Very Smart BrothasVery Smart BrothasHow White Politicians Drag Black People to Win ElectionsThe racist playbook Florida's DeSantis and Trump have followed to win elections was created long ago and continues…ByWayne WashingtonPublishedMarch 27, 2023Comments (17)
Very Smart BrothasVery Smart BrothasJa Morant and the Burden of Respectability PoliticsWhy do so many people believe we see "thug life" as a symbol of Black manhood?ByAnthony ConwrightPublishedMarch 9, 2023Comments (49)
Very Smart BrothasVery Smart BrothasIs DeSantis Using Racism to Win the Presidency?CNN Commentator Bakari Sellers breaks down how Ron DeSantis is leaning in to racism to earn a share of the…ByBakari SellersPublishedMarch 6, 2023Comments (50)
Very Smart BrothasVery Smart BrothasDemocrats: Why in the Hell Are Black People Moving to Red States?In a great reverse Black migration, the top four states for Black people are Texas, Georgia, North Carolina and…ByDerrick Z. JacksonPublishedMarch 3, 2023Comments (67)
Very Smart BrothasVery Smart BrothasT.D. Jakes' Success Hack: Change Your ThinkingT.D. Jakes guidebook on disruptive thinking is available May 9.ByT.D. JakesPublishedMarch 1, 2023Comments (14)
Very Smart BrothasVery Smart BrothasMy Story About a Mass Shooting in Pittsburgh Has Got Folks Very UpsetThis was not unexpected, but still I hoped we could have a cordial discourse about it.ByKeith ReedPublishedFebruary 21, 2023Comments (29)
Very Smart BrothasVery Smart BrothasNobody is Talking About the Four Black Students Shot in Pittsburgh This WeekMichigan State University didn't have the only mass shooting these last few days.ByKeith ReedPublishedFebruary 16, 2023Comments (64)
Very Smart BrothasVery Smart BrothasBlack College Students: An Endangered Species, Unless They Play BallThe disparity of graduation rates for Black and white scholarship athletes will become more glaring if the Supreme…ByDerrick Z. JacksonPublishedDecember 30, 2022Comments (19)
Very Smart BrothasVery Smart BrothasTexas' Trifling Gov. Was Wrong to do that to Kamala and Those ImmigrantsGov. Greg Abbott won re-election last month. To celebrate, he did a most un-Christ-like thing to 130 people on…ByKeith ReedPublishedDecember 26, 2022Comments (29)
Very Smart BrothasVery Smart BrothasA Black Man Sips on Lindsey Graham's Fake Tears For Herschel WalkerGraham got deep in his feelings over Walker's U.S. Senate runoff. It's all BS.ByKeith ReedPublishedNovember 11, 2022Comments (28)
Very Smart BrothasLevel ManVery Smart BrothasLevel ManThe Sad Irony of Herschel Walker’s Fake Police BadgeThis ridiculous Senate hopeful has a history of abusive and hypocritical behavior.ByMichael ArceneauxPublishedNovember 5, 2022Comments (10)
Very Smart BrothasLevel ManVery Smart BrothasLevel ManBruno Mars and Anderson .Paak Are Saving Grammy Voters From ThemselvesThe duo known as Silk Sonic is not submitting its album for consideration, making room for oft-snubbed acts to shine.ByMichael ArceneauxPublishedOctober 31, 2022Comments (5)
Very Smart BrothasLevel ManVery Smart BrothasLevel ManMale Ego Is Killing Black WomenA man recently murdered a woman after she beat him in a basketball game—a senseless and bizarre example of the…ByMichael ArceneauxPublishedOctober 25, 2022Comments (82)
Very Smart BrothasLevel ManVery Smart BrothasLevel ManFilms About Black Oppression Are Becoming Harder For Me to StomachMovies like ‘Emancipation’ and ‘Till’ are important for keeping America honest, but entertainment that depicts our…ByMichael ArceneauxPublishedOctober 14, 2022Comments (19)
Very Smart BrothasVery Smart BrothasA Conversation About Rachel Dolezal's (Allegedly Rihanna-Inspired) OnlyFans [Update]The 'transracial' activist says her racy photos were meant to pay homage to the Black superstarByKeith ReedPublishedSeptember 29, 2022Comments (33)
Very Smart BrothasLevel ManVery Smart BrothasLevel ManI Can’t Wait Until Tory Lanez Is DeportedFollowing the singer’s alleged confrontation with August Alsina, it’s finally time to remove this menace from…ByMichael ArceneauxPublishedSeptember 24, 2022Comments (7)
Very Smart BrothasLevel ManVery Smart BrothasLevel ManBoycotting Adidas in the Name of Kanye West Is MisguidedWhy are some of us pretending this is some kind of civil rights issue?ByMichael ArceneauxPublishedSeptember 16, 2022Comments (10)
Very Smart BrothasLevel ManVery Smart BrothasLevel ManHere’s the Real Conversation We Should Be Having About Violence in Hip-HopYes, there are systemic reasons, but Black men killing each other needs to end. And it’s on us to do something about…ByH. Drew BlackburnPublishedSeptember 16, 2022Comments (22)
Very Smart BrothasVery Smart BrothasIf You're Black or Love CNN, Here's Why You Must Know Who Bernard Shaw WasWithout him, CNN and cable news may have never become what it did.ByKeith ReedPublishedSeptember 8, 2022Comments (5)
Very Smart BrothasVery Smart BrothasWith Over 1 Million TikTok followers, The Rapping Chef is Cooking up Dope Rhymes and Good FoodThe Rapping Chef raps recipes to over 1 million followers on TikTokByAngela JohnsonPublishedSeptember 2, 2022