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Some Books That Ted Cruz May Find Useful
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5 Answers We Demand From ‘Wandavision’ Immediately
What the hell is happening in Westview, anyway?
The Challenge of Hiring Anti-Racist Employees
My interviews these days have a few more curveballs
Kenan Thompson’s 5 Best Recurring ‘SNL’ Roles, Ranked
His new sitcom is fine, but ‘Saturday Night Live’ without him would be doomed. Doomed!
Gentrification Is a Five-Course Meal — and the Indigestion is Horrible
Hope you’ve got an appetite…
The 6 Most Beloved Black Bostonians, Ranked
The city is home to more than just beans and bigotry!
5 Student Loan Forgiveness Plans President Biden Might Actually Consider, Ranked
We are once again asking for some damn relief!
What Daniel Kaluuya’s Film Endings Really Tell Us
Ending a central Black character’s life isn’t…
The 5 Worst Patois We Can’t Unhear, Ranked
Cease and seckle, people
Trump’s Winning Streak Has an Expiration Date
Eluding the jaws of truth twice was a miracle, but a…
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Why Fred Hampton Needs to Be on Your Kids’ American History Syllabus
Hampton’s story, even in the…
How Open Mike Eagle Survived His Demons Through Anime
Life changes hit the rapper hard — and shows like ‘Tokyo Ghoul’ helped him process it all
6 Holidays Black People Refuse to Celebrate, Ranked
Not even a day off work is worth commemorating these travesties
What a Year Writing About Being Black in Corporate America Taught Me About Race
When keeping it real goes right
6 U.S. Presidents You Most Likely Didn’t Know Were Black, Ranked
We’ll take ‘Untold American History’ for $500, Alex
6 Other Things Justin Timberlake Should Apologize for, Ranked
We can forgive his awkward dancing, but J.T. should keep the remorse train rolling
Valentine’s Day Isn’t a Good Time to Experiment With Your Sex Routine
Don’t ruin a perfectly good holiday by doing too much in the bedroom
DMX Is Finally Happy
We always rooted for Earl Simmons — but seeing his joy as he turns 50 has helped us find our own
LaKeith Stanfield’s Toughest Role of All Is Himself
As he heads toward this thirties, the electrifying…
Desus Nice Proved You Don’t Have to Sellout to Sell Out
Daniel Baker developed his gifts. Desus Nice gave them to the world. Now it’s time to expand.
The 5 Valentine’s Day Gifts Most Likely to Start a Fight, Ranked
Return to sender
The 4 Black History Month Projects We Most Dreaded as Kids, Ranked
Doing it for the culture (and the report card)
This Vaccination Rollout Is Going Exactly as Terribly as You Knew It Would
Black folks don’t trust the…
The 7 Most Annoying People You’ll Encounter on Instagram, Ranked
No double taps for you!
Don’t Try to Put a Positive Spin on the N-Word Like This College Professor
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The 5 X-Men Movies That Aged the Worst, Ranked
More like Xavier’s Franchise for Disappointing Films, amirite?
How a Few Great Hip-Hop Journalists Won In Hollywood
Some of the genre’s best and brightest come together to talk about why they made the transition from rap magazines to TV and movies—and how
The Mental Gymnastics of a Virtual Job Interview Are Hard to Land
You may not be in person, but you’ve still gotta come correct