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I was reading XXLmag.com yesterday, and the homey Byron Crawford wrote a post about Bangs ascendence into national prominence and it reminded me that a few weeks back, I had FULLY intended to write about “itz ya boy Bangs.” But first, an intro (to let you know) so that we can all be on the same pag...

We’re nearing the end of November that can only mean one thing – Thanksgiving is nigh. And what does nigh mean? It means nearing, you academic, you. An...

marcee tidwell (regina king), ‘jerry maguire’ while most of us seem to hold claire huxtable as the fictional black wife benchmark, no one better exemplified what it means to be a true ride or die wife than marcee tidwell. fr...

while the replies generated from monday’s ‘precious’ post were predictably split into “i saw it and i’m still verklempt” and “you’d have to drag me to the theater with eight horses and staple my eyelids open” camps, everyone agreed that its not the type of movie that’s conducive to repeat...

along with nba basketball, making perfect portions of cream of wheat, and stealing wireless signals, i’m an expert when it comes to knowing when and where to approach a black woman¹ to achieve maximum bagging efficiency. a...

i first heard about precious, the screen adaptation of author sapphire’s push, several months ago when overhearing a conversation between my mother and sister about the oscar buzz actress/comedienne mo’nique has received for her performance in the film. si...

I know a lot of people swear they don’t use the bathroom at work. Quite frankly I think they’re full of sh*t. Pun. The fact is, everybody at some point ends up having to use a public restroom. Nobody likes doing this, but it is a necessary evil (as somebody pointed out yesterday). Si...

One of the worst movies I’ve ever seen in life is Vampire in Brooklyn. It’s one of Eddie Murphy’s dark hours, up there with The Golden Child (which I actually like but is truly terrible) and Pluto Nash on the Asstastic-o-meter. But ...

Have you ever tried to break up with somebody and they just said, “no”, on some Hellen Keller I can’t feel my face or hear what you’re saying nonsense? You don’t know what I’m talking about? Of course you do. You remember Costanza from Seinfeld trying to break up with Maura right? You don’t?...

It’s been a year and some days since most of us witnessed a day we never thought would come, at least not in our lifetimes. That night and the subsequent weeks leading up to inauguration felt great. ...

A few weeks back, I helped my homeboy move out of his apartment and of course, we rented a U-Haul...

along with unusual virility, a rapists wit, and a head shaped like the working end of a cruise missile, my parents passed an acute sensitivity to idiocy on to me...

t-shirt worn by new black superhero, “the optimist” i...