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Monday, August 9, 2021

Mic Drop: Well, Well, Well, It Seems Like Living Room Dance Parties Are Back and Here to Stay

Do you remember the middle of last winter ,when we all blasted music as loud as we could and reveled in our living room dance parties? (Oh, was that just me?) Well, they’re back and better than ever with Miss Rona rearing her head again and badass, talented Black artists dropping songs to keep you occupied all…

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How Did an Ice Rink Manager End Up Living Rent Free in a Trump-Owned Luxury Apartment?

Sometimes a chair is just a chair.

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'That's a Eurocentric Concept': Nick Cannon Responds to Criticism Over Having Kids With Multiple Women

Before I get into this, let me first start by expressing my extreme sorrow at the fact that I could not superimpose a kufi hat and red laser beam eyes over this entire piece. But alas, the show must go on.

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Rand Paul Continues Spread Propaganda About COVID-19 Mandates

White supremacy is so diabolical and sadistic that white people will disregard all logic, science and their own well-being to die standing up for their liberty (read: whiteness) Of course, because America is America, Black folks are dying from COVID-19 at higher rates than whites, but this pandemic is taking no…

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8 Suspected Lynchings Have Taken Place in Mississippi Since 2000

There is no more blatant form of racial intimidation against a Black person that one can use than that of a noose. The practice of lynching was used against enslaved Black people, but it was an especially popular form of violence against Black Americans after slavery ended.

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