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We should all celebrate the 25th anniversary of the movie, ‘Belly’ – the greatest hip-hop music video of all time

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We must clap back against the typhoon of disinformation surrounding Black entrepreneurship, equity and innovation

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A restaurant imposing a fee for loud children is outrageous

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Is California’s Ebony Alert the answer for finding missing Black children and women?

The nationwide Amber Alert system is often not enough in many cases, so California's new Ebony Alert is a step…
/ November 2, 2023
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James Harden’s talent is the key, not hard work and good behavior 

The L.A. Clippers are the latest team willing to take a chance on the All Star. Let's discuss the Harden…
/ November 1, 2023
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Young, successful Black women like Sexyy Red can have babies if they want to

The up-and-coming rapper was criticized getting pregnant. Having a baby doesn’t mean the end of anything, especially for women with…
/ November 1, 2023
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The historically white heist: How America illegally looted HBCUs

The Biden administration recently acknowledged that states have stolen billions from HBCUs. But how will America fix it?
/ November 1, 2023

As an Atlanta native, I agree with Keith Lee. Our restaurants need to do better. Here’s a list of things they need to fix.

TikTok food reviewer Keith Lee ran into a range of issues that residents have been dealing with for years. It’s…
/ October 31, 2023

9 Reflections from SpelHouse’s 2023 Homecoming 

The annual fall gathering of Morehouse College and Spelman College students and alumni continues to be an enthusiastic and rousing…
/ October 31, 2023

Dear white people, Please no blackface this Halloween

Dear white people, this Halloween, for once, do not do blackface. It's offensive. It's racism. Blackness is not a costume.
/ October 31, 2023

Matthew Perry was a hero to people struggling with addiction

Matthew Perry was a hero to people struggling with addiction. His decades-long struggle makes him inspiring.
/ October 30, 2023
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Keith Lee exposes the bad hospitality at Atlanta restaurants, and Black Twitter is rejoicing 

Some Black-owned restaurants didn’t seem to understand the assignment when Keith Lee came to town, and they failed miserably. 
/ October 30, 2023
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Inaccurate wax figures and list of first date don’ts

Contributing columnist, Monique Judge joins the show to discuss her take on the list of first date don'ts that went…
/ October 28, 2023

I live in a mixed HBCU household, but we don’t mix homecomings (for now)

My wife and I attended separate HBCUs, and for now, we celebrate our homecomings separately so we can both enjoy…
/ October 27, 2023

A half-hearted defense of the Cheesecake Factory as a first-date spot

In defense of the Cheesecake Factory — it's actually a kind of decent restaurant. So why all the hate against…
/ October 27, 2023