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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 -
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 -
Nolan Wells: It Is Not the Conspiracy. It Is the Familiarity.I have not spoken to a single Black person who is not suspicious about what happened to Nolan Wells.Most of us felt the same thing at the same time, and we did not have to compare notes to arrive there.A conspiracy has to be constructed. Familiarity just arrives. It...Read more -
The Wake-Up Call Live: A Field TripHow do white teachers learn how to teach Black students? Somebody has gotta teach them!Every summer, educators attend conferences, training sessions and workshops focused on the newest developments and research in their fields. Some teachers attend because they are genuinely interested in being better educators. Some only go because their...Read more
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Why We Can't Stop Loving Jay-ZThere are very few miseries I have not suffered.I have spooned cereal and water into my mouth while sitting in a home without power. I have been unjustly arrested while a Black police officer I considered a friend pretended I f a stranger. I have stood over the still-warm...Read more -
Will the Internet Kill the Black Press? Blacksplained by Roland S. MartinWhen one pauses to examine the internal forces that have developed the Negro’s conscienceness and dignity, when one thinks of the forces that have cemented the Negro community, one immediately thinks of the Negro Press...It is one major voice of the conscience of our nation. The 205 journals of Negro...Read more
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ESPN Did Ryan Clark Dirty. But It Got Me Thinking About the Most Disrespectful Ways to Get FiredESPN recently announced several layoffs of prominent analysts and commentators in what is being sold as some sort of restructuring. Among the layoffs are folks of note like Cam Newton, Bart Scott and Ryan Clark. While I’m not sure where Scott will go, Newton will be fine; he’s got...Read more -
CRT for HOTD: We Used AI to Solve Every Problem on 'House of the Dragon' S03, E5Each week, ContrabandCamp’s CRT for HOTD will recap HBO’s “House of the Dragon” from the perspective of marginalized groups in the HOTD cinematic universe.Today, we asked BlackGPT to solve the problems presented in the fifth episode of season three. Why are Black people automatically programmed to clap...Read more -
CRT for HOTD: Ranking the Primary Candidates in the 'House of the Dragon' Midterms(Envato Labs)As the Seven Kingdoms gears up for what the Westeros Post calls “the most consequential primaries since...Read more -
The Wake-Up Call Live: Sympathy For a Devil“What he is in American politics is what, in the aquatic world, would be a pilot fish: a smaller fish that hovers around a larger predator, like a shark, living off of its detritus. That’s Lindsey. And when he swam around the McCain shark, broadly viewed as a virtuous and...Read more -
Book Bans Are Surging In Iowa. So Nikole Hannah-Jones Is Bringing Banned Authors to the State for a Free Read-InNikole Hannah-Jones at last year’s Read-In (Courtesy of the 1619 Freedom School)Nikole Hannah-Jones is headed back to Iowa...Read more -
The Top 10 Black-Owned Businesses of All TimeIf Martin Luther King Jr. was a communist, then how did he become a billionaire?Growing up, I assumed MLK was the richest Black man who ever lived. According to my calculations, he earned most of his fortune from his lucrative chain of Black-owned funeral franchises (which was obviously why...Read more
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These Young Whippersnappers Don’t Know Nothin’ Bout This! Sensationally Silky David Banner Frolics Exquisitely At UGK 30th Anniversary Concert, Sparks Hoots & Hollers Over Silk-Pressed ShenanigansWatch out there now! A sensationally silk-pressed David Banner stole the show at the sold-out, one-night-only UGK 30th Anniversary concert which celebrated the iconic duo’s classic 1996 album Ridin’ Dirty at the Bun-B-hosted spectacular in Sugar Land, Texas. ...read more -
Danger’s Declaration: Jon Chaffin Says ‘Diarra From Detroit’s Second Season Is A Journey Of Self Discovery That Fans ‘Aren’t Ready For’Jon Chaffin knew Diarra From Detroit had something special long before audiences made the BET+ hit a cultural conversation. Now, amid the critically acclaimed series’ return for its highly anticipated second season, the actor says viewers are...read more -
Here’s What’s Black On Netflix In August 2026Source: satura86 / Getty As summer winds down,read more -
