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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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Classroom Cuties Vol. 3! LeBron James, Shamea Morton, Nick Cannon & More Send Their Celebrity Seeds Back To SchoolThe academic adorableness continues with even more back to school celebrity seeds! From HBCU students flexing their first day of class fashions to our faves in mommy mode and daddy duty, we’ve got you covered for the start of fall...read more -
Rocky Road: A Timeline Of Tiger Woods’ Checkered Driving HistorySource: Saul Martinez / Getty Tiger Woods has spent most of his life making history on the golf course, but unfortunately, some of the biggest moments away from it have involved...read more -
Wakanda FOREVER? Black Panther Star Letitia Wright Causes A Frenzy With Alleged Wife RevealAfter stealing hearts as Shuri in Marvel’s Black Panther, Letitia Wright may have also just broke them by allegedly revealing she’s already taken and has a wife, Angel.read more -
Charges Dropped: Big Tigger Won’t Face Charges In Domestic Violence Case Involving Estranged WifeBig Tigger is no longer facing criminal prosecution after months of legal speculation. The former Atlanta radio host, whose real name is Darian Morgan, was arrested back in June on battery and child cruelty charges tied to a domestic dispute with his estranged wife, Alicia...read more -
No Shade Over Thurr! Chingy Sets The Record Straight On ‘Deadbeat Dad’ Rumors After Isaiah Russell-Bailey Post Celebrates MotherChingy is not here for the internet’s deadbeat dad allegations, which went viral following his son Isaiah Russell-Bailey posting a heartfelt acknowledgment to his mother.read more -
Who Is THAT?! The Best And Worst Of Celebrity Wax FiguresA good wax figure will have you doing a double take just to make sure you aren’t looking at the real thing. A bad one, well, let’s just say it’d be more of a compliment to simply melt it back down.read more -
‘B’Day’ Blessings: Jay-Z Surprises Beyoncé With Sweet Serenade & Fireworks At London Concert For Her 45th BirthdayThe Roc Romance doesn’t take any days off, even when Jay-Z is on the road overseas! It’s Queen Bey’s birthday, after all! While in London for the JAŸ-Z 30 Tour...read more -
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
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Former Miss Teen USA Contestant Recalls Raven-Symoné Describing Winner As “The Black Girl” Amid ‘Raven Baxter’ DebateDays after a resurfaced podcast clip rocked the internet, Raven-Symoné remains a trending topic. The Disney icon landed in the internet’s hot seat after appearing to question the race of her...Read more -
16-Year-Old Student Sentenced After Stabbing Teacher In The Head Inside Classroom (VIDEO)Roommates, a 16-year-old Welsh student has been sentenced after an incident with a teacher left her with a gash on the back of her head. Now, the teacher, Vicki Williams, is speaking...Read more -
It’s Like That! Phaedra Parks Spills Tea About Her New Romance With CT Tamburello (VIDEO)Phaedra Parks is spilling a lil’ tea about her love life and making it official that she’s dating CT Tamburello, who fans know from MTV’s ‘The Challenge.’ Phaedra opened up...Read more -
UPDATE: Kewon White Found Guilty In MO3 Murder Case As Yella Beezy Remains ChargedThe yearslong fallout surrounding Kewon White has taken another major turn. White is the man accused in the killing of Dallas rapper MO3. The case also involves Yella Beezy, bringing renewed attention...Read more -
Police Fatally Shoot Man On Brooklyn Bridge Cables After He Failed To Drop KnifePolice fatally shot a knife-wielding man walking on the cables of New York City’s Brooklyn Bridge after he ignored orders to drop the weapon, authorities said Friday. RELATED: Photo...Read more -
UPDATE: Romanian Prosecutors Indict Influencer Andrew Tate On Trafficking Minors & Money LaunderingRomanian prosecutors on Friday (August 4) indicted social media influencer Andrew Tate on charges of trafficking minors, sex with a minor, and money laundering. Tate, 39, and his brother Tristan Tate, 38,...Read more
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Upgrade U! Jay-Z Celebrates Beyoncé’s Birthday During London Concert & Fans Are Mentioning Dame Dash (VIDEO)Jay-Z had the whole stadium switching gears from concert mode to birthday party mode Friday night! While rocking the stage in London, the rapper made sure to give his...Read more -
U Remind Me! Usher Reacts To His New Madame Tussauds Wax Figure While Fans Drop Jokes (VIDEO)Y’all! Usher had a pretty convincing double waiting for him in Las Vegas this week. Even the R&B icon had to take a second look!...Read more
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