Very Smart Brothas
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Fuck The Police, Volume 3,456,789,777,841,546,354,147
At this point, providing commentary on police fuckery is pointless. We all know that police are violating as many rights as they’re maintaining they uphold. Also, miss me with the good cops story. I’m sure there are some guys out there doing their job…until shit hits the fan and its “them” (aka the the citizens)…
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Black-ish Is Cute And Cuddly, Not Controversial
The first thing you notice when watching Black-ish is how cute everything and everyone is. The voiceovers are cute. The kids are cute. Anthony Anderson (“Andre”) and Tracee Ellis Ross (“Rainbow”) are cute. Laurence Fishburne’s cuddly non-cuddlyness is cute. The interactions they all have with the kids are cute. The house is cute. The asides…
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African-ish: Can You Pass Citizenry Down Through Generations?
When I was watching the first episode of Black-ish, I felt a certain level of understanding of Anthony Anderson’s worry of his kids retaining their culture/identity/hood pass, as I’m sure most of us did. For me though, it extends beyond the “black in America” experience. As a first generation child of East Africans, what becomes…
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I Was There For Lauryn Hill In London. Here's What I Saw
7:51pm London, Brixton – a district of South London, once more known for its two infamous riots (1981, and 1995 respectively), than its vibrant music scene, has come a long way in the last couple of decades. Known in some circles as “London’s Harlem”, Brixton has done wonders rebranding itself, now boasting a cultural and…
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Key & Peele Take The Blackness Challenge With VSB
Last week, Damon and Panama gave Key & Peele part one of the Blackness Challenge, which tested their Blackness by taking them through the Blackest Name in America tournament. This week features part two of the challenge, a clip that prominently features Kool-Aid, Black church ladies, semantics, and “motherfucking shark movies.” Key & Peele airs…
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Why This Seagram's Gin With A Complimentary Du-Rag Is The Blackest Thing I've Ever Seen
This bottle of Seagram’s gin with a complimentary du-rag, brought to our attention when @itweetdafif shared it with Panama Jackson, is the Blackest Thing we’ve ever seen this week. Here’s why. 1. There’s a certain level of Blackness you need to ascend to in order to willingly purchase and consume a bottle of Seagram’s gin. And…
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Ebola Is In America Now. So Yeah. Fuck This, I'm Moving To Canada
The more you hear about Ebola, the more it sounds like something conjured in a Guillermo Del Toro adaptation of a Cormac McCarthy novel. It’s so antagonistic and the effect it has on the body is so grotesque that it’s almost cinematic. It, to be plain, fucks people the fuck up worse than the most fucked up fucked…
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Love & Hip Hop Hollywood Ep. 3 Recap: Common Sense Ain't That Common
As we’ve gotten further into the splendiferous world of LHH Hollywood, a few trends have emerged. I’m lying. It’s the same shit on a different day. Such brings us to episode 3. And like any good show begins, we start with the Chroni-WHAT-cles of Ray J da Gawd. Look, I’ve acknowledged that I’m here for…
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Thug Kitchen's Brand Of Technicolor Blackness
Since I’m not a foodie (Popeye’s, anyone?) I don’t know that I’ve given Thug Kitchen enough consideration to really think about the once-anonymous creators of the blog and its screwball blend of profanity, hoodisms, and quinoa. I suppose that passively, I believed that Thug Kitchen was created by some shea butter slathering, Trader Joe’s reusable…
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The One Great Thing About Moving? Getting Rid Of Old Shit
There are few things that inspire the type of unanimous hate that moving does. Sure, living in a new space can be fun and exciting. But the process of transporting each of your earthly possessions from your old place to you new place is a fucking drag. Gathering boxes sucks. Collecting your items together sucks. Packing…