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Rep. LaMonica McIver Is Setting the Record StraightRep. McIver at a check presentation in Orange, N.J., in May 2026. (Courtesy of Rep. LaMonica McIver’s Office)For...Read more -
The Wake-Up Call: The 6 Kinds of CoonsEverybody can’t be a coon.As much as I believe in Black excellence and our potential to achieve on the highest levels, there is a difference between a first-ballot hall-of-famer like Clarence Thomas and a Team Wypipo all-star like Candace Owens. Jason Whitlock might be one of this generation’s finest practitioners...Read more -
On Outkast’s ‘ATLiens’ 30 years laterSometimes it’s hard to believe that I’m nearly 50 years old. While I have a few more years to go before hitting that major life landmark, the reflection has already begun. Yes, a lot of that reflecting happens around life and my place in it, but if I’m being...Read more -
Why Black People Love DollyI remember the first time I saw her. I was a little girl, and there she was on Hee Haw, those dimples, those big clear eyes, that voice like sunlight through a screen door. My mama always had country music playing in our house, but the second a Dolly...Read more -
Stephen A. Smith Criticized NABJ for Not Calling Him. So Why Wouldn't He Grant the Same Courtesy to a Black Journalist Who Called Out the NFL?When NABJ awarded Smith its Thumbs Down Award, he defended himself by calling it a “smear job.” The popular ESPN host claimed his colleagues were “engaging in personal attacks.” Smith also insinuated that the organization violated one of the cardinal principles of his profession.But a series of texts between...Read more -
In Loving Memory of Eddie King Jr.(20th Century Fox, “The Five Heartbeats”)I don’t believe in dead people. While I don’t believe in ghosts, I...Read more -
How Blaxploitation Exposed the Reality of OligarchyBefore Occupy Wall Street, before the Bernie Sanders campaign, before all the heckling against “the one percent,” the op-eds on wealth inequality and the sold-out “Stop Oligarchy” tours, Chris Rock’s surreal 2001 comedy Pootie Tang brazenly—if bizarrely—foretold of an America in the thrall of a ruthless, racist plutocracy.Long before...Read more -
The Wake-Up Call: Gone ‘head NowIt is perhaps the most ominous phrase in African-American Southern English. As a warning, “gone ‘head now” ranks right up there alongside timeless pieces of verbal caution tape such as “I ain’t gonna tell you no more” and “I’m finna go to my car; don’t be here when I get...Read more
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Organized People, Organized Power: 3 Lessons We Learned From Angie Nixon’s Campaign(Screenshot CBS Miami via YouTube)Happy Black August, y’all.Tuesday night, state Rep. Angie Nixon won the Democratic nomination for...Read more -
Is the Internet Making Us Dumb? Blacksplained By Dr. April Scott, Actual Psychology ExpertHave you ever used the results of a BuzzFeed quiz as a medical diagnosis? Did your therapist get her “doctorial” from the Kevin Samuel School for High Value Women?Is your life coach on TikTok explaining why wearing a bonnet to class is a form of self-care?Introducing the ContrabandCamp Clinic for...Read more -
Project 2025 Performance Review: How Trump Achieved Every Goal of the White Agenda(Envato)On Monday, the Trump administration quietly solved America’s systemic racism problem. The Associated Press reports: How many...Read more -
How Frederick Douglass’ Comedic Delivery Helped Deliver Us From SlaveryTouring across 19th-century Europe and the United States, the legendary author and orator Frederick Douglass drafted jokes to draft audiences into the roiling war against slavery. A revolutionary entertainer, Douglass made his audiences laugh until their sides hurt so that they would side with the moral crusade for abolitionism.In...Read more -
Why the National Association of Black Journalists 'Personally Attacked' Stephen A. Smith, ExplainedOn Saturday Night, the National Association of Black Journalists bestowed its annual Thumbs Down Award to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, CBS News, Circle City Broadcasting/WISH-TV CEO DuJuan McCoy, the Washington Post and this guy: ...Read more -
