The Week in Blackness: Smoke, Slavery, and Sexism
This week in blackness had many of us profoundly proud or sadly subdued in head shaking shame. And the week started off strong with the…
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Jemele Hill Once Again Proved Trump Aint Shit
I would be surprised at the backlash against Jemele Hill if it wasn’t 2017. And 2017 has been apparent in its mind-numbing dismissiveness and bullshit. Instead of…
Trick Daddy Loves The Kids, But Not Meek Mill
My mother always says, “Don’t let your mouth write a check that your ass can’t cash.” That’s some very sound advice straight from the mouth…
Popular Crowdfunding Website Takes a Side in the ‘War on Cops’
Website YouCaring — which describes itself as a company fostering “compassionate crowdfunding” — has sent a loud and clear message to law enforcement officers across…
Lessons I Learned from Black Lives Matter
A Sunday morning Facebook post asked “Is Black Lives Matter still a thing?” and I immediately did an eye-roll. The technical answer is in the…
Leslie Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos, & Freedom of Speech
To some people, you’re damned if you do and you’re damned if you don’t. Nothing you can do is right with them. They always find…
Homophobia: Yes, Let’s Embrace #HeterosexualPrideDay
Let’s talk about homophobia, shall we? I woke up to find out that #HeterosexualPrideDay is a thing. Now, I’m not sure who the genius behind…
Death of Muhammad Ali Brings Out Haters
Muhammad Ali may be considered one of the greatest fighters of all time. His use of his hands was quite lethal. More lethal than that…
Don’t Blame Black Men for Daniel Holtzclaw
Daniel Holtzclaw is the infamous cop who did the heinous: he used his authority to rape women. Not only that, these were Black women. Still,…
Ben Carson is the Realest Black Man in America Ever
Rupert Murdoch said that Ben Carson would be a “real black president.” The implication is that Obama isn’t “black enough,” as evidenced by the suffrage…