Very Smart Brothas
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White Guy Acts A Fool, Black Guy Gets Maced For Being In The Vicinity
Thank the lord for camera-phones, photogs, and civic-minded individuals who give a shit. Especially considering everything going on in Missouri right now, its kind of cool to hear non-Black people have the back (unsuccessfully) of a young, Black guy. Because it’s been that kind of week, such is the story of 25-year-old Raymond Wilford who…
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President Obama Speaks On Ferguson…And Words Come Out Of His Mouth
I’m a huge President Obama fan. Which, these days, often makes me an Obama defender. Part of this defense is a personality-based relation. He’s a textbook introvert. I am as well. I know how it feels to have your pensive and deliberate nature interpreted as being robotic, arrogant, and aloof. I also know how it…
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Recap: The Naturalista Hair Show "Men's Perspective Panel"
On Sunday, August 3rd, I had the privelege of being apart of a panel discussion about natural hair at the Naturalista Hair Show. This fact surprised many people who delighted in reminding me that I didn’t have any hair. There are some observant ass people out here in these streets, let me tell you. (Video…
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That Time We Were Reminded That "Black American" Is An Oxymoron
I know we did something on Mike Brown already earlier this week, but with the way this situation in Ferguson has ballooned, I just can’t think/write about anything else. Even if I did, it wouldn’t feel appropriate. I’m also too stunned/shocked to write something coherent. And I’m assuming many of you feel the same way.…
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Shit Bougie Black People Love: 19. Business Cards
Aside from the memory of that time last year when they were retweeted by Shonda Rhimes, there’s nothing that will more bring joy to a Bougie Black Person’s spirit than creating personalized business cards, receiving those personalized business cards in the mail, and handing out those personalized business cards to people they happen to meet. The…
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No Future In Ciara's Future (Except The Baby She Named Future Jr, Of Course)
The future looks grim for Future and Ciara, apparently. Because there’s no Future in Ciara’s future. (Except Future Jr, of course.) Sometimes I think one of the ways God shows us his sense of humor (other than allowing Ann Coulter to exist) is when situations occur that call for one of those waaaaaaaaay too easy puns.…
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Leaked New Kanye Track ('All Day') Sounds Like Old Kanye
You know those people who want the old Kanye West back? Who reminisce about the days of ‘Spaceship’ and “Bush don’t care about Black people” and colorblocking Lacoste polos and dating Deltas? I am not one of those people. (Although I do love Deltas.) I do not miss the old Kanye, and I actually prefer…
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My Name Is Tonja. And I Think About Committing Suicide
“Ain’t too much sadder than…” I was a Robin Williams stan growing up. And, yes, most of that had to do with his voice work as “Genie” in Aladdin. But, when I saw that, I had to see it all. Mrs. Doubtfire. Hook. Good Will Hunting. Ferngully. Jumanji. The Birdcage. Even a little ‘Mork & Mindy.’ He was…
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Fear, Love, And Robin Williams
There’s one part about being in love that people currently there don’t really share. Admittedly, this seems practical. I imagine they want others to eventually be there too, so they volunteer personal examples of the want, weightlessness, and fulfillment associated with it to make others eager to join their club. I’m currently experiencing this. And…