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Eat the cake, Anime: On White Cluelessness (and Beyoncé)

Dear Kitty Pryde, Hey there, White Writerperson. How goes it? Good, I assume. I have just been introduced to your work via your liveblogging of the new album , BEYONCÉ for VICE. You, like me, were hyped and extremely eager to dig into this surprise album that appeared out of nowhere like a new face on the proudest sidepiece in Hip Hop, Lady Potato Head herself, Lil Kim. Do you know her? Of course you do. Anyhow, your enthusiasm shined through in your writing and it was a generally readable unterrible stream of consciousness. Congrats. Let me back up. You probably don't know me. I'm sure you don't, actually. I'm a regular ol', though brilliant, Coloured person with nothing going on worth co-opting in that predictable and shameless White way you may be used to, so why would you know me? Silly me. But you certainly know my family, The Keepers of the Cool . Your VICE bio lists you as a rapper, so I'm sure you're more than familiar (and enamored

Bitch, Have Some Decorum: On Justin Timberlake

Okay. First: "Can Justin Timberlake just put out an album of Jacksons covers? We mean all the Jackson songs — Michael, Janet, Jackson 5, all of them. It would be outstanding, and he (and his band!) already know all the appropriate moves." -Lindsey Weber, Vulture For the record, a Black person would never need, want, say, or think such a thing. And second, watch: For the unsure, this was powerfully terrible. Dreadful. Justin may get my vote from a dance and choreography perspective while Usher is chasing Chris Brown through the Land of ElectroTrashy Relevancy to be crowned King of Able-To-Sing-OR-Dance-But-Never-The-Two-Shall-Meet, but to even fix your white ass fingers to even hint or joke that you've pondered the imponderable, that Justin ought to cover "all the Jackson songs," is the type of terroristic, entitled bullshit that keeps the NAACP's fax machine busy all day. Sigh. So far, we have refrained from burning his career down. You are w

So I'm discussing Black Joy at The Black Love Experience on Sat 8/29

Oh, hey. What's good in the hood? I am joining Jessica Solomon, Christine Platt, Derrick Weston Brown, and Zoë Pulley this Saturday, 8/29 at The Black Love Experience this weekend for a conversation around the importance of Black Joy amidst growing civil unrest. "Originating from the masterminds behind Nubian Hueman and in partnership with a host of local cultural architects, The Black Love Experience is a multi-sensory experience of artistry and inventiveness geared towards creatives, revolutionaries, kindred souls, and fearless visionaries celebrating ourselves under the canopy of all things Black. This event connects Black excellence and love through expressions of music, art, wellness, and creative commerce, but most of all its good vibes and togetherness. Just like our in-person event, this virtual event includes live performances, 5 djs, workshops, panel discussions and artist market." The Black Love Experience happens from 5pm EST - 10pm EST. Join us in Conversa

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