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Mimi Faust ‘sex tape': The Kim Kardashian Model doesn’t work for black women
Sometimes, I wonder why people don’t want to win at life, business and their pursuit of happiness. Today, TMZ announced that a sex tape starring Mimi Faust of Love and Hip Hop Atlanta infamy would be...
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‘Scandal’ just got real for Columbus Short: Why he can’t pull off a Charlie...
Gahtdambit, Columbus Short! The Gooning Gladiator in Gingham is in the center of a Scandal of his own right now, and it’s major. There was last month’s incident of him allegedly knocking out some dude...
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From Lupita’s People cover to Pharrell’s ‘Marilyn Monroe': Dark skinned...
Pharrell’s “Marilyn Monroe” cover is visually stunning. The chocolate face against that fire engine red was striking and super fierce. Plus, the model herself is gorgeous. Then I saw the cover of...
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Columbus Short fired from ‘Scandal': 4 things Gladiators will miss most
Columbus Short will not be returning to Scandal in season 4. ALL THE WELPS THAT EVER WELPED IN WELPCHESTER! It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise to anyone though. Miss Cleo could have seen that...
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NAACP deserves side-eye for Donald Sterling honor
You’ve probably heard the tape of what is purported to be Donald Sterling being a belligerent bigot and telling his girlfriend (who is half black, half Mexican) not to associate with any black people....
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5 lessons from Solange attack video
If this news were tea, the Lipton factory would be sending us all a bill. Solange Knowles tried to fight Jay-Z in an elevator at the Met Gala as Julius (the BAWDYguard) tried to hold her back and...
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We can care about Solange and the Nigerian girls at the same time
I’m so tired and weary of the people who are currently guilting anyone who is sharing light news and celebrity scandal in the place of constant posts about #BringBackOurGirls. Some people are all on...
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Michael Jackson Billboard Awards hologram was more creepy than a thriller
I watched about 40 minutes of the Billboard Awards last night, and I only lasted that long because the snark opportunity was too strong. All I saw were a bunch of musical performances from folks I...
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Imagining the splendor of Kanye and Kim’s Italian wedding
Word on these streets is that the King and Queen of Can’t Have a Seat (Kanye West and Kim Kardashian) will be getting married Saturday in Florence, Italy. These two do not know how NOT to be extra,...
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Pastor proclaims ‘These Hoes Ain’t Loyal’ during church sermon
My first time hearing about Baltimore Pastor Jamal Bryant was a month ago when he was trying to raise $75,000 through crowdfunding for a trip to Nigeria to do a prayer rally to #BringBackOurGirls. He...
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America gets the ‘side-eye’ for school shooting response
Tuesday, another school shooting happened, and I had the nerve not to be immediately enraged and disheartened by it. It’s either I’ve become a robot, I’m suffering from Acute Outrage Fatigue Syndrome...
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There’s nothing wrong with Malia Obama using ‘connections’ for her ‘job’
Malia Obama got her first job. She was a production assistant for one day on the set of Steven Spielberg’s new TV series called Extant starring Halle Berry. My first job was at a Presbyterian church’s...
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Michael Jackson’s iconic, troubled legacy
Five years ago today on June 25, 2009, I was sitting in my office at work doing what people do at 4:30pm (nothing work-related, of course). I got on Twitter and saw TMZ tweet a post saying Michael...
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Jezebel gets it wrong with new ‘Editor’ hire
Jezebel is constantly getting critiqued for being a site that mostly amplifies white voices, instead of being truly intersectional. It says it embraces diversity, but the site’s mostly monochromatic...
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Reimagining that hilarious President Obama, Rick Perry photo
President Barack Obama had a meeting with Texas Governor Rick Perry earlier this week. The purpose of the meeting centered on the crisis of thousands of unaccompanied children showing up at the...
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Virginia man claims African ‘kingdom’ to call daughter ‘princess’
Seven-year old Emily told her father, Jeremiah Heaton, that she wants to be a real princess. Instead of taking her to Burger King and ascending that throne by consuming fatty foods, the Virginia man...
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‘Straight Outta Compton’ casting call is a straight up mess
Production has begun on Straight Outta Compton, the biopic about N.W.A. and Universal Studios is looking to cast more people for it. They’re apparently working with Sande Allesi Casting, and the agency...
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These fire and fainting challenges are stupid and dangerous
A teenage boy stands in the shower wearing shorts and douses himself in acetone (nail polish remover). He lights a match and throws it on himself. When he catches fire, he runs around the house in pain...
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How to channel your anger over Michael Brown’s death productively
You hear that another Black boy was killed in cold blood by a cop, and the rage goes from the top of your head and travels all the way down to the bottom of your feet. You tremble because it’s another...
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Attention Lil’ Kim: Stop the diss records and – just stop
All I want for Christmas is someone to sit Kimberly Jones down and have a tough talk with her about maturity and why it skipped her this year (and the last 5). The lady clearly has a chip on her...
