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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 -
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
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Boosie Appears On Rickey Smiley’s ‘On The Spot’ To Reveal Presidential Pardon ‘Ponzi Scheme’ That Cost Him $600,000, Denies ‘Snitching’ On Alleged ScammersBoosie Badazz is finally breaking his silence about the jaw-dropping $600,000 he says disappeared during his failed quest for a presidential pardon as previously reported by BOSSIP. Let him tell it, he was flat-out scammed. During a...read more -
Ex-Friend Files: Fans Of Porsha Williams & Shamea Morton Release Receipts To Show Who’s REALLY ‘Lying’ About Shamea’s Stalled PeachPorsha Williams’ fans are pulling out receipts after Andy Cohen seemingly confirmed what many have been saying all along: Shamea Morton’s husband, Gerald Mwangi, not Porsha, was the biggest reason Shamea’s peach on The Real Housewives of...read more -
Don’t Be Fooled By The Moon: Brandy’s Body Of Work Is Bigger Than The Latest Conversation [Op-Ed]Brandy’s unreleased music is more legendary than some artists’ entire discographies. I know how that sounds coming from somebody who would comfortably describe herself as the biggest Brandy fan in the world. “Fooled by the Moon,” the Diane Warren-penned ballad...read more -
Nolan Wells’ Grieving Mother Attacked With Nursing Board Complaints, Investigation Closed Without DisciplineChristine Wells-Wonsley, the mother of the late Nolan Wells, is still dealing with what her legal team says has been a relentless campaign of harassment, but at least one effort to target her has officially fizzled out.read more -
Rampant Rumors Or The RIH-l Deal? A$AP Rocky Claims Rihanna Is ‘Cooking’ In The Studio Right Now: ‘Her Fans Are Going To Kill Me’A$AP Rocky has an album update for the Navy. During his recent sit-down with Jason Lee on The Jason Lee Show, Rocky was asked if he’s the reason why we don’t have another Rihanna album yet....read more -
Barbie Girls In Bayou Barbie’s World! A Gallery Of Dreamy Dollfaces Who Painted Everything Pinkaaa At Star-Studded ‘Barbie Game Day’ In Atlanta’s DreamhouseThe Atlanta Dream’s Barbie Game Day against the Las Vegas Aces was the hottest ticket in town that attracted a sold-out crowd to the pink-splashed Barbie-themed bash celebrating Angel Reese and her new Barbie doll at the Dream House.read more
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The Black-Owned Businesses Behind Your Favorite Celebrity EmpiresThe law firms, financial advisors, branding agencies, and production companies that keep celebrity empires running are increasingly Black-owned businesses, and that shift is deliberate. Rihanna didn’t build Fenty Beauty into a billion-dollar operation by accident. Jay-Z didn’t structure his portfolio across music, spirits, and sports...read more -
All Aboard The USS GYATT! Caked Up Chlöe Bailey Bawwwdies On A Boat In Latest Sun-Kissed Side Quest, Sizzles The Gram With Tropical Glazed Thirst TrapsAll aboard the USS GYATT! Caribbean Queen, Chlöe Bailey, continues to come for Ashanti’s Queen of Vacays crown after her latest sun-kissed slaycation where she served another viral series of tropical glazed thirst...read more -
Dr. Stacii Says OWN’s ‘Put A Ring On It: Cheathab’ Levels The Playing Field With Trust, Temptation & Tough Love [Exclusive]Who’s the villain when everyone’s been caught creeping? That’s the question being asked by Dr. Stacii Jae Johnson on OWN’s Put A Ring On It: Cheathab. The new relationship series that premiered Friday, July 31, at 9 p.m. ET/PT before settling...read more -
Jay-Z Drops His First Fresh Verse In Years To Join Wife Beyoncé On The Remix Of Her Latest Single ‘Morning Dew (Donk)’Jay-Z is back with a new verse, joining Beyoncé on the remix of her latest single. It was just last month that Beyoncé surprise fans with the previously unreleased, cult-favorite song “Morning Dew (Donk)” in honor of the 20th anniversary...read more
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Say, WHAT?! Texas Customers Sue Popeyes For Over $1.5M After Allegedly Finding “Condom-Like Foreign Object” In ChickenJustin Howard and Danielle McKinnon, two Texas customers, are suing Popeyes for over $1.5 million after allegedly finding a “condom-like foreign object” in their...Read more -
Ruh Roh! Lawsuit Alleges Ne-Yo’s Dog Attacked A Woman Delivering PackageA new lawsuit claims that Ne-Yo‘s dog attacked a woman delivering a package to his home in Georgia. The incident reportedly took place on or near Saturday, July 12, 2025.RELATED: Wayment! Domino’s Delivery Driver...Read more -
Oop! Folks Think Rihanna Threw Shade At Drake With Spicy Footage Of Her Droppin’ It Low On A$AP Rocky (VIDEO)Folks think Rihanna has clapped back at Drake using viral footage of herself dancing with A$AP Rocky. The video was shared on her Instagram Stories...Read more -
Uh-Oh! Clip Of King Harris Getting Pinned To A Car While Teaching Major How To Parallel Park Has Social Media Crackin’ JokesA clip of King Harris getting pinned to a car while teaching Major how to parallel park has social media users crackin’ jokes....Read more -
Jim Jones Has Fans Hollerin’ After Sharing His eBike-Riding Antics On The Brooklyn Bridge With Fabolous (VIDEO)Jim Jones has his fans rolllin’ after sharing footage of his late-night eBike ride with Fabolous over the Brooklyn Bridge. Jones shared several videos via Instagram on Thursday, August 6. RELATED: Read more -
Fresh Start? Keke Wyatt Debuts Shaved Head Months After Son Accuses Her Of Exploiting Cancer Battle (PHOTO)It looks like Keke Wyatt is stepping into a new chapter and letting everyone see the transformation. The singer recently had fans do a double-take after showing off...Read more
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Aht! Aht! O’Shea Jackson Jr. Pops OFF On Social Media User Who Accused Him Of No Longer “Hiding” His 9-Year-Old DaughterO’Shea Jackson Jr. typically doesn’t hold back his thoughts on social media. Recently, he penned a sweet birthday message for his nine-year-old. The post quickly drew mixed reactions as some fans learned...Read more -
Claressa Shields Dismisses Eva Marcille & Claps Back After Mz. Shyneka Clarifies Her Intention Behind Papoose Question (VIDEOS)Claressa Shields isn’t letting up on anyone who comes for her! That appears to be the case in her latest clapback against a Streetz 94.5 FM host, Mz. Shyneka Richardson. Shields spoke out after the...Read more
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