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Throwback Thursday: The Oppression of White AmericaThis article was originally published on June 22, 2018.I was abused as a child.Growing up as the only boy in the house, I was constantly attacked by women. First of all, I had to clean my room every single day. Meanwhile, my three sisters could split their...Read more -
CRT for HOTD: Sheepstealer Recaps 'House of the Dragon,' S3, E01“House of the Dragon” (HBO)Each week, ContrabandCamp’s CRT for HOTD will recap HBO’s “House of the...Read more -
Let's Choose the Fight for Global Reparations Rather Than the Diaspora Wars(Photo by Envato)The African diaspora wars are real, and in the end, the disunity is exacting a toll...Read more
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We Got Receipts: The Great Land HeistEditor’s Note: This is part two of the “We Got Receipts” series, which explains why Black people have a rightful claim to reparations. Part one explored how Black bodies were monetized during slavery. In part two, we explore how Black landowners had their property seized through either violence...Read more -
James Dolan Can't Seem to Read the Room(Screenshot, NBA via YouTube)There are few things in life that fit together less naturally than James Dolan and...Read more -
The Wake-Up Call: A Visit From Uncle JuneteenthText within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedT'was the night before Juneteenth, and all through South Not a creature was stirring, even in the Big House The Confederate traitors weren't even aware That Black Union soldiers soon would be there. Black people...Read more -
Agency Quietly Erased 'Minority' From the Rule That Protects Minority-Owned Banks(Photo by Envato)While most of the country was thawing out their Juneteenth meat or trying to see if...Read more -
10 Incredible Stories You WON'T See In HBO's Earth Wind & Fire DocumentaryThe reviews are in for HBO’s latest doc, Earth, Wind & Fire: To Be Celestial vs. the Weight of the World.“Questlove’s newest documentary is a rare instance of an artist capturing lightning in a bottle twice,” writes Salon’s Melanie McFarland. “Movies like this one reassure us that...Read more -
Why Stephen A. Smith Is Beefing With Stephen A. Smith, Explained(Illustration, YouTube/ContrabandCamp)Around 534 B.C., the Greeks invented Stephen A. Smith.Back then, warriors could attain glory on the...Read more -
The Wake-Up Call Live: Karmelo Anthony, Black Athletes and the Real American PastimeWilmeth Sidat-Singh got a full ride. When Syracuse offered Sidat-Singh a basketball scholarship in 1935, the sport was as popular as lacrosse. The NCAA didn’t even have a national tournament, so Sidat-Singh’s Indian heritage didn’t make headlines. But when a coach saw him shredding students during an intramural football...Read more -
Throwback Thursday: ‘Evilest White Woman on Earth’: The Criminal Injustice of Terra MoreheadThis story was originally published on June 8, 2018.Warning: This story is not about America’s criminal-justice system.In this story, America’s criminal-justice system is a parable. In this story, “criminal” is synonymous with “not white.” In this story, “justice” is a mythical concept. In this story, Terra Morehead is synonymous...Read more -
We Got Receipts: What Black People Are OwedEditor’s Note: When we talk about slavery, we tend to talk about stolen labor. But that is only the beginning of what was taken. This series, We Got Receipts, will lay out the fuller truth. Part one starts where the system began: with our bodies. In future stories, we...Read more -
The King of Crybabies(Screenshot, NBC News)And all the people standing by, and those at the windows, cried out, “Oh! How beautiful...Read more -
Love and the Enemy: An Exclusive Excerpt From Greg Tate's 'FLYBOY IN THE BUTTERMILK'On Tuesday, AUWA Books released a special edition of Greg Tate’s “FLYBOY IN THE BUTTERMILK: Essays on Contemporary America.”Perhaps no contemporary writer has shaped me as a writer more than Gregory Stephen Tate, and the following essay seems as prescient as ever. ...Read more -
The Verdict on ‘Michael Jackson: The Verdict’? The Culture Is GuiltyIn my second year of law school, I worked as a student attorney for the defense on a high-profile celebrity criminal case that never went to trial. While I thought the charges were unjust and was happy with the outcome of that case, I knew then that I would...Read more -
The Wake-Up Call Live: Earth, Wind and AmericaUncle Junior loved Earth, Wind & Fire.James Harriot Jr. was unquestionably the greatest male influence in my life. He talked in adages, told stories like a griot, and he “knew things.” And, when I was only 10 years old, he introduced me to “The Elements.” Twenty years ago, Uncle...Read more
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5 Alternative Acts That Might Save MAGApalooza 250(Illustration by ContrabandCamp)I was looking forward to Peckerwoodstock.Billed as “The Great American State Fair,” the Freedom 250...Read more -
All Roads Lead to AlabamaThere is a card game we play in the South called Spades. You partner up, you bid your hand, you play it out, and when you take the books, you bid, you win. Everybody at the table agrees to that before the first card is dealt. Now imagine you...Read more -
The Wake-Up Call Live: Whiteness Is Stranger Than FictionHere’s why they did it.According to the U.S. Census, in 2024, Alabama’s Black voter registration rate was 67.2%, while the white registration rate was 70.3%. Louisiana’s Black voter registration rate was 61.4 vs. 69.7% for whites. In Mississippi, 81.6% of Black people registered to vote, compared to 81.4% of...Read more -
Black Patients Have Valid Reasons to Seek Out Black Doctors. A Lawsuit Threatens That Access.(Photo by Envato)As efforts to undermine initiatives for equity and representation intensify, backlash against healthcare diversity, equity and...Read more
