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The Genocide That Genocide Created
“That Was the Big Thing, to Have White Boys Come From Out of Town…”
John Fisher
Mar 1
“White Folks Been Doing Heroin”
“White Folks Been Doing Heroin”
The Genocide That Genocide Created — Part 2
John Fisher
Mar 2
“Drugs Don’t Discriminate”
“Drugs Don’t Discriminate”
The Genocide That Genocide Created — Part 3
John Fisher
Mar 3
black’s math
latest
black’s math
I had no other real choice, girl
adolf alzuphar
Mar 5
Child of Earth (A President’s Rap Song)
Child of Earth (A President’s Rap Song)
What song will you sing if you become president?
Pharrell Douglas
Mar 4
If Prison Is A Place People You Love Go
If Prison Is A Place People You Love Go
You know a bail bondsman before you know how to drive. You’ve been in waiting rooms for visits and releases. You know about barriers…
Dominique Matti
Mar 1
“Nigger/a”
“Nigger/a”
A Mixtape
Damion
Mar 2
What Kind of Black Are You?
What Kind of Black Are You?
The New Black will play tennis and win awards and break cardboard stereotypes with her feet.
Joel Leon.
Mar 1
Sink or Swim
Sink or Swim
I saw a Black man drown alone.
PRO(SE)LETARIAT
Feb 26
Featured
DEAR BLACK MEN: You Are Not Pro-Black If You Are Not Pro Black Women
DEAR BLACK MEN: You Are Not Pro-Black If You Are Not Pro Black Women
It’s just that simple.
Daniel Johnson
Oct 8, 2015
Don’t be a Fuckboy — don’t, just don’t…
Don’t be a Fuckboy — don’t, just don’t…
The Ten Whack Commandments
Joel Leon.
Aug 29, 2015
If Another Motherfucker Comments on the Need for Me to “Do Something” with My Hair, I Swear to God…
If Another Motherfucker Comments on the Need for Me to “Do Something” with My Hair, I Swear to God…
For the Black woman I currently love, whose hair, in all of its evolving stages, will always be beautiful:
Marquis Bey
Aug 28, 2015
Black America, please stop appropriating African clothing and tribal marks.
Black America, please stop appropriating African clothing and tribal marks.
Yes, that means everyone at Afropunk too.
Zipporah Gene
Sep 3, 2015
Think. Black.
Think. Black.
I am inspired by the reading and writing of one of my most erudite professors: Grant Farred.
Marquis Bey
Oct 6, 2015
The Day After I Found My Name In A Missing Person’s Ad, I Met My Mother
The Day After I Found My Name In A Missing Person’s Ad, I Met My Mother
A True Story, Part II
Aiesha El
Dec 16, 2015
Newsletters
Miss me much?
Miss me much?
Either way, you haven’t heard from me in almost two weeks so I get to make this one a little long. Bear with me. It’s for a good cause.
Felicia Megan Gordon
Oct 23, 2015
Hey THOSE PEOPLE,
Hey THOSE PEOPLE,
It’s been about a week since we last spoke. A hell of a lot has happened.
Felicia Megan Gordon
Oct 11, 2015
It’s me again, your publisher at Those People.
It’s me again, your publisher at Those People.
Thank you to everyone who asked celebrities to tweet #BlackLivesMatter. That was cool, and successful.
Felicia Megan Gordon
Oct 2, 2015
Advice And Opinion
My Problem with Elle Magazine Having A Problem with #BlackGirlMagic
My Problem with Elle Magazine Having A Problem with #BlackGirlMagic
I am a Black man and I’ve encountered many a magical Black woman in my life.
Joel Leon.
Jan 18
OJ is a murderer. Bill Cosby is a rapist. R. Kelly is a pedophile.
OJ is a murderer. Bill Cosby is a rapist. R. Kelly is a pedophile.
Deconstructing Black Mythology
¶
Yup. I said it. Shoot me now.
Joel Leon.
