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August 2, 2011 at 11:36pm

By Justin L. Hill

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Take Back Boystown: White vs Right?

“Boystown was built and created by gay whites with hard earned money years back…Its sad that Boystown has been taken advantage by these f***ing savage monkeys.“ “They also happen to be very noticeably out of place!! So why are they not questioned and asked to leave by the police is amazing! Check their ID and [...]

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March 25, 2011 at 8:36am

By Fallon

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Women’s Herstory Month: Do You Know Any Border-Crossing Black Women?

On the last Friday of Women’s Her-story Month, I want to honor black women who are what I call “border-crossers.” Border crossing is centered in the margins and “what moves people” . . . the fluid transmissions and the mergers. It comes out of womanism and black feminism. It comes out the frustration with borders [...]

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December 3, 2010 at 12:40am

By Keantre Malone

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Topics: American Values, anti-black america, black autobiography, black body, Black Politics, double consciousness, education, Empowerment, Existentialism, Hate Crime, Neighborhood, nihilism, racial profiling, racism, spirit of seriousness, Youth

Puck the anti-black Folice

You know. We always talk about education saying it as the answer to everything, yet we never talk about actual lessons. Talking about learning something, everyone knows about our culture: chicken induced diabetes, large rolling stone penises, the list goes on. The feeling “I’m f@cked up” extends to us as a whole when we too [...]

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August 6, 2010 at 9:04am

By Fallon

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Topics: black feminism, Gender, Homophobia, Neighborhood, racism, Violence Against Women, Working Class

The Bed Intruder Song is not an R. Kelly Jam: So, stop bobbing your head to Sexual Trauma!!

So, am I the only one who finds the YouTube’s “viralization” (yes, I made up a word) of the Bed Intruder Song deeply unsettling and problematic? Every time, I check my Facebook newsfeed I see, yet, another “remix” of the Bed Intruder Song. For those of you who are not familiar with the song, it [...]

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