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‘Raising Kanan’ Exclusive: Joey Bada$$ Reflects On Fly & Fleeing Unique’s One-Of-A-Kind Connection To The FansAs Power Book III: Raising Kanan continues its fifth and final season, few characters have sparked as much conversation as the fly (and now fleeing) Unique, who fans just couldn’t seem to hate despite his ways.read more -
‘Belle Collective’ Exclusive Clip: Glen Would Rather Get A Divorce Than Sign The Postnup—‘I Have A Problem Not Being A Priority’A Belle Collective couple is at odds over a postnuptial agreement and BOSSIP has an exclusive clip! As previously reported, the hit OWN unscripted series has returned with all new episodes, and...read more -
Smitten Sista, Sista Tia Mowry Opens Up About New Love With Boyfriend, Says She Manifested Their Resplendent Relationship—’He’s Amazing’Our fave (smitten) Sista, Sista, Tia Mowry, is opening up about the new man in her life, and why this relationship feels so different from anything in the past. During a recent appearance on SiriusXM’s Today Show...read more -
Whew Lawd! The Hottest Thirst Traps Of The Week, Vol. 150You know what it is! Back at it again with this week’s hottest thirst traps that dropped during a buzzy week dominated by Love Island USA continuing to trend across social media and beyond, A$AP Rocky getting dragged for...read more
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Angela Simmons Details Keeping Her Pastry Purity Until She Was 28 & Whether She’d Spin The Block With An Ex—’If It Makes Sense’Angela Simmons is getting candid. The entrepreneur, reality star, and mother sat down with Shannon Sharpe on the June 24 episode of Club Shay Shay, where no topic was off limits. During the wide-ranging conversation, Simmons reflected...read more -
Sound Waves: Beyond The Biopic, Revisiting Michael Jackson’s Indelible Influence On Black Music 17 Years After His Tragic PassingOn June 25, 2009, the music world and millions of fans worldwide were shattered when Michael Jackson died at age 50 after suffering cardiac arrest caused by acute propofol intoxication. The tragedy sparked a global outpouring of grief and a years-long legal battle that culminated...read more -
Ruff Ryder, Innit? Fans Crown Eve An Official UK Girlie After Her Bloody British Accent Goes ViralWho’s that girl?! Everyone’s favorite “pitbull in a skirt” sounds different these days, and fans are gushing over the Philly girl turned British baddie. The internet has spoken, and according to social media, Eve has crossed over from Phillyread more -
GOMD: President Obama Says He Lives In A Rent Free Suite In Donald Trump’s Mind, Says Titian Tyrant ‘Knows Better’ Than To Insult Him In PersonDonald Trump’s legacy contains a bevy of despicable behaviors, but one of which is being a racist slumlord, so the irony of a Black man, one superior to him in every imaginable way, living rent-free in his head of depleted follicles...read more -
Rocky RIHlationship?? A$AP Rocky DisRIHspectfully RIHflects On Single Life While Flagrantly Flirting With Women In Concert CrowdA$AP Rocky is catching a lot of heat online as a video of him flirting with fans goes viral. The rapper is currently in the midst of his Don’t Be Dumb tour, his first major headlining tour since 2019. Rocky’s...read more -
Supa Dupa Fly: Missy Elliott & June Ambrose Sizzle At 2027 Spring/Summer Louis Vuitton Menswear ShowSource: Marc Piasecki / Getty Missy Elliott does not go to...read more
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Baby Talk? Tracee Ellis Ross Addresses Pregnancy Rumors And The Timeline Is In Disbelief (VIDEOS)Chile! Tracee Ellis Ross is clearing the air after social media started running with a claim that had fans doing double takes. The actress and entrepreneur hopped online to...Read more -
My Man, My Man, My Man! Tia Mowry Goes IN About Her Relationship Details And Spills Tea On New Boo (VIDEO)Y’all! Tia Mowry has the timeline doing a double-take after fans clocked her recent glow and started wondering what’s really behind it. The actress recently...Read more -
It’s A Wrap! Alannah Keyser Exits ‘Love Island USA’ After Resurfaced Video Allegedly Showed Her Using Racial SlurAnother ‘Love Island USA’ contestant has left the villa after online controversy erupted. Alannah Keyser‘s time on the hit reality dating series came to an abrupt end...Read more -
Wayment! NBA YoungBoy’s Return To Social Media Has Fans Mentioning One Thing (VIDEOS)NBA YoungBoy is back on social media after taking a lil’ break from the internet. While some fans were hype to see him pop back up on their timelines, others couldn’t stop talking about...Read more -
Fans Are Mentioning Rihanna After A$AP Rocky Drops SPICY Comment About Pretty Women At Recent Concert (WATCH)Chile! A$AP Rocky and Rihanna are usually trending for their fashion, music, or couple goals—but this time, it’s a viral concert clip that has the internet split and...Read more -
Double Take? Blue Ivy’s Father-Daughter Moment With Jay-Z Has Fans Debating Who She Resembles (VIDEO)Ya’ll! Blue Ivy and Jay-Z are giving the internet a rare glimpse of a sweet father-daughter moment that has fans absolutely gushing. In a clip that’s been making its...Read more
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Naw, Dawg! Deion Sanders’ Response To Karrueche Tran’s Hair Disaster Has The Internet In Tears (PHOTO)Deion Sanders has the internet in tears after clowning Karrueche Tran’s vacation hair disaster. Karrueche gave fans a lil’ storytime about the bad hair experience and even showed off the final results,...Read more -
Moving On? LaVar Ball Reveals Near 30-Year Marriage To Wife Tina Is Over, Social Media Sounds OFF (VIDEO)Whew! LaVar Ball had fans expecting sneaker talk and his usual larger-than-life personality, but he instead dropped a personal revelation that completely shifted the conversation. During a...Read more
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