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Colin Kaepernick, Featured, News, NFL, Opinion, Reuben Foster, Sports, Top Stories, True Blue - November 30, 2018

Mandingos vs. Activists: Why the NFL embraces Reuben Foster after domestic violence allegations, but Colin Kaepernick is still out

This week, the NFL once again confirmed that their value system - as an organization - is a dumpster fire of every problematic, misogynistic, and deeply racist stereotype.

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Adorned vs. a Doormat: When does being a ride-or-die girlfriend STOP making sense?

Within the confines of #BlackLove, there's a huge distinction between being the ride-or-die who is growing with someone versus being used as a longterm crutch.

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‘Habitual Hater’ Gina Rodriguez is the Latina friend you DON’T want speaking up for you

Gina Rodriguez continues to be mad as she believes Black women receive more blessings than Latinax in Hollywood.

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Gabrielle Union’s reaction to Ellen Pompeo calling out white privilege is a WHOLE mood

Recently, Ellen Pompeo, Gabrielle Union, Gina Rodriguez, and Emma Roberts all sat down to have a brutally honest discussion about what it’s like to be a woman in television and things got real. This week Net-a-Porter released their latest installment from actress roundtable discussion series, and both Union and the viewing audience seemed pleasantly surprised when Pompeo used […]

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Blac Chyna is promoting her skin lightening cream in Africa…because of course she is

This week, reports have surfaced that urban model and gossip blog fave Blac Chyna is planning to release her own line of skin-lightening cream and not surprisingly, her fans are NOT feeling it. According to People, the 30-year-old mother of two partnered with beauty brand Whitenicious by Dencia to launch her own line of creams that claim […]

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OPINION: Jada Pinkett-Smith and Jane Elliott’s ‘Red Table Talk’ on race misses the mark in the most MAJOR way

Jada Pinkett-Smith has lived in lily white Hollywood, but this conversation on the racial divide between Black and white women misses the mark.

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Confession: ‘Woke’ Black people who want change but REFUSE to vote are wearing me out

TheGrio's senior writer Blue Telusma quickly address the most prevalent excuses and justifications Black folks give to sit out of the voting process.

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5 reasons why NOT voting in the 2018 midterms may get you canceled

A few weeks ago I attended a briefing with former Attorney General, Eric Holder, about the 2018 midterms, and without a shred of hyperbole in his voice, he told those of us in attendance that these upcoming elections may be some of the most important of our lifetime. The urgency in Holder’s voice that afternoon can be […]

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My white Airbnb guest pooped all over my bedroom, and the police took his side

How Airbnb and the D.C. police department let down theGrio senior writer Blue Telusma when she came home to a frightening sight.

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The $69 million breakup: Megyn Kelly scandal is peak white privilege

Welp, it looks like Megyn Kelly is out at NBC, sources confirmed Thursday for the Daily Mail. While the network has yet to make an official statement, according to Page Six, less than 48 hours after the Megyn Kelly Today host defended blackface during a segment on Halloween costumes, NBC execs tried distancing themselves from her. Thursday […]

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#BeGone: Melania Trump is bringing her ‘Be Best’ foolishness to Africa

Melania Trump is bringing her #BeBest foolishness to Africa, and there’s nothing we can do about it. Wednesday, the first lady announced that she would be visiting Ghana, Malawi, Kenya and Egypt next week, kicking off her first major international solo trip to promote child welfare and education. While her need to get as far […]

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We Know You Lying! Why ‘Sesame Street’ producers need to stop fronting about what’s really going on between Bert and Ernie

Are beloved children's television characters Bert and Ernie gay?

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Nike doubles down after Kaepernick campaign unleashes a flood of white tears

On Monday, Nike drew a very clear line in the sand by choosing Colin Kaepernick to be the first face celebrating the 30 year anniversary of their ‘Just Do It” campaign. In the first bold statement the ad reads: “Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything #JustDoIt.” Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything. […]

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Is Andrew Gillum the ‘Woke Obama’ we’ve all been waiting for?

Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum is probably having one of the best week's of his life, and has managed to make a lot of new fans in the process.

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Revisionist History: Why Black people need to realize John McCain was more like Donald Trump than anyone will ever want to admit

Let's not forget that John McCain continued to vote in ways that adversely affected and/or blatantly discounted the Black community until the end.

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Turn OFF her mic: Madonna sparks furious reaction after making Aretha Franklin tribute all about herself

Somebody needs to make it their full-time job to take Madonna's mic away whenever a legend — particularly a Black one — passes away.

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Why is white fragility considered a reason for ‘a state of emergency’ in Charlottesville?

White fragility has become such a deadly threat to our communities because society continues to handicap white Americans by sparing their feelings and making them feel as is they are above reproach.

