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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 -
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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CRT for HOTD: DNC Condemns Racist Far-Right Propaganda In 'House of the Dragon' S03 E7(Screenshot, HBO)Leaders of the reptile community are calling out one of television’s biggest shows for promoting racism, far-right...Read more -
The Wake-Up Call: Our Ancestors' Wildest DreamsLucas Vázquez de Ayllón had everything.Born to a family of Spanish aristocrats, Ayllón gained most of his wealth, status and political power while serving as head colonizer in charge of Spain’s Hispaniola colony. But Ayllón wanted more. Even though he had no experience as an explorer, in 1521, he...Read more -
Where Is Stony Newsom? Reconstructing the Life of America’s Most Elusive Bank Robber 30 Years LaterBy all accounts, 1996 was a terrible year for Lida “Stony” Newsom. While the death of her parents in a car accident four years prior was no doubt the worst experience of her life to that point, the events of 1996, well, it’s the stuff Hollywood makes movies about.Ahem.In...Read more -
Throwback Thursday: All the Ways I Did Not DieDorothy HarriotThis story was originally published on Feb. 22, 2019When sitting in the passenger seat of...Read more -
How to Sound White: Sunn m'Cheaux and Dr. Rachel E. Weissler Blacksplain Code-SwitchingNine years ago, 17-year-old high school student Savanna Tomlinson broke the internet when she tweeted this picture of her yearbook photo:The hilarious quote not only garnered millions of chuckles, but it began a furious debate in comment sections when flabbergasted Caucasians began a debate about what it means...Read more -
Excerpt: Power Is Making (or Breaking) the RulesExcerpted from From Presence to Power: How to Take On the Fights That Matter—and Win, by Rashad Robinson, published by One World, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Available now where books are sold. We encourage you to buy from Black-owned and independent bookstores.The Heritage...Read more -
CRT For HOTD: The Definitive Auntie and Unc Power Rankings for 'House of the Dragon' S3,E6Nearly a decade ago, cultural critic Damon Young explored a question that had bedeviled the scientific community for centuries:Do white people have cousins?Young ultimately concluded that white people do, indeed, have cousins. Unfortunately, his groundbreaking research failed to explain why Caucasian cousin culture is so unde… ...Read more
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Classroom Cuties Vol. 2! Porsha Williams, Nick Cannon & More Send Their Celebrity Seeds Back To SchoolWe’re back for another roundup of back to school celebrity seeds! The fall 2026 academic adorableness continues with Porsha Williams and Dennis McKinley celebrating their daughter. The former couple...read more -
Second Chance At Love: RHOB Star Bozoma St. John Weds Keely Watson In Ghanaian CeremonyFormer tech executive and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Bozoma St. John wed Keely Watson in Ghana on Aug. 21, marking a fairytale ending to her second chance at love.read more -
Who Is “Goth Baddie” Pinkchyu? The Girl Drake Flew Out For A Second DateDrake apparently wasn’t joking when he said he wanted a “goth baddie.” Less than two weeks after Pinkchyu stole the show during his viral 20 Women vs. Drake dating stream,...read more -
R.I.P. ‘Five Heartbeats’ Actor Michael Wright Passes Away at 70Source: Anthony Barboza / Getty Michael Wright, the actor best known for his standout performance in the musical drama The Five Heartbeats, has passed away at the age of 70. His...read more -
Much More Than Migos! Meet The Roster Of Artists Signed To Quality ControlSource: Rich Polk / Getty Quality Control Music, better known as QC, has become one of the most influential labels in hip-hop, helping launch...read more -
O’Shea Jackson Jr. & Dave Franco Dish On Their Indie Insanity In ‘IDIOTS’ [Exclusive]When you think of a movie titled IDIOTS, you might think you know what to expect, but I promise you, you don’t. BOSSIP joined the press junket for the film, where we talked to O’Shea Jackson Jr. and Dave Franco about their marketing tactics for the film, why people...read more -
‘Put A Ring On It: Cheathab’ Exclusive Clip: Mia Messily Shades Jarron’s Date’s Hair, Reveals Risqué Reason WhyMia has some thoughts about Jarron’s new date, especially her hair, and the shade leads to a risqué revelation about their bedroom behavior in BOSSIP’s exclusive Put a Ring on It: Cheathab clip. As previouslyread more -
Assassins & Amateur Sleuths: ‘The Black Watch’ Talks ‘Ride Or Die’ & ‘Diarra From Detroit’s’ Dangerously Delicious DramaAssassin antics, Detroit detective work, and Black women handling business (per the usual) had BOSSIP and Cassius talking this week.read more -
Khloé Kardashian ‘Wouldn’t Care’ If Sister Kim Hooked Up with Tristan Thompson: ‘I Want You With The Best Person That I Could Think Of’Khloé Kardashian is so over her relationship with Tristan Thompson that she wouldn’t care if one of the closest people to her followed in her footsteps for some sloppy seconds. The first episode of...read more -
Weekend Watchlist: Everything Worth Streaming & Watching In TheatersSource: John Phillips / Getty The weekend is here and your couch is calling. Whether you are in the mood to binge something new, catch up on a series finale...read more
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Gypsy Rose Releases An Apology After Old Prison Calls Surface Of Her Using The N-Word & Making Racist CommentsIt’s been more than two years since Gypsy Rose Blanchard was released from prison after serving about eight years for her role in the 2015 killing...Read more -
Last Laugh! Scotty Gets Her Get-Back After Lemuel Plummer Calls Her A “Bird” In Video (WATCH)Scotty and Lemuel Plummer had social media cracking up. It all started after Lemuel shared a video of Scotty chasing a bird and decided to make a joke that...Read more -
Jaidyn Alexis Responds To Blueface Saying Javaughn & Journey Can Be Replaced As He Shares Closer Look At Newborn Son Johnathan Jr.Jaidyn Alexis has responded to Blueface saying Javaughn and Journey can be replaced as he shared his first look...Read more -
Prayers Up! Quality Control Music Shares Statement After Pierre “P” Thomas Is Hospitalized Following Heart AttackQuality Control Music shared a statement after Pierre “P” Thomas was hospitalized following a heart attack.RELATED: Read more -
Run & Tell That! Reginae Carter Checks Critics Threatening To Tell Lil Wayne About Her Spicy Pole Dancing Video (WATCH)Reginae Carter has been in the spotlight alongside her famous parents, rapper Lil Wayne and Toya Wright, since childhood.From her early OMG Girlz days...Read more -
Rest In Peace! Nolan Wells’ Mom Shares Heavenly Birthday Message To Her Son On His 19th Birthday (PHOTOS)Nolan Wells‘ mother, Christine Wonsley, marked the late teenager’s 19th birthday with a heartfelt message shared on Facebook on Wednesday, August 19. Nolan was found dead in the water near Horn Island in Jackson County, Mississippi, on...Read more -
Body-ody! Bhad Bhabie Shows Off Her Curves With Steamy Dance Footage (VIDEO)Bhad Bhabie is heating up the internet with steamy dance footage showing off her curves. The artist shared the dancing video on Instagram on Monday, August 17.RELATED: Read more -
Oop! Big Lex Responds After Chrisean Rock Says She Wants That Fade Following Her Sister Tesehki’s Boxing Loss (WATCH)The ‘net is still buzzing after Big Lex scored a unanimous win over Tesehki during the fight event in Atlanta. Several ‘Baddies’ congratulated Lex on her...Read more
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