Jan 1
FEMALE, WOMBAN, QUEEN
FEMALE, WOMBAN, QUEEN
Hotep Hallmarks That Need to Die
Dominique Matti
Dec 28, 2015
THE MAGIC VAGINA — AND OTHER MYTHS
THE MAGIC VAGINA — AND OTHER MYTHS
Vaginas don’t kill people, Spike Lee.
Dominique Matti
Dec 14, 2015
A Black Man’s Guide to Black Women
A Black Man’s Guide to Black Women
They’re People Just Like Us
Ira Hobbs, II
Dec 14, 2015
THEY LOVE IT WHEN THE BLACK GUY COMES TO CLASS
THEY LOVE IT WHEN THE BLACK GUY COMES TO CLASS
Do I look like a Black man?
ē•nig•ma .
Dec 11, 2015
Black Twitter Came For Me Yesterday About Daniel Holtzclaw
Black Twitter Came For Me Yesterday About Daniel Holtzclaw
My Exchange with Ebony Editor Jamilah Lemieux and Why Self-Value Is An Essential Issue In Matters of Rape
Ashley Simpo
Dec 10, 2015
No Weapon Formed Against Me
No Weapon Formed Against Me
Why I Will Never Live in Fear and You Shouldn’t Either
Ashley Simpo
Dec 9, 2015
Stay Black
Stay Black
Being conscious shouldn’t be something we were doing in 2015.
Kiara Morgan
Dec 7, 2015
Concerning the Magic in Your Melanin, Black Women
Concerning the Magic in Your Melanin, Black Women
There is none.
Daniel Johnson
Dec 7, 2015
The Young Hot Ebony in Porn is Just Wrong
The Young Hot Ebony in Porn is Just Wrong
And black men and women should make it right.
Asia-Olivia
Dec 3, 2015
HOW I BECAME A HATER
HOW I BECAME A HATER
And What I’m Doing to Change
Dominique Matti
Dec 1, 2015
STOP DUDE FEMINISTS
STOP DUDE FEMINISTS
Take a seat, please.
jayy dodd.
Nov 25, 2015
Why Does It Seem to Be Getting Easier for White Folks to Say Ni66er?
Why Does It Seem to Be Getting Easier for White Folks to Say Ni66er?
That lack of empathy is duly noted.
Emjay Em
Nov 25, 2015
Why UC Berkeley Absolutely Should Have a White Student Union
Why UC Berkeley Absolutely Should Have a White Student Union
After all, how else will White students find a voice in this country?
Ashley Simpo
Nov 23, 2015
Being Biracial, Black, and Boricua
Being Biracial, Black, and Boricua
So I’m Puerto Rican. I wasn’t lying to you.
Angela Marie
Nov 19, 2015
Black Motherhood Isn’t Ghetto.
Black Motherhood Isn’t Ghetto.
Black motherhood is the hardest job in the world and it is beautiful.
Kiara Morgan
Nov 17, 2015
For Black Kids Who People Say “Act Up” In School
For Black Kids Who People Say “Act Up” In School
An Explanation
ē•nig•ma .
Nov 16, 2015
Politics And Protest
The White People of Mizzou
The White People of Mizzou
Filled with a mix of compassion, confusion, defiance and delusion.
Donovan X. Ramsey
Dec 23, 2015
Can We Please Have A Balanced Gun Debate?
Can We Please Have A Balanced Gun Debate?
We have to get something done.
David Figueroa-Martinez
Dec 8, 2015
STEAL THIS ELECTION: DIEBOLD 2016
STEAL THIS ELECTION: DIEBOLD 2016
How A Voting Machine Could Highjack the Next-Another- Presidential Election
John Fisher
Dec 8, 2015
“The Worst Case of Voter Suppression That I Have Ever Seen.”
“The Worst Case of Voter Suppression That I Have Ever Seen.”
What is Happening in Hancock County, Sparta, Georgia?
John Fisher
Dec 2, 2015
Uncle Ben Carson
Uncle Ben Carson
I’m a Black person in America who grew up “hood adjacent.”
James.
Nov 16, 2015
HOWARD UNIVERSITY WILL NOT BE STOPPED BY DEATH THREATS
HOWARD UNIVERSITY WILL NOT BE STOPPED BY DEATH THREATS
A Brief Address to Domestic Terrorists
Tyree Williams
Nov 12, 2015
REFUGEES…
REFUGEES…
Understand that their plight in America is ours.
