Rember when Common was dating Erykah Badu and went completely boho batshit on everybody? When he was an electric soul flower or whatever the hell? Everybody blamed it on Erykah’s cosmic cooter. He got him a piece one night and he got up the next morning singin’ about psychic wires and purple radio waves and Read More
Apparently, Ohio’s Miami University’s Alpha Xi Delta needed to throw a party and decided that the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center would be a bully place to do so. In a complete and utter twist of crazy, the Freedom Center agreed. Whether you went to college or not, you know what happens at Greek college Read More
I have had the most difficult time writing this article. It took me the whole of Confederate History Month (known also as April) to do. I figured it was just because I’m over-thinking, as I always do, bending far too often to the little internal editor who keeps reminding me that my language isn’t vivid Read More
This is Antwon Womack. Antwon ran for Birmingham, AL schoolboard last year. While campaigning, Antwon talked about graduating high school, college, and becoming a doctor. Antwon totally didn’t do any of that shit. I actually feel sort of bad laughing and shaking my head at this guy, but only because I’m pretty sure he’s got Read More
I randomly thought about this song and video a few minutes ago and it made me so angry. I wanted to sit down and write about it, thoroughly and intelligently, but I get so mad when I try to that the only thing that comes out of my fingers is “OMG WTF WHY?!” The song Read More
17 yr. old Biggie on Fulton St. in NY, via Talib Kweli via twitter.
I was reminded of the ridiculous extraness of Steve Harvey’s suits today while workin on today’s post at SplackCent, which required me to google the phrase “Steve Harvey suit.” It’s quite a varied collection, with myriad colors and sizes to choose from. PLAID PRINCE Available Colors: •Oh Lawd Lavendar •Rench-Around Red •Have Mercy Mauve Available Read More
Meet Alabama’s Kim Malone, your sister in law. Not your sister-in-law, but your sister in law. Kinda like when that one lady at church calls you her sister in Christ. Make sense? Awesome. She’s here to give you straight legal talk when you need it most. See that slight “I will bust yo’ ass” squint Read More
Every conversation I’ve overheard/overseen, either on or offline, about Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland (set to hit theatres March 5th) always ends up with a statement about how dark and gloomy and creepy he made it. Why did he have to do that? What’s his problem? Why can’t he just leave the classics alone? I Read More
Roosevelt Franklin was a member of the cast of Sesame Street in the early 1970s. The revolutionary character was believed to be African-American based on the way he spoke and his propensity to sing/dance/rhyme/scat in normal conversation. He was the founder of Roosevelt Franklin Elementary school, wherein he taught his pupils — also believed to be Read More
