Proud and uplifted aren’t even a third of the words to describe Cory Booker and Michelle Obama’s speeches at last night’s Democratic National Convention. Listen, I had high expectations for every speech tonight, because that’s how the democrats roll – we do EPIC speeches. BUT, my high expectations were more than reached after nearly […]
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Michael Jordan is finally using his voice and status to support social change and to help fund two organizations that directly work with communities in need. In a one-page letter released exclusively to The Undefeated, the legendary athlete passionately articulates that he can no longer stay silent about the recent “deaths of African-Americans at the
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It’s an interesting time to be a blerd (black nerd) in America. I’m not a blerd although I think I may be transitioning into one thanks to Marvel’s Black Panther, Luke Cage and many more. Comic Con was this past weekend, and from an outsider with no comic book knowledge, I enjoyed following the insanely
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Carla Diane Hayden, the former CEO of Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore has been confirmed as the next Librarian of Congress! She’s the first woman AND first African-American to fill the position and was confirmed by the Senate in a 74-18 vote. Not only is she making history and breaking down barriers, but
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Scott Baio has completely lost his mind. But, I guess when the checks stop coming in you gotta figure out how to stay relevant in some way, even if it is supporting an orange sociopath who is currently running for President of the United States. Anyway, fast forward to this week’s Republican National Convention,
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Harlem’s Hero came to play ya’ll! We are so ready for Netflix’s Luke Cage starring Mike Colter (The Good Wife, Agent X, Jessica Jones) as the title character. The teaser just debuted at Comic Con in San Diego, and twitter lost it. Following the comic books, Netflix and Marvel teamed up to create the
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I had the pleasure of seeing Star Trek Beyond last week and I was pleasantly surprised! I’ll be honest, I’m not a trekkie so I can’t speak to you on the history of the show, or the nuances of their character development, but what I can tell you is that I appreciated the subtle inclusion
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Twitter trolls are the worst, but when you combine them with vicious bullies and racist misogynists – well you get the perfect storm of hate speech, all done by cowards behind a computer screen. Since the opening of Ghostbusters, Leslie Jones has been subject to some of the most vile, incredibly offensive and
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In response to Speaker of the House, Paul Ryan’s incredibly vanilla selfie with republican Capitol Hill interns, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) shared a few photos with her summer interns from the Democratic Congressional offices. Thanks to interns Audra Jackson, Omar Al-Hendy, and Erik Daniels, we have proof that minorities are being represented. The photo
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As she accepted an award for philanthropy at the Points of Life Conference on Volunteering, Yara Shahidi delivered an eye opening and incredibly conscious speech about the value of representation in the media, art and TV. The 16-year old Black-Ish actress, who is of Iranian and African American descent, called out Hollywood’s top players
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