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There’s a Reason They Call It ‘Back’ to Normal. But Normal Is Not Enough.(Screenshot via YouTube)Meeting with adversaries, in and of itself, is not my problem.I am a lawyer. Just this...Read more -
The Wake-Up Call Live: In Defense of Capitalism“Conquering” is one of my favorite white words. Any examination of social injustice, economic disparities or racial discrimination eventually reaches the point where the examiner will blame inequality on one of three culprits:White supremacyCapitalismConqueringI’m sure you’ve heard of white supremacy. It’s been doing its thing for a while. The “career...Read more -
Are You Media Literate? Blacksplained by Tiffany D. CrossA few headlines you’ll never see:Candidate Opposes U.S.-Backed Genocide of Palestinians but Still Supports Jewish People and Israel’s Right to ExistOfficer Shoots Unarmed Man Who Attacked Him, According to Details of Uncorroborated Police Report We Didn’t Bother to VerifyDespite Claims of Pundits and People Who Struggle With Math, Election...Read more -
Woke 2.0 Is Crazy(Screenshot, ABC News)Walter 1.0 was crazyFour score and seven years before Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced the official end to...Read more -
Strange Fruit | The Joy Reid Show LIVE!Thank you, , , , , , and many others for tuning in to my live video with ! Join me for my next live...Read more -
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
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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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Coupledom Comedy: ‘The Black Watch’ Talks Black Love, Body-Swapping & Rom-Coms With ‘Switches’ Director Brandon BroussardWhat happens when the spark starts to sputter and a couple is willing to do anyyyyyything to get it back? That’s what BOSSIP and Cassius are exploring in the latest episode of The Black Watch.read more -
Happy Birthday Beyoncé! 45 Times The Virgo Virtuoso Left Us ‘Dangerously In Love’ With Her LewksHappy Beyoncé Day! Beyoncé is officially 45, and in honor of Queen Bey’s latest trip around the sun, we’re celebrating 45 times the Virgo virtuoso left us dangerously in love with her...read more -
Some Serious Shade Right Thurr: Chingy’s Son Isaiah Russell-Bailey Ignores His Dad’s Dubious Shoutout, Celebrates His Mom InsteadIt looks like there’s some family tension brewing “Right Thurr” between rapper Chingy and his 19-year-old son, actor Isaiah Russell-Bailey. The speculation comes just days after Chingy’s appearance on The Jason Lee Show went viral. During...read more -
Collabs de Cumpleaños: Beyoncé Celebrates 20 Years Of ‘B’Day’ With Anniversary Album Featuring Long-Awaited Selena Feature & A Nod To Celia CruzBeyoncé is celebrating 20 years of B’DAY by releasing some new vocals, including a collaboration with the late great Selena Quintanilla. Friday, September 4 not only marks Beyoncé’s 45th birthday, but the 20th anniversary of her...read more -
White Supremacy: Newark Man Indicted For Hate Crime For Beating 70-Year-Old Black Man With Wooden PlankApparently, being a 70-year-old Black man quietly existing in your own neighborhood was enough to turn one alleged racist into a violent menace. ...read more -
Big Dreams & Bright Lights! Inside The Cricket MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kick-Off Between Howard University & Alabama A&M In Atlanta [Exclusive]There’s nothing like HBCU football season–the official last call for summer fundays and beginning of the rollout to the greatest Homecomings on Earth and beyond. With seas of Howard and Alabama A&M alumni flooding downtown Atlanta, there was no...read more -
Dwight Howard, Da’Vinchi, Lady London & Sy’Rai Smith Become Word Warriors On ‘The Spell Off LIVE!’ Finale, Dexterously Dominate Team N3ON In Spirited ShowdownThings got supercalifragilisticexpialidocious on The Spell Off LIVE! when some of your fave celebs went letter-for-letter and word-for-word in a spirited showdown for spelling supremacy. Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Images for...read more
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That’s A Fiiiiine Grandpappy Right Thurr! Proud Pop-Pop Chingy Reveals He’s A Granddad & The Father Of Actor Isaiah Russell-BaileyWe can now officially say that’s a fiiiiiine grandpappy right thurr, when it comes to a certain St. Louis rapper. Fans were surprised to learn about Chingy’s children (and grandchild!) this week after watching the hip-hop star’s latest sit-down...read more -
Neva Scared: Rev. Al Sharpton Stands On Business Against Nolan Wells’ ‘Friends’ Defamation Lawsuit ThreatsIf Warren Hudson, Jax Pitalo and Morgan Seymour were hoping a defamation threat would make Rev. Al Sharpton suddenly clutch his pearls, apologize and disappear, they may want to ask for a refund on that legal...read more -
Joseline Hernandez & Stevie J Are Bonnie Bella Beefing After Their Daughter Questioned Stevie’s Parenting, Producer Slams Deadbeat Dad AllegationsWhat year is it again?!?! Almost a decade after welcoming their daughter, Bonnie Bella, Stevie J and Joseline are back beefing. This time, however, their daughter’s comments about Stevie’s parenting are at the center of the drama....read more
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UPDATE: Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s Mother Says His Widow Turned Down $4 Million Settlement Amid Estate FeudMalcolm-Jamal Warner‘s mother, Pamela Warner, claims that his widow declined a $4 million settlement from the late actor’s estate. The claim comes after the actor’s widow filed a $1.2 million...Read more -
18-Year-Old Allegedly Helped Daejon Love Fake Millions In Investment Gains | TSR InvestigatesTaylor Chan, an 18-year-old boy, is reportedly in hot water alongside apparent scammer Daejon Love, who allegedly swindled at leastRead more -
Trial Watch! King Von’s Son’s Mother Shakema Springfield Testifies In Lil Durk’s Trial, Calls OTF Vonnie A “Liar”The latest testimony in Lil Durk’s trial brought someone close to King Von’s family to the stand. Shakema Springfield, the mother of Von’s son, testified in court...Read more -
Dr. Umar Johnson Claims Keffe D Was A “Mule” In Tupac Murder Conspiracy Following Guilty Verdict (VIDEO)Dr. Umar Johnson is speaking out after Keffe D‘s conviction for Tupac Shakur‘s murder. Furthermore, he believes he was set up. Not only that, but Johnson revealed that he thinks...Read more -
Actor Isaiah Russell-Bailey Shows Love To His Mom After Chingy Reveals He’s His Father (PHOTOS + VIDEOS)‘Family Reunion’ actor Isaiah Russell-Bailey is showing love to his mom after Chingy publicly revealed he’s his father.RELATED: Read more -
Florida Woman Who Fatally Shot Man In Walmart Parking Lot After Arguing Over Parking Space Reportedly Will Not Be ChargedA Florida woman who fatally shot a man during an argument in the parking lot of a Walmart will not be charged. Melissa Payne fatally shot...Read more -
JWoww Shares First Day Of School Moment With Kids Amid Hospitalization For Kidney Infection & Appendicitis (VIDEO)JWoww has shared her first day of school moment with her kids amid her hospitalization for a kidney infection and appendicitis. RELATED: Prayers Up! Jodeci Singer...Read more -
Albuquerque Man Fatally Shoots Cousin After Argument Over Who Cooked Spicier EnchiladasErvin Joaquin Gutierrez is now facing a murder charge after a family gathering in New Mexico reportedly took a devastating turn when a disagreement...Read more
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