Yes! There’s a Dateline for the fake Rockafella.

$250k? what the fuck? No way does it cost the same as a moderately priced house in a sensible suburb for that shit. WOW.

That stuff is just so fascinating!

I know we are supposed to believe victims immediately...no hesitation. But do we believe the victims multiple statements in the past where they vehemently deny any wrongdoing by him both in court and in other interviews...or do we believe them now when the accused is deceased and not able to defend themselves?? While…

The fact that the United States is presently incapable of offering any type of leadership or example here is also a bad sign.

“from at or near-minimum wages to tipped employee wages at approximately $4.00/hr.”

I had also heard they let anyone go with more than 7 years experience, as those were the higher paid people (probably with some kind of benefits). When I heard about this yesterday, I was disgusted. I’m not even going to my local Sonic anytime soon, even if not directly affiliated with these Sonics.  This is an abuse…

I have still not lost my Shamrock Shake cherry, as it were, and I’ve been on this rock quite a bit longer than you have.  But from your description, and those of a few other folks here, it seems I can still die a happy man without trying one.

Yeah. Produce.

Wait wait wait! Where’s the “cleanest to dirtiest” rule?

Yeah, their meat department hasn’t solved anything except the crossword puzzle clue “where not to buy your meat.”

My mom was a guest at a professor’s house. A fellow guest was determined once she saw black faces in her midst to hear an authentic negro spiritual. She excitedly asked my mom if she knew any “chants”. My mom could barely contain herself. From laughing. She replied “Gregorian ones”. My mom was raised Catholic.

Once in a psychology class (not an English class, mind you — a course called “The Psychology of Women”), a professor asked me to explain to the class what James Baldwin meant when he said: “To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time.”

Ashley Graham (like the plus size model) Ashley Graham? The woman who is involved with a black man did that? The woman who advocates for plus size modeling / body positive movement to not judge people, did that? The woman who should know that denigrating another culture or customs for a cute soundbite, decided to do…

They also straight-washed Don Shirley.

This is so obviously a whole-ass lie. Who does he think he’s fooling?

He wanted to make a movie about his daddy; but, his father was an unremarkable man. So, he stole the legacy of a talented musician and the history of Black Americans to elevate his father’s average life (and make some money).

it’s not super common by any means but one of my current closest friends is someone i dated for about a year about ten years ago, and we broke up and were both in other relationships within weeks but never stopped hanging out at least a few times a week up until we no longer lived in the same state years later.  the…

or they’re actually, you know, friends.  sometimes people are compatible like that but less so as romantic partners.  

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