Very Smart Brothas
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Don Lemon Definitely Will Never Invite Talib Kweli To Sunday Brunch
A conversation in Ferguson today between Don Lemon and Talib Kweli quickly got heated. Not “We’re bout to fight” heated, but definitely “Don’t sit me next to that wack n*gga on the plane home” heated. As Talib tried to criticize CNN for inaccurate coverage of the protests and police response, the conversation quickly devolved into…
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T.I. Releases "New National Anthem" With Skylar Grey
T.I. released a new song in response to Ferguson along with an open letter about the history of violence against Black men in America. The song sounds okay, in the way that every pop song Tip has put out over the last few years does… I’m just wondering why it’s Skylar Grey on the hook.…
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Why Nick Offerman Is My Favorite White Man
Ok. That’s a lie. Louis CK is still my favorite. (And yes, I know Louie CK is half-Mexican. But still. Just shut up and read.) But, Nick Offerman is slowly closing the gap.
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And They Wonder Why We Say "F*ck The Police"
In a recent article posted on the Washington Post’s website entitled, “I’m a cop. If you don’t want to get hurt, don’t challenge me”, former Los Angeles Police Department (the same local jurisdiction that housed the infamous Rampart Division and the scandal) officer Sunil Dutta offered a police officer’s perspective on how to deal with…
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Ray J Reduced To "Kardashian Sex Tape Partner". Probably Doesn't Like That Sh*t.
In what has to be a supreme blow to the ego of Ray J, he has finally – and undeservedly so – been reduced to Kardashian Sex Tape Partner in a recent story featured on Gawker about charges stemming from his arrest back in May. It also proves how unaware they are of Kim K’s…
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The Type Of Funny Anecdote Michael Brown Will Never Be Able To Tell
(At EBONY, Damon shares a story about a shoplifting experience as a kid, and realizes the only difference between him and Michael Brown is that he was lucky enough to live long enough to tell it) I’m 35 now, almost two decades removed from that summer. The Hilfiger shirt from the picture with my mom still…