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Throwback Thursday: Why It’s OK for Black People, but Not White People, to Use the N-Word, Explained (Again)
(“South Park,” screenshot)
This article was originally published on May 13, 2018.
What’s up, my nigga? Long time no see.
What’s up? It’s been a while.
Also, you can’t use that word anymore.
The n-word? But I thought you loved...
What You Find Out When You Don’t FAFO? Blacksplained by Joy-Ann Reid
What’s so bad about “finding out”?
For generations of Black children, the consequence of “fucking around” was an existential threat that ranks somewhere between hooping and/or hollering during a thunderstorm and—perhaps the most dangerous...
The Joy Reid Show: Uniting the Diaspora, Part 1
Can Afro-Latinos say the n-word? Is Caribbean cuisine the same as “soul food”? What is an “Akata”? Is Ghanaian jollof superior to Nigeria’s?
These are just a few of the questions that define the “diaspora wars.”
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A Stable Genius, a Black Historian and a White Supremacist Theory of Everything
With the exit of Smithsonian chief Lonnie Bunch, Donald Trump proved a theory that has eluded America’s most brilliant minds.
Albert Einstein was a failure.
The Wake-Up Call: Cuss Words and Cancel Culture
How do you handle someone who’s musty?
“Musty” is an African-American smell that ranks somewhere between “tart” and “stank” on the Black American Odor Scale.
And no, “musty” is not the same as “musk.” Musk is a scent that ancient Egyptia...
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Philip Lewis is a journalist from Detroit, Michigan. He is the author of the What I'm Reading newsletter.
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Genetta M. Adams is editor-in-chief of ContrabandCamp. She lives in Brooklyn, loves trees, playing poker and cooking.
I’m Attorney Damario Solomon-Simmons. I represent the last living survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre and lead Justice for Greenwood. This Substack is a working space at the intersection of law, history, culture, and power.
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