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The Roots and Ed Sheeran Did a Flawless Cover of Fetty Wap’s ‘Trap Queen’
Ed Sheeran and The Roots did a flawless cover of Fetty Wap’s “Trap Queen” and it’s been uploaded on the The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Youtube page for everyone to see.
Your vagina deserves better than cishet patriarchal myths
by JeCorey Holder
The presumption of attractiveness will always perpetuate violence
I hate the word privilege. Or maybe I just hate how it’s used. Niggas like to talk about privilege as if it gives a person the abilities of Domino from Deadpool 2. Y’all seen it? Zazie Beetz runs around kicking ass, and her power is that everything that can possibly turn out in her favor […]
Buffy is Black now
by Andrew Keahey I love Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This has never been a secret. I know it, my friends know it. I’ve watched the entire series multiple times, and I own the DVD’s. In my house, there have been Buffy parties with Buffy cakes, and everyone who is unlucky enough to be friends with […]
Growing up in an anti-Black family: A message for Black people who consider kids with white partners
By Taylor Lamb Every Black person has a story of the first time they remember experiencing anti-Blackness. A slur from a stranger. A disrespectful comment from a teacher. A childhood friend not being allowed to play. It comes in varying degrees but we all have a story. What did you do when that happened? Did […]
It’s even harder to watch ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ when you know Black women’s history
This article was originally published at Water Cooler Convos. “I love you. Mommy loves you, Charlotte.” I watched a character named “Ofwarren” speak those words to a rosey-cheeked baby before jumping from a bridge. She was attempting to end her own life. Ofwarren survived the plunge into the cold waters below. Yet, the image of […]
The Complexities of Revolution We Can Learn from Fidel Castro
On Friday, the world learned that Fidel Castro, at 90 years old, had died. Over the days since, I have learned more about both the revolutionary and the tyrant than I did in school. Honestly, I have more questions than answers. I am by no means an expert on Fidel Castro or the longstanding political conditions […]
We Must Offer Black Women The Same Protections We Offer White Women
By now, the world has heard at length about the gaffes of two very famous white women this week. Taylor Swift was exposed on Snapchat by Kim Kardashian and Kanye West for lying about approving Kanye’s lyrics in his song “Famous.” Melania Trump, the wife of the Republican nominee for president, apparently lifted part of […]
10 Christmas Songs Every Black Millennial Needs to Get in the Holiday Spirit
Christmas is only a few days away, and we wanted a share 10 songs that are making the rounds on our Christmas playlist this year. Enjoy and happy holidays!
15 Mysteries We’d Like the Black Twitter Detective Agency to Solve
By Jayy Dodd But it’s really none of our business… 1. Raven-Symoné and the Case of the Translucent American. 2. Where were you when Cash Money took over the 99 & the 2000? 3. How to know if you are “fahn”? 4. Did Rachel Dolezal try to ‘Single Lightskin Female’ Melissa Harris Perry? 5. How did […]
13 Songs That Are Perfect for Your Carefree Black Girl Summer Playlist
By L.G. Parker For the black girls braiding hair all summer, the black girls looking up MFA programs for hours after work, the black girls who get misgendered, the black girls who are stepping outside of their comfort zone to wear that two-piece to the pool, for the black girls who sometimes forget to take […]
Missing Mississippi Man Found Hanging From Tree
A missing Mississippi man was found hanging from a tree on Thursday. It has yet to be determined whether he was lynched or if he committed suicide. From CNN: The hanging death of an African-American man who had been missing since early this month and was found Thursday by local authorities in Mississippi has drawn […]