David Figueroa-Martinez
Nov 20, 2015
Still Working For Free: The Unpaid Labor of Blackademics
Still Working For Free: The Unpaid Labor of Blackademics
There is no substitute for hiring.
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
Nov 18, 2015
No, I don’t feel sorry for France.
No, I don’t feel sorry for France.
I mean, no, I don’t JUST feel sorry for France.
SamuraiChick
Nov 17, 2015
DEAR AMERICA
DEAR AMERICA
A Letter From Your Oldest Ally
Daniel Johnson
Jun 19, 2015
I DON’T MARCH
I DON’T MARCH
I Write. That is My Activism.
Marquis Bey
Oct 27, 2015
We can’t win when we ain’t right within.
We can’t win when we ain’t right within.
Where we are now, a year after Mike Brown’s death.
alexis coleman
Oct 16, 2015
Short Stories
LOVING THROUGH THE LABYRINTH
LOVING THROUGH THE LABYRINTH
How getting kicked out of the Navy strengthened my marriage.
Dominique Matti
Dec 30, 2015
BLACK GIRL SISTERHOOD
BLACK GIRL SISTERHOOD
Trust eventually became more important to me than confiding in the irreplaceable Black girl I loved.
Angela Marie
Dec 30, 2015
What Fatherhood Looks Like (And Doesn’t)
What Fatherhood Looks Like (And Doesn’t)
A Holiday Lesson Learned
Joel Leon.
Dec 29, 2015
ON BEING A SISTER
ON BEING A SISTER
For Alicia
Emjay Em
Dec 23, 2015
My Mother Was An Undertaker
My Mother Was An Undertaker
Lessons for The Living in A Dying Time
Emjay Em
Dec 17, 2015
YOUR FATHER, THE FUGITIVE
YOUR FATHER, THE FUGITIVE
When your father is a fugitive, it doesn’t matter what he did. He didn’t do it to you.
Dominique Matti
Dec 9, 2015
The City That Her Conversation Is
The City That Her Conversation Is
It is a magnificent city that feels eternal.
adolf alzuphar
Dec 4, 2015
Both, Real Ones
Both, Real Ones
You and I
¶
It’s not only the melanin in my skin, nor the tight curls of my hair that make me a Black woman.
Agnes Essonti
Dec 4, 2015
ME AND THE OTHER JOEL
ME AND THE OTHER JOEL
For My Cousin in Prison
Joel Leon.
Dec 1, 2015
I’m Not Going to Jail, But My Life is Still Fucked. . . Kinda.
I’m Not Going to Jail, But My Life is Still Fucked. . . Kinda.
How “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When Popeye’s Chicken Was Enuf” Ended
Emjay Em
Nov 30, 2015
The Day I Came Up Missing, I Was At Work
The Day I Came Up Missing, I Was At Work
A TRUE STORY
Aiesha El
Nov 23, 2015
I Remember Growing Up Mixed in America
I Remember Growing Up Mixed in America
I remember being a person, above all.
Maia Lavoy
Nov 19, 2015
WHEN THE WATER BREAKS
WHEN THE WATER BREAKS
A Love Song About Childbirth
¶
I had cotton mouth for two days.
Joel Leon.
Nov 17, 2015
Hello, I am the son of a Black schizophrenic Vietnam Veteran.
Hello, I am the son of a Black schizophrenic Vietnam Veteran.
I look more and more like my father every day, more so than I’d like to admit at times.
Joel Leon.
Nov 11, 2015
I walk around with an untold story tucked beneath my tongue.
I walk around with an untold story tucked beneath my tongue.
a love story
ē•nig•ma .
Nov 7, 2015
Interviews
PSYCHOBABBLE: Jamar Rogers
PSYCHOBABBLE: Jamar Rogers
Wise Beyond His Years
John Fisher
Jan 1
PSYCHOBABBLE: Tarik Abdullah
PSYCHOBABBLE: Tarik Abdullah
Food for Thought
John Fisher
Dec 21, 2015
I’m that biracial woman who wrote that letter to her white father. Now he’s answering it.