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Relationship Advice: 5 rules to help men stay in their lane and avoid the pitfall of ‘mansplaining’

Here's a checklist of five facts for men to keep in mind before opening your mouth to tell any woman how to live her best life.

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‘She can’t be darker than me’: Reality show highlights our never-ending lesson in colorism

Lifetime’s “Married at First Sight” prompted a discussion last week when one of the husbands-to-be mentioned his need for a fair skinned wife.

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5 Reasons Why Season 2 of ‘Luke Cage’ is a surprising MUST SEE

For anyone on the fence about this show, here are my top five reasons why you need to check out Season 2 of Luke Cage on Netflix, even if you don't know a damn thing about comic books.

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OPINION: Ya’ll Tripping: Maxine Waters and the “Angry Auntie” antics are EXACTLY what we need to fight Donald Trump

This week some of ya’ll have lost your damn minds and turned your backs on Maxine Waters, our patron saint of side-eyes, social justice, and snatching the wigs off all things including the one on Donald Trump’s head. I am here to tell you very respectfully: cut that ish out. Right now. This past weekend, […]

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Roseanne is gone, but is ABC’s reboot ‘The Connors’ a good look?

ABC gave the green light to a 'Roseanne' spin-off that does not include Roseanne Barr, but will the new show be just as problematic?

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Everything Is Love: 5 Timely messages in Beyoncé & Jay-Z’s new album that are bigger than the music

"Once I pushed past the obvious marketing ploys sprinkled throughout to keep us all buzzing - there were a few surprising gems in there that even the biggest Beyoncé and Jay-Z dissenters have to admit are bigger than the music." -Blue Telusma

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“Ivanka Trump is useless”: Michelle Wolf and the (long overdue) age of white women dragging their own

When the stats came out that 53 percent of white women voted for Trump, it probably triggered feelings of anger (and betrayal) in liberal white women.

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I made Oprah cry and the reason why has become a major life lesson for me

TheGrio's Blue Telusma writes about how a one sentence message to Oprah Winfrey rocked her world.

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5 Reasons you have to run, not walk, to the new “Watching Oprah” Smithsonian exhibit

This Friday, the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture will be unveiling "Watching Oprah," a year long exhibit.

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‘I hate being bipolar…it’s awesome’: 5 triggering takeaways from Kanye’s new album that deserve a REAL conversation

Kanye West's new album dropped today and after listening to it, you too may have to go outside and let out a deep sigh.

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5 Things Roseanne should have known about Valerie Jarrett

If Rosanne Barr was looking for an easy target to pick on this week, Valeria Jarrett is clearly not the one. The newly unemployed comedienne had been riding high the last couple months due to the epic wave of support she received for the reboot of her beloved 90’s sitcom. She had new fans from […]

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Outgrowing Petty: What Gabrielle Union and Jada Pinkett-Smith can teach us about forgiveness

On the latest episode of Jada Pinkett Smith‘s Facebook talk show, “Red Table Talk,” she and fellow Black Hollywood favorite Gabrielle Union finally let go of their 17-year feud. Even though both actresses have teased us about this long overdue sit-down in the press, the episode showing how it all went down wasn’t released until Memorial […]

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Featured, News, True Blue, Video - May 25, 2018

Starbucks invites Common to take part in their ‘Racial Bias Training’ and now I have concerns

Starbucks has released a preview of their “lets learn how to stop being racist in one afternoon” training, and I gotta be honest – I’m nervous AF ya’ll. Last month the coffee chain dominated the headlines after two Black men sitting quietly at one of their Philadelphia branches were arrested for basically breathing while Black. And […]

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White-on-White Crime: Tomi Lahren speaks out after “embarrassing” water attack at the hands of a fellow white woman

Tomi Lahren had water thrown at her while she was at brunch last week and wants to remind all of us that she’s “a real person.” Wednesday morning, Lahren appeared on Fox & Friends to speak out against an incident in which a woman at a Minneapolis restaurant threw water at her as the rest of the patrons all erupted in […]

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7 messiest moments from Meghan Markle’s uninvited white family

Below is a quick round up of some of the craziest stunts pulled by the other side of Meghan's family (ok...her dad's side of the family to be specific.)

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Featured, True Blue - May 17, 2018

Dear White People: Here’s how to be a REAL ally instead of just playing one on social media

This week, I was reminded not allies are created equal. Monday, YouTuber Nicole Arbour ruffled a lot of feathers with her ill advised video This is America: Women’s Edit, which was meant to be a women’s empowerment remake of Childish Gambino’s viral sensation. The internet pretty universally agreed that the video was bad. Really, really […]

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