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  • Day-Glo Donald’s Secret Fake-News Meeting

    Although Donald Trump continues to call legitimate news organizations like CNN, the New York Times and the Washington Post “fake news,” even temporarily barring them from White House press briefings, apparently there is one news source Donald Trump trusts: TMZ. The New York Times reports that Harvey Levin, the founder of the multimedia celebrity-gossip rag…

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    Michael Harriot

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  • What the Hell’s Going On at Morehouse?

    Updated Tuesday, March 7, 2017, 1 p.m.: Earlier today, citing a story from HBCU Digest, we reported that Morehouse had fired President John Silvanus Wilson Jr. Apparently we were wrong. Or maybe we weren’t. This morning, Wilson sent a letter to students explaining that reports of his ouster were “not accurate.” But yesterday’s letter from…

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    Michael Harriot

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  • Trumpfluenza: A Public Mental-Health Alert

    After years of research and evaluation, the Yearly Psychological and Psychiatric Universal Lexicon Listing (Y.P. P.U.L.L.) will make its first addition in years to the official list of mental diseases. Although scientists and researchers often discover variations in already diagnosed maladies, or designate scientific titles for unnamed illnesses, this marks the first time in centuries…

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    Michael Harriot

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  • Exclusive: Preview Netflix’s Burning Sands Movie, an Exploration of Pledging and Hazing

    There is a certain unspoken etiquette to which members of all families must agree. Whether they are blood relatives, football teammates or sorority sisters, they all understand the unwritten rule that applies to these bonds: Don’t put our business in the streets. Before Netflix has even released its newest movie focusing on a black fraternity…

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    Michael Harriot

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  • This Video of Civil Rights Hero John Lewis ‘Turnt Up’ Is Everything

    Remember John Lewis? Remember how our pear-shaped, pumpkin-colored president got butt-hurt when the civil rights hero said he didn’t see Donald Trump as a “legitimate president”? Remember how Receding-Hairline Hitler jumped on Twitter and tweeted: This weekend, while Trump was at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida meeting with his “alt-right” all-star team that included Jeff…

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    Michael Harriot

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  • Jeff Sessions Is the New Jim Crow

    Perhaps the worst thing about America’s mistreatment of black people in this country has nothing to do with the violence inflicted against us or the centuries of historic subjugation we’ve endured. It is the constant disregard for our voices that frustrates us most. Black America is the neighbor in the horror movie who warns the…

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    Michael Harriot

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  • Colin Kaepernick Will Stand for Anthem Next Season, and He Should

    Can you hear it? It’s the sound of soldiers cheering because they no longer feel disrespected. It’s the ghosts of the men and women who risked their lives for this country letting out sighs of relief. The Statue of Liberty is smiling. Even Jesus is giving a thumbs-up. America is great again. San Francisco 49ers…

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    Michael Harriot

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  • Morehouse College President: We Got Played

    There is an old African proverb that has been passed down from the ancestors through generations of black people that goes like this: “Never trust anyone who lets people put their feet on the couch.” After meeting with the Trump administration for two days and reviewing Cheddar Bob’s executive order on HBCUs, Morehouse College President…

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    Michael Harriot

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  • This Rachel Dolezal Tea About the Oppression of Darth Becky Is Delicious

    Every time you think the story of the Fake Felicia is over, Black Jesus drops another hilariously sad bomb on us. A few days ago, the Imposter Formerly Known as Rachel Dolezal informed the world that she had officially changed her name to Nkechi Amare Diallo because—desperation. Because crazy. Because underneath the Donald Trump-brand skin…

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    Michael Harriot

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  • Confronting My Addiction

    I remember the first time I tried it. I had heard about other people doing it, and I knew that a few of my friends used it from time to time, but I thought it was stupid at first. I looked down my nose at people who occasionally did it at parties or in social…

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    Michael Harriot

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