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Don Lemon Has a Few Words for Kanye West’s Slave Theory: ‘They Were in Real Chains’
During a conversation with my friend’s grandmother Tuesday night, we spoke about Kanye West and his slavery comments. For the record, the only thing she knows about Kanye is that he’s married to a Kardashian, the one she calls the “mermaid-looking one.” She’s 85 and watches a lot of reality TV; give her a break.…
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#IfSlaveryWasAChoice Is the Funniest Thing on Twitter Right Now
Unless you’ve been under a rock, you have probably heard all about how Kanye West went on TMZ Live Tuesday morning and declared that blacks being enslaved by whites in America for over 400 years was a choice. He was promptly gathered up by TMZ newsroom staffer Van Lathan, but that didn’t stop his random…
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Kanye West Says Slavery Was a Choice, Gets Shut Down by TMZ Staffer
During an appearance on TMZ Live Tuesday morning, Kanye West made the bold and misguided proclamation that the 400 years black Americans spent being enslaved were a choice—much to the ire of one TMZ staffer. Kanye made the appearance with Candace Owens, and the pair explained their definition of “free thought” and how coming from…
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Watch: Dave Chappelle Says Correspondents’ Dinner Comedian Michelle Wolf Was ‘Cathartic to Watch’
There was no shortage of melanin-deficient people wringing their pasty hands over comedian Michelle Wolf’s speech at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner this weekend. Wolf minced no words when addressing the Trump administration’s cadre of complicit white women; she also skewered the press, pointing out the ways that journalists and media institutions have built their…
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The Great White Way’s Tony Nominations Got a Little Blacker This Year
On Tuesday morning, the 2018 Tony Award nominations were announced, and along with some familiar faces in the world of black actors and actresses, there were a couple of new ones. With Broadway long known as the Great White Way, it’s always a great day when some of our best are honored, especially when it…
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Kanye West’s Mom’s Doctor Shares Truth About Her Death
Monday night, the surgeon, Dr. Jan Adams, sent Kanye a cease and desist letter, along with information about his mother’s death.
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I Binge-Watched Call the Midwife, and It Got Me All in My Feelings
If you had told me that I would become hooked on a public television series about midwives in the ’50s and ’60s, I would have told you that you were off your rocker—but as it stands, I have recently become very addicted to Call the Midwife. The PBS series is based on the memoirs of…
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Donald Trump Just Tweeted About His Pal Kanye and I Think I’m Going to Be Sick
I swear, Kanye West is pretty much killing us die-hard fans (or, at this point, “me”) since he’s gotten back on Twitter, ostensibly in a publicity quest leading up to releasing between two and five albums in the next few weeks. Since he’s opened the Pandora’s box of his mouth after having an alleged psychotic…
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Cosby Prosecutor Calls Out Comedian for Smirking at Victims During Trial: ‘This Is Not Your Stage’
In a new interview with the Associated Press, attorney Kristen Feden opened up about the challenges and frustrations she encountered prosecuting one of the world’s most famous men, cultural icon Bill Cosby. Among them was Cosby’s arrogance, which Feden says was on full display during his trial. Cosby was convicted last week on three counts…
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Some People Are Mad Because a Chapter in Issa Rae’s 3-Year-Old Book Says Black Women and Asian Men Should Date Each Other
Three years ago, Issa Rae’s book, The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, skyrocketed onto several best-seller lists. It was basically a signal that Rae had “arrived” and wasn’t going anywhere anytime soon. Shortly after the book came her HBO series, Insecure, which, of course, we all know has millions of people sitting in front of their…