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Black people still can’t swim: Reflections on the McKinney, TX pool incident 3 summers later
Editor’s Note: A version of this piece was previously published on The Each Other Project I learned to swim well before I was 14 by taking classes at the local YMCA in East Cleveland. If that rec center was the only frame of reference, you’d think swimming was an exclusively Black phenomenon, the pool being […]
How Many Americans Can't Swim?
How Many Americans Can’t Swim? Brian Palmer, Slate | August 4, 2010 Six teenagers drowned after slipping from a wading area into the deep water of a Louisiana river on Tuesday. None of the victims could swim, nor could the adult bystanders who watched helplessly as the children went under. What percentage of Americans can’t […]
Pre-NOI Malcolm X and Redd Foxx’s misadventures to be explored in new comedic cartoon, ‘Little Red’
Kenan Weaver and Darren Williams are set to premiere their new cartoon, Little Red, which follows a pre-Nation of Islam Malcolm Little (Malcolm X) and John Sanford (Redd Foxx) backed by Emmy-winning Titmouse Productions. The title is a nod to the pair’s names during that period of their lives as Little went by Detroit Red […]
Tyler, the Creator checks Comic-Con audience member in defense of Black cartoon characters [VIDEO]
Tyler, the Creator, is riding high at the moment after releasing his latest album, Flower Boy, to critical acclaim. But that’s not all the rapper/producer has been up to as of late.
Aaron McGruder’s statement on his departure from ‘The Boondocks’
Earlier this week, we announced that “The Boondocks” creator Aaron McGruder would not be returning for the series’ fourth season. The highly anticipated controversial animation is expected to debut it’s season opener on April 21. McGruder took to his Facebook page to release a statement about the departure.
‘Boondocks’ season 4 produced without Aaron McGruder
Fans of Adult Swim’s “The Boondocks” were super hype to find out that the show would be returning for its fourth and final season this spring. What might not be such great news is the fact that creator Aaron McGruder will not be.
Release date for season 4 of ‘Boondocks’ announced
The release date for Aaron McGruder’s popular adult cartoon “The Boondocks” has been announced. The first episode of season 4 will air on April 21.
AFTERNOON ROUNDUP: Food Stamps At Fast Food Chains, Odd Future Gets A TV Show, And An Ex-Stripper Tells It Like It Is
Afternoon RoundUp September 9, 2011 The internet has been freaking out today at the prospect of fast food chains like McDonalds, Wendys and Taco Bell accepting food stamps from customers. You’ve got one side arguing that nobody, rich or poor, should be utilizing a tax payer-funded program like food stamps to buy junk food like […]
Boondocks Season 3 Clip
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White feminism doesn’t know what to do with Amber Rose
By Zoé Samudzi Since the beginning of 2017, and most notably since the Women’s March, we’ve seen the pussy hat skyrocket to visibility as a totem of the mainstream feminist movement. Inspired by a resistance to President Trump’s endorsement of sexual assault via his recorded “grab them by the pussy” comment, the hat––as well as […]
CRWN Is The Black Women’s Magazine We Have All Been Waiting For
Originally from Sacramento, CA Lindsey Day, the co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of the new Black women’s hair magazine CRWN, said she got her tough attitude from her dad’s relatives on the east coast. Not only that, she has always had the drive to change the world around her and the tenacity to see it through. “I always […]
#BlackKidsMatter: McKinney, Texas and the Truth About Your Black Friends
By Jay Dodd News broke over the weekend of a Dallas suburb police officer terrorizing a group of Black and Brown kids attending a swimming party in an affluent neighborhood’s community pool. The graphic video depicts Corporal Eric Casebolt dragging a Black girl across a yard, shoving her to the ground and waving his gun […]