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Spike Lee Looks Like Somebody’s Mama
Spike Lee went to last night’s Knicks game looking and acting like somebody’s mama. This morning, @BigBlurr astutely pointed out Spike’s striking resemblance to Fresh Prince’s mom. You remember her from the opening theme song: Exactly. Spot on, and hilarious. And with all of that black-mama irritation in Spike’s wrists and elbows, Twitter couldn’t help…
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Remembrances Pour In for Amiri Baraka
Amiri Baraka, the legendary poet, playwright, activist, music critic and author, died on Thursday in New Jersey. He was 79 years old. Last month Baraka had suffered complications from surgery and was placed in intensive care at Beth Israel Medical Center in New Jersey. A spokesman for his son—Newark, N.J., South Ward Councilman Ras Baraka—said…
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Meet Riley, 3-Year-Old Natural-Hair Tutor
If you spend any time in any natural-hair community anywhere on the Internet, then you’ve seen this photo of Riley from Houston. Basically, she’s an icon: She’s 3 years old now, and just as an enterprising person would do, she’s adding to her skill set. She’s no longer just a perfect baby model; she’s also…
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Tina Turner Was and Always Will Be the Baddest
The Huffington Post dug up @tinaturnerblog, an account that tweets the latest news and vintage photos of Tina Turner. And it’s amazing. Here’s a autographed photo of Tina with Mike: Here she is with David Bowie: Photos from her role in 1986’s Mad Max: Tina and Cher: And of course, the obligatory yet awe-inspiring leg collage:…
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Politico Is Twitter’s Foremost Punchline Today
On Sunday, MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry doubled down on her apology to the Romneys for using their family photo in a segment of her “Look Back In Laughter” episode, which aired at the end of last month. In his defense of Harris-Perry (catch up on the entire brouhaha here), the Atlantic’s Ta-Nehisi Coates referred to…
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Finally! SNL’s Newest Cast Member Is a Black Woman
Kenan Thompson said something dumb. We all responded. And Saturday Night Live listened. Yay for democracy. Deadline reports that Sasheer Zamata will join SNL as its newest cast member. She’ll be the first black female cast member on the show since Maya Rudolph left five years ago. Zamata, who first made a name for herself…
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Rare Footage: Black Greeks Teach Michael Jackson How to Step
Watch this footage of the King of Pop taking lessons from black Greeks on the art of stepping in 1993. According to the video description, a group of Alphas, AKAs, Deltas and Sigmas were rehearsing for the “Is It Scary” project, an MJ song written for the 1993 film Addams Family Values that never made…
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Here’s Your Black Twitter Welcome Manual
So, @BeccaRum, a white Twitter user (troll?) whose account is now suspended, pondered out loud about black folks, racism and why she feels discriminated against because she wasn’t invited to join black Twitter: @BeccaRum This racism has to stop y’all. @BeccaRum I am getting really sick and tired of being classified as a white person…
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Beyoncé Blocks Jesus in Last Supper Instagram Post
Beyoncé posted a photo to her Instagram account on Monday, in which she’s sitting on top of the counter at Jugofresh juice bar in Miami, posing in front of Andy Warhol’s mural of The Last Supper. It appears that she took Jesus’ seat at the table. Is Bey sending not-so-subtle hints that she is the…
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Melissa Harris-Perry Apologizes to the Romneys
MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry apologized to the Romney clan on Twitter today for off-color comments she and a panel of comedians made about a family photo in which Kieran Romney, Mitt Romney’s adopted black grandchild, is front and center. On Sunday, Perry hosted a gang of funny men and women for her year-end “A Look…