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Social Activism Tastes Better When the Waiter is White
Ever heard the phrase, “When regarding a message, consider the source”? Well, it seems white people (and everyone else) have been doing that about pretty much everything. White supremacy means that...
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On Black People Watching the Golden Globes (Even Though We Shouldn’t)
I soldiered through yet another installment of the Golden Globes this Sunday. Three mundane hours of watching white people rub elbows, drink Moet, chuckle, and get awards will make you start...
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Black Activists Spend Too Much Time ‘Preaching to the Choir’
Have you ever heard someone say that you were “preaching to the choir”? They were implying that whatever message you were relaying was misdirected. Instead of lecturing them, they were suggesting you...
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Olivia Cole Says ‘F$?# You Miley Cyrus!’ [INTERVIEW]
You may know Olivia Cole from her frequent contributions at Huffington Post. Or, you may know her from her own site. If you don’t know her yet, let me introduce you. She is a writer, poet, and activist...
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Blerd Book Review: ‘Panther in the Hive’ by Olivia A. Cole [INTERVIEW]
Sometimes books suck. Sometimes they amaze. But, more often than not, they suck, they’re boring, and they go on for what seems like forever. Well, there’s one ‘coming of age’, post-apocalyptic,...
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10 Books Every Fiction Snob Needs in Their Life
There are so many books out there that speak to Black and brown life that, unfortunately, don’t get the media attention they deserve. But that doesn’t mean that they don’t deserve our dollars. In...
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