Everyone thought I was an asshole when I sat my son down in high school a few years ago and warned him about playing, fishing, etc. in the woods and on rural farm land with his white friends. These folk do not care about us enough to entrust them with our well being.
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We all know Steve Harvey was just the opening act to the Kings of Comedy. No one wanted to actually listen to his Preacher Suit/Cosby-Lite act. He is a mediocre comedian who got lucky in TV.
The most dangerous place for a black person to exist is within the imagination of white folks - D.L. Hughley
Pretty sure you are being genuine so allow me to retort. Most people who victim blame (or in this case, more generally, put the onus squarely on women to protect themselves) COMPLETELY overlook the behavior from men. Words have meaning, and when you focus your words on one half of an equation while ignoring the fact th…
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“Celebrities” claiming to be hacked after being problematic is so 2010.
I was 17 when this classic dropped 30 years ago and it truly was an anthem for the young and fly, I was a hip hop head/music lover too. Having our hair done and some fresh wears was BIG in these parts. I LOVED Espirit, Benneton and Free People<-still on FP to this day. Living between SE and District Heights eventually…
It refers to this tweet. I only remember this because people where confused by the same phrase The Root referenced last year.
Did you say tile on purpose or is that a saying somewhere? I’ve heard “throw in the towel” before.
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Came here to say that. And I have all his music. His GRP releases (Pieces Of A Heart, Fantasy Hotel, and Heavy Weather Sunlight Again) were some of his best work. His death from leukemia in 2004 still stings.
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I even know the words to every song in Jesus Christ Superstar. (Seriously.)
This American Life did a show on him, and they even did a piece on Washington’s opponent, Bernie Epton. Epton was a lot like John McCain, not a racist guy, but popular with racists. The irony, is Epton was a Jewish guy who took part in the Civil Rights movement, which would’ve made him a target in any other…
He was a great man and a pioneer and this will be quite interesting because I dont know much of the story. The mere mention of his name tho makes me laugh cause I always remember Eddie Murphy saying brothers is telling Jesse Jackson right now...”You badder than Harold Washingtom”...though ish is effed up, we have come…
1983 was a pivotal year for me in so many ways, but it started with Washington’s election. I was 13, and until then I hadn’t experienced a lot of direct racism, but folks at my mostly-white school in Morgan Park/Beverly went all in. I will never forget hearing the teacher who insisted that the Civil War was about…
Was working at a newspaper In the city at the time and It was CRAZY. One part of town though he was a rock star and the other pumped out death threat after death threat. There were rumors of riots on election night If he won (sound familiar), etc. It was a crazy time and one of the greatest.