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BET Awards 2014 Show Recap: Because We Hate Ourselves
Look, I’d be lying if I said I gave any fucks about this show. In fact, I’m watching purely to write about it. This isn’t normal. There was a time when I used to enjoy this show because I was guaranteed at least SOMETHING worthwhile. That could be the case this year as well, but…
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REMINISCE | Independence Day Edition | Saturday, July 5
AMERICA, F*CK YEAH! Come celebrate the best of the 90s hip-hop, r&b, and dancehall at REMINISCE! FREE BEFORE 11 w/RSVP ($10 otherwise) | OPEN BAR 930-1030 | NO DRESS CODE (come comfortable, for serious) RSVP: REMINISCEDC.EVENTBRITE.COM
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VSB Presents: The #BlackestName In America Tournament – THE FINAL FOUR
(Voting for this round will continue over the weekend, ending on Sunday at midnight. The Championship Round will take place Monday – just like March Madness. We’re going to ask Future to recreate a ratchet version of “One Shining Moment.” No we’re not.) As we near the finale of our sacred tournament to determine the…
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VSB Presents: The #BlackestName in America Tournament – The Elite 8
(As a note, from here on out, we’re doing all brackets in one day. Voting for the Elite 8 will end at 11am tomorrow. So get your votes in as we prepare for our Final Four tomorrow afternoon.) Never before has the term “elite” fit a group so well. The lengths for which these names…
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VSB Presents: The #blackestname in America Tournament, The Sweet 16 (Pt. 2)
In the time it takes for Beyoncé to drink some wowdamelm, at least two Sharkeishas and one Dontelmomthebabysittersdeadisha’s have been born. And like Shaq taught us one of his multi-platinum albums (!!!!), you can’t stop the reign. Black rules everything around me, but creamy crack gets the money. Dolla dolla bill y’all. It’s the Sweet…
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Chris Brown's Hoes Ain't Loyal, But Everybody Else Seems To Be
Can I be real with you all for a second? Like, can I kick it? Yes you can. Cool. I effin’ love Chris Brown’s song “Loyal”. This song has managed to worm its way into Panama’s favorite songs of all time in the history of ever list along with songs by Donny Hathaway, Keith Sweat,…
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On "Redskins", Reverse Racism, and Mascot Mockery
By now, everybody is completely aware of the controversy surrounding the Washington, DC, NFL team and it’s name, Redskins. Daniel Snyder, the owner of said team, has not only refused to budge on changing the name but he went so far as to slap the face of nearly any Native American who has a problem…
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World Cup 2014: Soccer Rules Everything Around Me!
I’m an avid soccer fan. Well, let me rephrase. I’m a fan of playing soccer and watching every four years when the World Cup comes around. I grew up in Germany and the first sport I was introduced to athletically was soccer. I was pretty good too. Turns out I could run around for hours with…
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VSB Presents: The #blackestname In America Tournament, Round 2 Day 2
The hills may be alive with the sound of music, but the Blackness is flourishing in our tournament to determine the #blackestname in America. Yesterday, Damon dropped off a list of 10 things he learned and/or observed about the first round. Well I shall do the same based on the two brackets I’m shepherding through…
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VSB Presents: The #Blackestname in America Tournament, Round 1 Day 2
[If you haven’t done so already, download and print out the bracket to play along and see how well you do!] Welcome to day 2 of VSB’s Blackest Name in America tournament!! *handclaps and loud applause* When I see some of the names of the people in our beloved tournament here, the hook from the…