The Wake-Up Call: Brains, Bigfoot and Black Journalists“I’m willing to bet you’ve never invited a Negro boy to your home and that there isn’t one Negro kid among all your friends…Wouldn’t it be something to cheer about if the paper hired Negro copyboys and gave them the same sort of chance you and your friends are getting...Read more
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Why You Can Stop Crying About the 'Literacy Crisis,' Blacksplained by Dr. Ahmad R. WashingtonExactly 270 years before Dr. Ahmad R. Washington began teaching students at South Carolina’s largest historically Black university how to develop the minds and ambition of Black children, the Palmetto State’s General Assembly addressed a problem that threatened the existence of a yet-to-be-born country called America."[T]he having of slaves taught...Read more
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CRT for HOTD: Rhaenyra Targaryen Wins Karen of the Year, Most Outstanding Fascist at WHITEFOLKS Awards(HBO)Kings Landing, Westeros, Aug. 9, 2026 – The Queen of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men,...Read more -
Black August Is More Important Than Ever(Photo by Envato)With hints of Juneteenth, Kwanzaa and Black History Month, but also something very different, Black August...Read more -
The Wake-Up Call: The Algorithm Industrial ComplexWhen I graduated from Auburn University, I was still hanging out with people I met on my first day of college. Some grew up in two-parent homes with health insurance, 401(K)s and two-car garages. Others were first-generation college students who carried razor blades in their mouths. But whether we were...Read more
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Throwback Thursday: Yes, Donald Trump Is My PresidentThis story was first published on Jan. 24, 2017.I remember my first day as a Black boy. Before I earned enough years to express my opinions when grown folks were talking, I was just Mikey. A “youngin’.” A lactose-intolerant, still-wet-behind-the-ears kid with Similac on his breath and...Read more -
The Black Guy Who Tips Blacksplains How to Decolonize the InternetWhat’s the difference between a trailblazer and a colonizer? A pioneer and an invader? An integrator or gentrifier? If one white person moves onto Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., does that automatically mean they gentrified a Black neighborhood? If so, did Brown v. Board colonize white educational institutions? Is it...Read more
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Meet The Unhinged Huxtables: Social Media Reacts To John Stewart’s Traumatic Origin Story & More From Buzzy ‘Lanterns’ Episode 3So, picture this: a wise alien being who protects the universe lands at your family’s house and tells your mom that you may one day be worthy to wield a powerful ring as an intergalactic space cop called a Green Lantern.read more -
Get Well Soon! Lionel Richie Hospitalized In ICU Following St. Louis PerformanceLionel Richie is back in the hospital after another health scare during his tour in June. Fans are hoping for the best and nervous about the worst after news of the legendary singer’s hospitalization. Fortunately, early details about the...read more -
WTF Are You Talking To?! Laura Loomer Calls Florida Rep. Angie Nixon, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, And Cori Bush “Black B*****s”Laura Loomer got Black folks all the way f***ed up if she thinks we gonna let this ride. The far-right bootlicker is getting FLAMED on social media and beyond after launching a...read more -
‘Not The Same’: Riley Burruss Gets Real About Relationship With Todd Tucker Amid His Split From Kandi BurrussKandi Burruss and Todd Tucker may be doing their best to navigate the murky waters of divorce and coparenting but the Xscape singer’s eldest daughter, Riley, is getting candid...read more -
Tedrick Washington Jr: Former D1 Basketball Player Punched, Dragged By His Hair During Arkansas Police StopA former Division I basketball player says he was cooperating with authorities when an Arkansas traffic stop escalated into a violent arrest. The incident is captured on camera, showing a state trooper breaking an SUV window, pulling him by his hair and punching him in...read more -
