unsolved Mysteries. I loved A Different World, and liked The Cosby Show Family Matters, but I was all about Fresh Prince. So when “news” broke that the…

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    Panama Jackson

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  • Why I Have No Interest In Seeing Straight Outta Compton

    Straight Outta Compton — the critically acclaimed depiction of N.W.A.’s origin — has been a commercial success, breaking box office records as it’s on pace to be the highest-grossing music biopic ever. Millions have seen it in the theater, and millions more undoubtedly will. I have not been (and will not be) one of them. Since…

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    Damon Young

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  • Yes, Participation Trophies Are Stupid, But James Harrison Is A Shitty Parent

    Let’s just get this out of the way. Pittsburgh Steeler linebacker James Harrison was recently in the news for an Instagram post where he took a picture of trophies his sons were awarded for participating in a sports league, and wrote that he was giving them back. His rationale? Trophies need to be earned, not…

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    Damon Young

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  • Lying On Your Dick, Explained

    On Sunday, TMZ Sports caught up with neck tattoo model Matt Barnes outside of a celebrity softball game, asking him about his rumored relationship with Rihanna. Barnes didn’t explicitly confirm a relationship, but he didn’t exactly deny anything either. For the billions of people unaware of a Barnes/Rihanna romance, it’s very likely you’d come away…

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    Damon Young

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  • The #POTUSPlaylist, Reviewed

    Barack Obama is truly MY president. Never in my life, have I been so actively concerned with the minutiae of another grown man’s life as I have been with our commander-in-chief. I wait with bated breath for new opportunities for Barack to exude unabashed coloredness. Barack installs White House basketball court? I’m grinning with joy.…

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    Brandon Harrison

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  • Grits, Oatmeal, And Cream Of Wheat Are The Rock-Paper-Scissors Of Breakfast Food

    Think about it. Grits always beats oatmeal. If you have a choice between grits and oatmeal, you choose grits every single time. Unless, of course, you’re either a Big Sean fan or actually Big Sean. And, if this is true, you probably eat oatmeal with a fork, so you don’t matter anyway. But, oatmeal beats…

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    Damon Young

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  • Shit That Won't Let Me Be Great

    YOU know you are truly the special snowflake your third grade teacher said you would be, but that hasn’t become apparent to the rest of the world just yet. Mainly because: Reality. But also because: Money, Time, Sleep, Ambition, Personality Flaws, and Carbs. But why stop there? There are plenty of day-to-day obstacles that stop…

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    Sawyer

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