Young Hollywood Heartbreak: Tyriq Withers and Chase Infiniti Split After A Few Months Of DatingTwo of Hollywood’s hottest young stars have called it quits, going their separate ways after only a few months. Tyriq Withers and Chase Infiniti have reportedly called it quits, TMZ reports, with sources confirming...read more -
Nike’s Chick Hearn Experience Highlights Kobe Bryant’s Lasting Legacy In Los Angeles, All Through The Lens Of His SneakersNike is shining a spotlight on Kobe Bryant’s enduring influence, a legacy that stretches far beyond the basketball court. During his legendary NBA career with the Los Angeles Lakers, Bryant helped transform basketball sneaker culture, most notably with the introduction of...read more -
‘The Black Watch’ Breaks Down Why ‘X-Men ’97’s’ Mutants & Metaphors Still Resonate Decades LaterMore than 30 years after X-Men: The Animated Series first introduced audiences to Professor Charles Xavier’s bustling band of mutants, the franchise is still sparking conversations far beyond comic books.read more -
Drake’s Viral Dinner Was Inspired By A Black Woman—Here’s the StorySource: Carmen Mandato / Getty Drake hosted his third annual “Strong Women, Stronger Drinks” dinner this week and the video from the girlies in attendance have been doing numbers. Of...read more -
#RHOA Reunion Sneak Peek: Porsha & K. Michelle Clash Over Former Flame & THAT Miscarriage Mixup–‘Who TF Am I Dealing With Here?’The Queens Court love triangle is making its way to the Real Housewives of Atlanta (#RHOA) reunion, and K. Michelle isn’t letting Porsha Williams off the hook. A newly released clip from the Bravo TikTok page on Aug. 7 shows the “Can’t Raise...read more -
Loser: Trump-Endorsed Black Conservative Amir Hassan Lost Michigan Primary Even Though Opponent Dropped OutAmir Hassan just learned the hard way that having Donald Trump in your corner does not mean voters are obligated to follow the assignment. Hassan, the Trump-backed Republican candidate in Michigan’s 8th Congressional District, lost Tuesday’s GOP primary to Thomas J....read more -
A$AP Rocky Insists He & Rihanna Weren’t Arguing In Viral Met Gala Clip: ‘Why The F**k Are They So Nosy?’A$AP Rocky admits that he and Rihanna have arguments here and there, but he doesn’t think that’s what went down at this year’s Met Gala. The beloved couple went viral after the Met Gala when a video of the pair...read more
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Not So Fast! Simon Guobadia Claps Back After Porsha Williams Secures Deed To Multimillion-Dollar Home Following Their Divorce (PHOTOS)Porsha Williams recently scored a BIG LICK in her divorce settlement with Simon Guobadia. But chile, Simon was quick to rain on her parade. He swopped right in with a...Read more -
Happy & Unbothered! Kim Kardashian’s Baewatch Flicks With Lewis Hamilton Have Fans Obsessed With Her Soft Girl Era (PHOTOS)Roommates, Kim Kardashian is fully in her soft girl era, and fans are loving every bit of it! Lewis Hamilton dropped some new flicks on social media that gave fans...Read more -
Hooked! Marjorie’s Fishing Trip With Husband Steve Harvey Had Him Making It Official (VIDEOS)There’s nothing like a little friendly competition to turn an ordinary day into a hilarious moment, and Marjorie Harvey and Steve Harvey proved just that. The couple recently gave fans...Read more -
Twinning & Winning! Ciara & Russell Wilson’s Son Sparks Debate Over Who He Looks Like After Fresh NEW Haircut (VIDEOS)Roomies, cue the cuteness overload! Ciara and Russell Wilson’s son, Win Wilson, is heading back to school with a whole new vibe. Little man has the internet gushing after flexing his fresh...Read more -
Say, WHAT?! Ohio Mom Pleads Guilty To Child Endangerment After Allegedly Injecting Fecal Matter Into Child’s IV PortAn Ohio mom pleaded to child endangerment after being accused of injecting fecal matter into her child’s IV port. Tiffany M. Le Sueur reportedly pleaded guilty to the offense on Wednesday,...Read more -
Teens Who Traveled With Nolan Wells Reportedly Launch Search Of Horn Island As Ben Crump Reacts To Them Hiring Trump AttorneyWarren Hudson, Jax Pitalo, and Morgan Seymour, the teens who traveled to Horn Island with Nolan Wells, have reportedly launched a search of the...Read more -
Was That A Push? Footage Shows Keyshia Cole & Skrilla In The Studio & Folks Have Questions (VIDEO)Fans have questions after seeing a video of Keyshia Cole and Skrilla together in the studio. The footage comes amid an apparent hard launch between the two musicians, prompted by recent social media posts.RELATED: Read more -
Warren Hudson’s Dad Releases Audio Of Apparent Threats Received By His Family Amid Investigation Into Death of Nolan WellsWarren Hudson‘s dad, Ben Hudson, has released audio of apparent threats received by him and his family as the fundraiser for...Read more
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