D4vd’s Legal Team Has Withdrawn From His Case, Leaving Singer With Public Defender For Murder TrialD4vd is now being represented by a public defender for his murder trial. D4vd and his legal team parted ways in his high-profile murder case, which led to him opting for a public defender on Monday in Los Angeles. ...read more -
Beautifully Booed Up! Angela Yee Gets Engaged To Longtime Love Tameek ‘Meek’ FloydAngela Yee is engaged has a new title to add to her resume: fiancé! The longtime radio personality and “Lip Service” host is officially engaged to entrepreneur Tameek “Meek” Floyd. The announcement came in true Angela Yee fashion: quietly, through...read more -
BLOOP, Back On Bravo: NeNe Leakes #RHOA Reunites With Phaedra & Porsha During ‘RHUGT,’ Brings THESE Housewives To TearsBLOOOP! NeNe Leakes made her much-anticipated return to the Bravo universe, and her appearance had the cast of The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Roaring 20th (RHUGT) screaming, hugging, and even shedding tears as they welcomed the beloved blueprint of housewives. ...read more -
Gimme 10! Love Island USA’s Melanie Moreno Is Taking Things Day By Day With Sincere SwoonshipLove Island‘s Melanie Moreno isn’t ready to slap a label on her relationship with Sincere Rhea just yet, and she’s making that clear to anyone still hoping for a “Melcere” announcement. Melanie Moreno, who placed third alongside Rhea during the Season...read more -
49er Fakery: NFL Coach Trolls Daejon Love On Instagram, Woman Leaks Videos Of Scam AttemptsThe story of the scammer who purported himself to be a San Francisco 49ers’ wide receiver is all the rage on social media right now. As BOSSIP previously reported, the flagrant Wide Deceiver Daejon Love has made...read more
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Oop! Ari Fletcher Claps Back After Fan Claims She Was Bullied Into Wanting To Redo Her Teeth (VIDEO)Ari Fletcher has the fans cuttin’ up after she denied being bullied into redoing her veneers. The influencer shared a video about wanting her teeth redone just days after showing them off, and fans are...Read more -
UPDATE: D4vd’s Legal Team Withdraws From His Case As He Reportedly Taps Public DefenderD4vd‘s legal team has withdrawn from his case as he reportedly taps a public defender for his criminal defense.RELATED: Read more -
Aaliyah’s Uncle & Former Manager Reportedly Blames Son For Allegedly Failing To Coordinate Her Travel Plans Before Fatal Plane CrashA new lawsuit filed by Aaliyah‘s uncle and former manager claims that his own son is partly responsible for the fatal plane crash that...Read more -
South Carolina Woman Reportedly Orders Lyft And Stabs Driver 11 Times In His Head & Body Before Stealing His Car (VIDEO)A South Carolina woman who allegedly stabbed a Lyft driver in the head was denied bond on Friday, August 28. Naziyha La’Nay Weatherall is accused of ordering the rideshare in...Read more -
Oh, Nah! G Herbo’s Reaction To Fan Snatching His Mic While He Was Performing Is Going Viral (WATCH)G Herbo‘s reaction to a fan snatching his microphone while he was performing is going viral. RELATED: Ari Fletcher Shows Off Massive New Ring &...Read more -
Congrats! Angela Yee Is Now Engaged (VIDEO)Congratulations are in order for Angela Yee, who is now engaged to her partner, a man who goes by the name “Meeks.” RELATED: Angela Yee Reacts To Jess Hilarious Becoming New Co-Host Of ‘The Breakfast Club’...Read more -
Girl Dad Era! Joe Budden’s Fiancée Shadée Monique Confirms Pregnancy Amid Their Engagement (VIDEOS)Roomies! Joe Budden and Shadée Monique just gave fans a major reason to celebrate as they step into a brand-new chapter together. The longtime couple had a sweet surprise waiting for...Read more -
Sitting Pretty! Blueface Hypes Up Nevaeh Akira’s Post-Baby Snapback After Jaidyn Alexis Calls Them Out (VIDEOS)It looks like Blueface and Nevaeh Akira are staying unbothered amid Jaidyn Alexis’ comments about their relationship and their newborn son, Jonathan Jamal Porter Jr. Nevaeh popped up during Blue’s livestream, and...Read more
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