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Video: Dear white YouTube Pranksters
The following post originally appeared on The Smoking Section and was written by Bansky. It’s original title is, “An Open Letter to White YouTube Pranksters.” By: Bansky Hey White people, come gather around, I have some very important advice I need to share with all of you en masse. This is potentially life-altering and life-saving. […]
Chris Rock’s ‘Saw’ will continue the relationship between comedy and horror
by Andrew Keahey Comedy is not an easy gig. Your career is forged in the fire of public opinion in clubs full of drunk people who will eat you alive if you show one iota of fear or doubt. Maybe you carry around a little notebook where you write down disconnected ideas that exist nebulously […]
Muslim Man Claims Delta Airlines Kicked Him Off Flight After Speaking Arabic [VIDEO]
It looks like it doesn’t take a lot to scare airline passengers, as a Muslim man was kicked off of a flight after allegedly speaking Arabic on the phone to his mother and making them “uncomfortable.” Adam Saleh, who is actually a YouTube star with over 2 million subscribers, was on a Delta Airlines flight […]
Video: black man assaulted by cops while doing Ellen Degeneres dance dare
A black man was thrown to the ground by New York City police while participating in one of talk show host Ellen Degeneres’ “dance dares.”
Black people are not props!
The following post originally appeared on VICE, and was written by Dave Schilling. It’s original title is, “Stop Using Black People As Props for Viral Videos.” By: Dave Schilling Welcome to a special “hood pranks” edition of This Week in Racism. I’ll be ranking s**tty internet videos on a scale of one to RACIST, with […]
LAPD Officer Wins $1.2 Million Settlement after Accusing Department of Racial Harassment
LAPD officer Earl Wright has been awarded a $1.2 million settlement with the city of Los Angeles after accusing the LAPD of racial harassment.
Bleach Balloons Thrown At Minority Students at University of Texas
Students and community members at The University of Texas at Austin are up in arms over reports that minority students have been targeted with bleach balloons while on campus. Multiple students of color have alleged that a bleach balloon was dropped on them from apartments on West Campus. They say that the racial epithets levied at […]
Earl is Back. And how?
After two year’s hiatus, 17-year old “prodigy” of rap group Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All (OFWGKTA), launched his twitter account, announcing that Earl Sweatshirt is “home.” Shortly after, a youtube video with a snippet of an unheard track featured Sweatshirt demanding 50,000 followers on twitter within a day in exchange for new music. […]
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 […]
A Father’s Day Reflection: Do Black Fathers Matter?
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A2Ap3DyvLg For the past 15 years of my life, Father’s Day was a day to be tolerated if not ignored. Unlike Mother’s Day where I actually thirst for the presence of my mother or someone else’s mother, I feel completely indifferent about Father’s Day. And, perhaps, my indifference has much to do with the fact […]