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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 -
We Got Receipts: Black Ingenuity Made America Great(Photo by Envato)Editor’s Note: This is the final part of the three-part series, “We Got Receipts,” which explains...Read more -
How Obama Can 'Greatly Admire' George Washington and Call Him a 'Slaveholder,' ExplainedHarry didn’t know a lot about white people.Born in current-day Gambia around 1740, he lost his birth name when he was sold as a war captive to human traffickers. He still didn’t have a last name when he was purchased by an American real estate investor who needed...Read more -
The Wake-Up Call: Not All White People...In 2018, I received an email, a tweet and DM, all about the same subject:Here’s the DM:I’m gonna keep this short and sweet. You suck. You are an embarrassment to African-Americans. You’re a disingenuous, racist, insincere, unfunny boorish douche of a man. Here’s an idea for you and the...Read more -
Throwback Thursday: Maybe America Is Racist(Wikimedia Commons)This article was originally published on April 12, 2021.A few years ago, while covering...Read more -
Super Lawyer Lisa E. Davis Blacksplains How Black Genius Was Stolen, Exploited and ErasedHistory gets whitewashed. News gets watered down. Even the truth can be transformed into something safe, sanitized and whitesplained. Except on Blacksplained. Each week, host Michael Harriot will pick one question about history, politics, science, culture or anything else worth talking about. But instead of giving his opinion or sharing...Read more -
Excerpt: The Invisible Crisis That Puts Black Women at Risk Every MonthWhile we have heard much about Black maternal mortality and the dismal disparity that Black women are more likely to die in childbirth than all other groups in this country, I ask you to consider that this fact is just one thread to pull on the full picture of...Read more -
150 Years Ago, a Traffic Dispute Destroyed American DemocracyOn Feb. 24, 1865, The Liberator published a letter from a white Union Army officer describing the bravest, handsomest warrior he had ever met:…the only question I ever hear debated among the [white] officers is, whether [Black soldiers] are equal or superior to whites. I have never heard...Read more -
CRT For HOTD: A Breakdown of the Political Parties on 'House of the Dragon' S3, E03(Courtesy of HBO)Will Rhaenyra appoint Zohran Mamdani as Hand of the King? Should Ketanji Brown Jackson replace the...Read more -
Securing the Bag vs. the New Black Agenda(Photo by Envato)Black America was at a crossroads.In 1972, 10,000 Black people convened in Gary, Indiana for the...Read more -
250 in Black: The Other American Revolutions(Photo by Envato/ContrabandCamp)ContrabandCamp’s five-part series “250 In Black” will commemorate the nation’s 250th birthday by exploring...Read more -
250 in Black: Christmas Eve for ColonizersContrabandCamp’s five-part series “250 In Black” will commemorate the nation’s 250th birthday by exploring the founding of America from a Black perspective. This is part four. Read part one, part two and part three.Happy Whiteteenth!Tomorrow is White Emancipation Day, the Fourth of You Lie, Colonize-oween,...Read more -
250 in Black: Elie Mystal Rewrites the ConstitutionContrabandCamp’s five-part series “250 in Black” will commemorate the nation’s 250th birthday by exploring America’s origin story from a Black perspective. This is part three. Read part one here and part two here.America used to be kid-neutral. As a child-rearing originalist, I grew up during a...Read more
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LeDecision: LeBron James Announces He’s Signing With The Philadeliphia 76ers On A Two-Year DealLeBron James will end his career with the Philadelphia 76ers. The four-time NBA champion announced on Friday, July 24 that he’s signing with the 76ers on a two-year, $8 million deal with a player option.read more -
Nolan Wells: D.A. To Keep Autopsy Private Until Grand Jury Review, Mother To View Cajun Navy Photo EvidenceThe mystery surrounding Nolan Wells’ death just keeps getting murkier. Mississippi officials have announced that the official autopsy report for the 18-year-old won’t be released to the public until after the case...read more -
Maduka Okoye’s Ex Denies Backtracking On Abuse Claims, Threatens To Sue Other Woman Over ‘Fake’ Leaked DMsMaduka Okoye being spotted with Cardi B has brought him into the spotlight, and now, there’s even more drama surrounding him. The soccer star’s ex, Jelicia Westhoff, is ready to fight back over alleged fake DMs making the...read more -
