Very Smart Brothas
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Shit Bougie Black People Love: 25. Natural Hair
If you ever happened across a Bougie Black Person at a gallery crawl or a blogging conference and you wanted to make them happy, ask them about natural hair. If it’s a woman, ask her to share her “big chop” story, and pull up a chair as she regales you with a 30-minute-long tale that…
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Beyond The Lights: Here's Why I Go To Movie Screenings
[DISCLAIMER: There are no spoilers in this. Some of you may feel like there are though. There aren’t. But we’re all allowed to have feelings. If you intend to see Beyond the Lights, just keep that in mind. Your feelings that is; not my lack of a spoiler.] It feels like nearly once a week,…
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Boycotting Bill Cosby Means A Different World Too
Earlier this year, I admitted that the moral quandary many face about recognizing R. Kelly’s misdeeds and being fans of his music has never been an issue for me. Not because I’m any more or less moral than those struggling with — or just straight not caring about — his history with young girls, but…
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Love & Hip Hop Hollywood Ep. 10 Recap: I Do Not Like Morgan
It’s no secret that I’m a fan of Ray J. In fact, the very reason I was so excited about this season of Love & Hip Hop was because it was to prominently feature Ray J Da Gawd. And where there is Ray, there are shenanigans aplenty. Except that didn’t happen. At least not the…
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17 Reasons Why The NY Times Interview With Willow And Jaden Smith WILL Actually Break The Internet
1. Because “Prana Energy” — one of the six or seven things I had to google while reading this — is in the title. 2. Because this quote… “…the new pieces are suffused with a different sort of bareness, and a self-guided education in topics such as Archimedean solids and mysticism” …is used to describe…
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Missouri Just Declared A State Of Emergency, Which Means There's A 99.9% Chance Darren Wilson Will Not Be Indicted
And that fucking sucks. I have nothing else to say about this right now because I have nothing else to say about this right now that I haven’t already said. Just, if you’re in or near Ferguson or plan on traveling to or near Ferguson any time soon, stay safe.
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Does "Good P*ssy" Exist? A VSB Special Investigation
(An email we received last week) After reading your post about Olivia “Puddles” Pope and her sex chat with Babyface Fitz, I started thinking about good pussy. Fitz and Jake (and possibly Harrison for all we know, R.I.P.) are clearly addicted to Olivia. Now, I’m sure they’re attracted to who Olivia is as a person,…
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Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B Sucked Because She Hasn't Been Dead Long Enough
At some extremely contrived professional mixer five years ago, a woman asked me to name the movie that surprises people when they learn I haven’t seen it. Before I could answer, she volunteered her’s: “Malcolm X.” This alone was grounds for getting up and walking away from the bar, but I stayed because that would have…
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Just A Few Days Left To Cop Your "Bougie Black Girl" or "I Love Bougie Black Girls" Tees!
You already know what it is. We’ve got just a few days left on this iteration of our campaign to get the bougie and the Black some accoutrement for the holiday times. Get one for your friend. Get one for your white male co-worker who probably really does love bougie Black girls! Make it a…