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Why Iām Not Participating In "A Day Without A Woman"
Today, millions of American women will exercise their right to protest by participating in āA Day Without A Womanā ā a strike aimed at highlighting the āvalue that women of all backgrounds add to our socio-economic systemāwhile receiving lower wages and experiencing greater inequities, vulnerability to discrimination, sexual harassment, and job insecurityā as is noted…
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It's A Low Down Dirty Shame What Remy Ma Did To That Nicki Girl From Queens
When I heard direct shots cast at Remy Ma on Gucci Mane & Nickiās reconciliatory collabĀ āMake Loveā, three words immediately came to mind:Ā are you dumb? Apparently Remy felt similarly – and on Saturday, February 25, 2017 at 1:03 PMĀ EST, one Onika Tanya Maraj got her entire life snatched in just under 7 minutes by…
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The Knicks Are A Dolan-Fueled Dumpster Fire And The Treatment Of Charles Oakley Is The Last Straw
As Iāve written about before, the life of a Knicks fan is one of pure masochism. Itās season after season of delusionally elevated expectations followed by crushing disappointments; of seminal moments defined by ultimate failures; of dysfunctional roster after dysfunctional roster under the harsh glare of NY media. It’s a sadistic commitment, and one that…
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Bless Her Heart: Chrisette Michele's "No Political Genius" Is The Best/Worst Thing I've Ever Heard
Iāve spent the better part of the last week wondering why in the hell Chrisette Michele was singing at Donald Trumpās inauguration. Not because I donāt think sheāll engage in nonsense for a check – the girl was just touring for Love Jones: The Musical after all – but I simply canāt figure out where…
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Stop Being The Gym Snob Who Complains About New People At The Gym After New Year's
Despite the pending apocalypseās greatest efforts to wipe out the human population in one fell swoop, the bulk of us have managed to make it out of 2016. The stroke of midnight came, folks drank their champagne – or if your name rhymes with Pariah Larry, threw out your earpiece and decided to defer New…
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Once Again, Black Women Did The Work White Women Refused To
There will be plenty of time in the coming days, weeks and months to do a full post-mortem on what just happened last night ā exactly how and why every projection was wildly wrong, what could have been done differently, whether or not Mike Pence is a sentient Death Eater, et cetera. There are a…
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Guilty Or Not, Derrick Rose Is Rape Culture Personified
I wish I could say I was surprised that Derrick Rose and his cohorts were found not liable on all counts in the civil trial accusing them of rape, but Iām not. Disappointed, certainly. Iāve indicated previously that I believe he did it, and in following all of the details of the case ā from…
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Shitty Candies That Trump Voters Can And Should Claim Instead Of Skittles
Assuming that I havenāt yet woken up from what I was thoroughly convinced was a fever dream, we are less than 50 days away from Election Day 2016. Labor Day has come and gone, and we are facing a credible possibility that the next four years of the American executive branch will be led by…