‘There’s No Moving On’: Widow of Malcolm Jamal Warner Speaks On Anniversary Of Actor’s Passing Amid Lawsuit Against His MotherTenisha Warner, the widow of late actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, sat down with Gayle King a year after the actor’s passing to detail how she and his daughter have adjusted to life after loss. ...read more -
Howard University Surprise Unenrollments Spark OutrageAs college freshman across the nation prepare to begin the first steps in their pursuit towards higher education, the last thing any student wants to hear is that their enrollment is suddenly voided. Unfortunately, many incoming scholars at Howard University...read more -
What Does 'Quiet On the Creek' Mean?Source: Chris Manning / Getty There’s always something the young people are saying that confuses their aunties, uncles, parents, and grandparents. ...read more -
Humble Homecoming: Brittany Renner Says She Had To Move Back Home To Mississippi After Leaving A ‘Bozo’ Broke & SingleBrittany Renner gets candid about hitting the reset button after a relationship left her starting over financially. She recently revealed that she moved back home to Mississippi after relocating from Los Angeles to Atlanta for a “bozo,” only to end up single and rebuilding...read more -
Whew Lawd! The Hottest Thirst Traps Of The Week, Vol. 154You know what it is! Back at it again with this week’s hottest thirst traps dropping during a buzzy week dominated by Dr. Cheyenne Bryant trolling social media into a tizzy (AGAIN), Cardi confessing she could pick better...read more
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Megan Thee Stallion States Her Case For A Permanent Position On ‘Love Island USA’: ‘I’d Be Tapped In’Megan Thee Stallion is ready to clock in, submitting her resume for an official position on Love Island USA. The Grammy-winning rapper has become one of the reality dating show’s biggest celebrity fans, and that enthusiasm landed her...read more -
10 Destiny’s Child Songs That NEED A Remix In 2026Source: Jeff Kravitz / Getty Destiny’s Child songs will be getting remixed soon, according to their manager, Mathew Knowles. Here are the 10 Destiny’s Child songs that absolutely need a...read more
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Adrien Broner Speaks Out After Reportedly Being Hit With Lawsuit Over Alleged Sexual BatteryAdrien Broner has been locked in with DeenTheGreat for their 45-day “Locked In-A-Thon,” where the two have been livestreaming around the clock. Throughout the challenge, they’ve been putting in work in the...Read more -
Cheetah Chaos! Raven-Symoné & Adrienne Bailon’s Viral Clip Has Fans Thinking Someone Caught A Stray (VIDEO)Roomies, Raven-Symoné and Adrienne Bailon just reminded everybody why their chemistry is unmatched. The longtime friends recently linked up for a hilarious moment that had fans doing...Read more -
Whew! Diddy Reportedly Placed In Solitary Confinement Following Alleged Fight With InmateDiddy was reportedly placed in solitary confinement at a federal prison after an alleged fight with another inmate.RELATED: Read more -
Warren Hudson Details What He & Friends Allegedly Did After Leaving Horn Island & Speaks On Pool Party Photo Showing Nolan WellsWarren Hudson is now detailing the hours after he and his friends left Horn Island on July 4, while reacting...Read more -
Female Friend Whom Nolan Wells Spoke With On Horn Island Is Reportedly Identified, As Her Sister Speaks On Conversation They Allegedly SharedKatie McCormack, the female friend with whom Nolan Xavier Wells spoke on Horn Island, has reportedly been identified, as her...Read more -
Double Congrats! Brooke Valentine & Marcus Black Reveal They’re Expecting Twins After Two Miscarriages (PHOTO + VIDEO)Roommates, its double congratulations for Brooke Valentine and Marcus Black. The couple has fans flooding social media with heart-eye emojis after revealing they’re expecting twins.RELATED:Read more -
UPDATE: Mississippi District Attorney Says Nolan Wells’ State Autopsy Report Will Remain Sealed Until Grand Jury Review (VIDEO)Roomies, the search for answers surrounding Nolan Wells’ death continues. And now, District Attorney Angel Myers McIlrath reveals the next step involving his autopsy report. With many still asking...Read more -
Reports Allege Anthony Edwards Has Married His Longtime Girlfriend Shannon JacksonRoommates, Anthony Edwards is officially off the market! Reports are alleging that the Minnesota Timberwolves star has married his longtime girlfriend, Shannon Jackson. RELATED: UPDATE: Georgia Sets Anthony Edwards’ Monthly Child Support Amount For...Read more
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