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Pepsi, Black Cards, and White Girls
After reading article after article and post after post about the Pepsi Max commercial from the Super Bowl titled “When Love Hurts,” I felt like I had no choice but to watch it. And if you’re questioning my manhood as to why I didn’t see it during the game, understand that I was trapped in [...]
My Mother Should’ve Been Locked Up Too
For most of my life, I lived in one town on Long Island (New York). When most people hear “Long Island” they think money and the Hamptons (and Diddy’s parties). However, the Long Island I know and love is far from the money or glitz associated with the North Shore or the far eastern end [...]
Intellectual Gang Banging and Hood Sh*t
**In case you haven’t seen the announcement, click here to get the details on tonight’s panel discussion in Harlem titled “Protection is the New Black.” I’ll be talking about s*x and other interesting stuff. -Slim** A couple weeks ago, I was wandering the streets of Boston with Seattle and another friend of mine. We’re all [...]
Does Freedom Of Speech Go Too Far?
I’m a big fan of freedom of speech and expression. The First Amendment is one of the constitutional rights that makes the United States unique. Of course, this right is not without limits. It has been expanded and constrained over and over again throughout this nation’s history, both for productive reasons and secret governmental self-interest. [...]
NCAA Tries To Snatch A Black Man’s Dream Because 50 Cent Did Good
Yep. Good. We got a few things to talk about this week. Let’s dive into it like **insert metaphor**. It’s never really a surprise when we hear that the NCAA is looking into the past dealings of some phenomenomal (Black) college athlete on the brink of some measure of success. Nor is the world shocked [...]
The Intersection of Bush and West
A week ago, I was scouring CNN.com to make sure I didn’t get caught under a rock during any of the water cooler discussions at my office or elsewhere. One of the top stories on November 4th involved 2 names that I hadn’t heard together in the media for a few years: West and Bush. [...]
For Colored Girls That Feared This Movie, It Wasn’t That Bad
On Monday night, I hustled home from one of the longest days of work in recent history and did the unthinkable: I changed clothes and went to go see For Colored Girls…by myself. Yep, I went to see a Tyler Perry movie solo. But before I go much further, let me say that this isn’t [...]
Four Loko: How Liquid Crack is Changing the World
Man in a suit 1: Let’s liquefy crack then add carbonation, sugar, artificial colors and flavor, and put it in a 22 ounce can next to all the malt liquors in black and latino neighborhoods. Man in a suit 2: Ya know what Neil? That’s a great freakin’ idea guy. Man in a Suit 1: [...]
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