I’m that biracial woman who wrote that letter to her white father. Now he’s answering it.
A year ago I wrote an open letter to my Dad and a bunch of people were pissed.
Angela Marie
Oct 29, 2015
THE INTERVIEW: Tupac Shakur and Malcolm X
THE INTERVIEW: Tupac Shakur and Malcolm X
An Imaginary Meeting of the Minds
Daniel Johnson
May 20, 2015
How to Make Money in Music Now
How to Make Money in Music Now
According to wunderkind producer and performer Ryan Leslie, it’s as simple as saying “thank you”
Felicia Megan Gordon
Jul 30, 2013
Dinner with Bevy, Part 2.
Dinner with Bevy, Part 2.
Who: Bevy Smith of SiriusXM Radio’s Bevelations, Bevy Says, Dinner with Bevy, Dining with Bevy Life with Vision, Bevy’s Books, formerly of…
Felicia Megan Gordon
May 6, 2013
Dinner with Bevy
Dinner with Bevy
Who: Bevy Smith of SiriusXM Radio’s Bevelations, Bevy Says, Dinner with Bevy, Dining with Bevy Life with Vision, Bevy’s Books, formerly of…
Felicia Megan Gordon
Apr 25, 2013
Afro-Fusion — A New African Cuisine
Afro-Fusion — A New African Cuisine
Chef Dieuveil Malonga talks bridging gaps with THOSE PEOPLE.
Felicia Megan Gordon
Sep 29, 2015
…& Other Stories by Our Stolen Children
…& Other Stories by Our Stolen Children
Ikiré Jones — SS16 | Photography by Rog Walker
Working Michael
Aug 26, 2015
Audio And Visuals
don’t shoot, we’re just black
don’t shoot, we’re just black
we miss you Tamir Rice
Pharrell Douglas
Jan 1
TARIK ABDULLAH, A DJ AND A COOK
TARIK ABDULLAH, A DJ AND A COOK
Music and Munchies for the Holiday Season
John Fisher
Dec 22, 2015
Warriors Don’t Cry
Warriors Don’t Cry
And even in times of distress, Our Tears dissolve
Adebukola Ajao
Dec 11, 2015
How the Media Separated Black People From The Greatest Filmmaker of Their Generation
How the Media Separated Black People From The Greatest Filmmaker of Their Generation
The Making of Spike Lee Into An Angry Black Man
mauludSADIQ
Nov 19, 2015
hip-hop IS my mother tongue
hip-hop IS my mother tongue
In 2010, Decoded was published, a beautiful foray into the lyrical prose that is Shawn Carter.
Joel Leon.
Nov 3, 2015
Boys Don’t Cry
Boys Don’t Cry
I remember praying from a broken place, that was the night before last.
ē•nig•ma .
Oct 15, 2015
Black History
The Japanese wrestler that almost amputated Muhammad Ali’s leg
The Japanese wrestler that almost amputated Muhammad Ali’s leg
‘Isn’t there any Oriental fighter who will challenge me? I’ll give him one million dollars if he wins.’
dex digital
Jan 20, 2015
The History Mixtape: King Back
The History Mixtape: King Back
Martin Luther King. There’s so much more to say about a man that we as a nation have been in conversation over for nearly sixty years.
Jordan Lebeau
Dec 30, 2014
Why were Japanese people watching Soul Train?
Why were Japanese people watching Soul Train?
The Japan-Soul Train Connection, Part 3
dex digital
Dec 9, 2014
Japanese Gentlemen Come to Soul Train
Japanese Gentlemen Come to Soul Train
In 1980, some Japanese dudes got on stage in front of some black people, gave everyone a history lesson about black music, and then…
dex digital
Nov 20, 2014
The Japan – Soul Train Connection
The Japan – Soul Train Connection
Part 1: The Three Degrees in Japan
dex digital
Nov 5, 2014
The Dumbest De La Soul Song Ever
The Dumbest De La Soul Song Ever
How two Japanese MCs trolled a nation
dex digital
Oct 21, 2014
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