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Actor calls for ‘Bullet Bucket Challenge’ to raise awareness of gun violence
The ALS “Ice Bucket Challenge” has taken over the Internet the last several weeks. It’s to raise awareness about the debilitating Lou Gehrig’s disease (aka amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS) and...
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Ray Rice’s elevator video and the denial of black women’s humanity
That woman could have died. The video of Ray Rice punching his then-fiancee (now wife), Janay Palmer, in an elevator on February 15 has been released by TMZ. Janay lunged at him, and he punched her...
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Our ignorance of Africa is more dangerous than Ebola
OMG EBOLA IS HERE! EVERYBODY PANIC. No. Don’t. I’m just kidding. Although many people already have started, so this might be a little too late. The first case of the Ebola virus diagnosed on American...
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‘Girlfriend Intervention’ is a terrible show
Lifetime channel premiered its latest show, Girlfriend Intervention last night, and it lived up to all the side-eyes people were already giving it. The show takes a white woman who feels downtrodden...
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With nothing left to lose, it’s time for Obama to get ‘real petty’
For Democrats, this midterm election was A MESS. In my home state of Illinois, which is traditionally blue, we put a Republican in office. Bruce Rauner is the first GOP governor that we’ve had in 16...
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Dr. Huxtable no more, Bill Cosby lost persona after 13 rape accusations
Heathcliff Huxtable was America’s dad as the 1980s came to a halt and the 1990s rolled in. Who didn’t love the Coogi sweater-wearing doctor who was the perfect family man? I haven’t found that person...
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10 things we learned from the Jaden and Willow Smith interview
If you wanna see Socrates’ worst nightmare, read Jaden Smith’s tweets. He’s known for such gems as “We need to stop teaching the youth about the past and encourage them to change the future.” Yes,...
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Let’s not forget, we’ve overcome much worse than Ferguson
I really wanted to write something poignant last night but all I could do was cuss at random intervals for about 4 hours straight. Then I moved on to kicking trashcans all over my house. I’m still...
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The inspiring story behind the ‘New Age of Slavery’ painting capturing the...
Bodies hanging in the red stripes of the American flag and cracked stars. Never has a piece of art gripped me so hard and made me gasp. It was like someone punched me in the chest and let the air out...
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Woman trying to trademark ‘I can’t breathe’ should have a seat
Eric Garner’s last words have become the slogan of a new movement. “I can’t breathe” is now everywhere. It’s a hashtag for people’s frustrations over the sense that Black lives are being hunted. It’s...
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Let’s declare #IamNigeria to honor nation’s 2,000 lives lost to terrorists
On Saturday, a girl walked into a crowded market in Maiduguri, Nigeria. When she was stopped to be screened, the explosives that were strapped to her went off, killing her and at least 20 other people....
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Ohio State’s post-game ‘revelers’ re-imagined as Grambling State’s post-game...
I read an Associated Press piece about what happened after Ohio State University’s football team won the national title. Students took to the streets and set 89 fires and basically set things off. OSU...
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Jackie Robinson West’s title being stripped is about race
Little League Baseball’s governing body has stripped Chicago’s Jackie Robinson West team of its title. Jackie Robinson’s coach has been suspended, and so has their team manager, because they violated...
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Raven Symone’s latest fail: ‘I’m from every continent in Africa except for one’
At this point, Raven Symone’s foot should be so far into her mouth that she swallows leather crumbs. She seems to be on a press junket to prove to us that she needs a life mentor. We used to use Raven...
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Jay-Z’s TIDAL: How could a music genius become so tone deaf?
I watched a video where Jay-Z held a meeting with some of the biggest names in music. Madonna, Beyonce, Kanye, Daft Punk, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna and so many more were in the same room for this montage of...
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The USPS Epic Fail: Maya Angelou’s commemorative stamp has the wrong quote
Today, the US Postal Service unveiled the commemorative stamp to honor Maya Angelou’s legacy. Unfortunately, the quote on the stamp next to her picture is one that is not originally hers. “A bird...
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Michael Jai White’s apology letter to his exes gets no props from me
Actor Michael Jai White penned a letter on Facebook to his ex-girlfriends apologizing for his behavior in the past as he played his least profitable role yet: Alpha Male jerk. He wrote this letter...
View ArticleJim Crow to America: Don't call it a comeback, I've been here for years
On June 17, 1822, Denmark Vesey and five others were going to revolt to kill slaveholders and free the people they held as slaves so they could escape to Haiti. However, their plot was thwarted, and...
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Why I hope Pres. Obama goes full #TeamPetty in his final SOTU speech
When President Barack Obama began his second term, I was excited because he was officially on lame duck status, and that meant he could take more risks. He could be bolder, and he could give the...
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