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100 Things Not To Do #WhileBlack
#LivingWhileBlack is tough. It seems that just by living our black-ass lives and minding our black-ass business, we are subject to all types of nonsensical terror, ranging from unfounded 911 calls to death. It doesnât matter if you are a billionaire, Bob Marleyâs granddaughter, an NBA player, the editor-in-chief of Vogue, a pageant queen, or…
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Domestic Workers: The Women Who Raised America
For Womenâs History Month, Jezebel and The Root are partnering for JezeRoot, a series that focuses on women of color, domestic workers and sex workers. Women They were women thenMy mamaâs generationHusky of voiceâStout ofStep With fists as well asHandsHow they battered downDoorsAnd ironedStarched whiteShirtsHow they ledArmiesHeadragged GeneralsAcross minedFieldsBooby-trappedDitchesTo discover booksDesksA place for usHow they…
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Black Mirror: âBlack Museumâ Reckons With Americaâs History of Commodifying Black Pain
Who could have imagined that Black Mirror, a British science fiction series, would conclude its fourth season with an analogy that reckons with Americaâs sordid past? In the episode âBlack Museum,â which employs the same format as Black Mirrorâs âWhite Christmasâ episode, the anthology within an anthology gives us brief tours into the horrors of…
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Yâall Donât Deserve Black Women
One thing is certain. Yâall donât deserve black women. On Tuesday the Alabama Senate race took place. Roy Moore, a repugnant alleged serial child molester who believes that women should not have the right to vote, civil rights should be scrapped and slavery was lit, lost by a hair. Doug Jones, Mooreâs opponent, was carried…
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These Blackity-Black Productions Will Be Coming to Your Screen in 2018
This year we have seen the magic that unfolds when black people have full control of their own art. From Get Out to Insecure, black writers, producers and directors have exemplified that the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice. And they arenât finished! I would recommend clearing your schedules, because 2018 is stacked with…
