Category: News
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Black Actress and White Boyfriend “Showing Affection”; Mistaken for “Ho” and “Trick” by LAPD.
Oh, it’s all over the news about Daniele Watts and her boyfriend Brian James Lucas, better known as celebrity chef Cheffy Be*Live (rolling my eyes), being harassed by LAPD this weekend. And I just watched the CNN live interview this morning. Honestly, I do think it was racial profiling. I also think I would have done the same thing in her…
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Maya Angelou Dies at 86. #RIPMayaAngelou
Good bye, Maya. Thank you for your wisdom, your grace, your words, and your love. Still I Rise You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may tread me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I’ll rise. Does my sassiness upset you? Why are you…
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Michael Sam’s Gay Swirl Kiss #MichaelSam #TheSwirl
Michael Sam was so happy to be drafted by the St. Louis Rams this past Saturday that he turned around and kissed his little Italian BF Vito on the lips…on ESPN. And the crowd went wild! All the haters ran to their twitter accounts, including Miami Dolphins safety Don Jones who tweeted “horrible” and “OMG” after the kiss…
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Your Favorite Interracial Family is Back! #GeneralMillsAd #SuperBowlXLVII
Last year General Mills horrified consumers with its Cheerios commercial featuring an interracial couple and their mixed daughter. The racist out cry was so bad that General Mills killed the commercial. But soon after, GM had a change of heart (nobody bullies GM!) and re-ran the offending commercial, silencing the racists once and for all!…
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American Eagle get’s “REAL.” #UnretouchedAds #AerieREAL
American Eagle Outfitters has launched a Spring 2014 campaign using un-airbrushed / un-retouched ads. It’s a powerful statement about body image from a brand who’s demographic is 15-21 year old girls-that age range when your body and all of it’s changes is still a bit of a mystery. Kudos AE. With more campaigns like these,…
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NEWSFLASH:Diveristy Is The New Black
A few days ago, MSN and online media company Interactive One held an event at the 40/40 club to celebrate their partnership and MSN’s foray into our burgeoning multicultural world. Isn’t funny how companies actually need help to find us? According to IO’s Chief Content Officer, census data shows that minorities will be the majority…
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Bye Bye Paterno Statue #Paterno #Pennstate
Wooo! Turning a blind eye–for ten years I might add–is not okay.
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I can ignore “Kimye” no longer #theinterracialKenandBarbie
As someone who is biracial, who champions interracial relationships, and just published an essay on “the swirl,” I should be ecstatic about the whole Kim and Kanye “Kimye”thing. Sadly I can’t stand either of them, which is why it has taken me so long to comment, but as I follow the blogs I can see…
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For Trayvon;For us All. #millionhoodies #Vigils4Trayvon
This is my best friend Lovett. He is an educated, professional, creative black man who wears hoodies-even when it’s not raining. Lovett just had a baby boy; a beautiful brown skinned child who will one day be a teenager who wears hoodies. Wearing a hoodie shouldn’t make you a suspect. Being black shouldn’t make your life…
Tamara Lynch 