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...came out of retirement to pay this lost brother a visit. 

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Chi-Raq Is Jam Packed O'Spike

Chi-Raq Is Jam Packed O’Spike

Friends, Chicagoans, Americans Lend me your eyes I come to satire Gang Violence, not to praise it –Me (paraphrasing William Shakespeare) I love Spike Lee. My introduction to his vision was his first full length film, SHE’S GOTTA HAVE IT,  in a movie theater on the University Of Alabama campus.  Looking back, I can only laugh at the thought that my first “40 Acres” moment happened on a college…

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Starbucks #RaceTogether Campaign

Coming not too long after McDonalds “Pay With Lovin'” marketing campaign, we have yet another lame marketing gimmick/Can’t We All Get Along ploy, this time from Starbucks, called #RaceTogether:

CEO Howard Schultz is encouraging the company’s baristas to write said slogan on the sides of coffee cups. If customers inquire about what #RaceTogether means, he says they should strike up a conversation…

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Track Of The Day: Ascension x2 @IAMSU @_MAXWELL_ Iamsu/Ascension Maxwell/Ascension (Live)

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McDonalds: Pay With Lovin'?

McDonald's: Super Bowl XLIX Pay With Lovin' I'm not lovin'

I’m not lovin’ McDonalds new “feel good” ad campaign

http://youtu.be/iq2Sm2XGv_s

No I don’t want a hug!

McDonalds is doing too much these days with their new ad campaign.  Their latest, big push, the Super Bowl, Pay With Lovin’ ad, looks like a cringe inducing bit of tomfoolery for employees and customers alike.

When I think, “feel good” and “happiness”, those two thoughts never come to mind…

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#OscarsSoWhite Guess What's So Black

#OscarsSoWhite Guess What’s So Black

1,001 Pop Culture Signs Of The Apocalypse No. 1929 (in honor of The Academy Awards, that began in May, 1929)

#OscarsSoWhite

#MugshotTargetsSoBlack

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Chris Rock's Top Five Is Top Shelf

Chris Rock’s Top Five Is Top Shelf

At the beginning of the film, Top Five, we’re see that André Allen (Chris Rock) is at a turning point.

He’s a comedian who’s best known for Hammy The Bear, a series of films about a talking bear/police officer (think Lethal Weapon starring Smokey The Bear).  The films have made him a very rich man yet Allen wants to be more than the guy everyone yells out “Hammy” when he’s seen out in public.  To…

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Ballerina Vs. Blouses

On today’s episode of  The Rachael Ray Show, Misty Copeland casually dropped a line about playing a game of basketball against Prince (with whom she performed with a while back)

like it was no big thang (just like it was obviously no big thang how much Dr. Ian and Rachael handled raw chicken barehanded…don’t fondle raw chicken!)

Misty Copeland is on a roll on the stage and beyond (Market your…

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...Red Dawn In Ferguson

...Red Dawn In #Ferguson

  As the Ferguson PD gets ready for what they must think is “a goddamn race war“ World War III, I think to myself that The Russians

            who invaded Colorado in the movie Red Dawn

didn’t have as much fire power as the Ferguson/St. Louis County PD did after the Michael Brown shooting.

Had those McDonald loving Russians came across these dudes they would have gotten their asses kicked.

So…

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Fun Facts: Taylor Swift

Fun Facts: Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift has more Grammys (8) than…

James “The Freaking Godfather Of Soul” Brown (3)

Earth, Wind & Fire (6)

Prince (7)

Well, Prince does have an Oscar, so there’s that…

He mad.  Sigh.  I guess this wasn’t so fun, after all.  EWF, play us out…

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Glen Campbell and Stevie Wonder’s cover of Bob Dylan’s Blowin’ In The Wind From an episode of The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

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The Pre-FU Is In Effect For: Potty-Mouthed Princesses Drop F-Bombs for Feminism by FCKH8.com

The Pre-FU Is In Effect For: Potty-Mouthed Princesses Drop F-Bombs for Feminism by FCKH8.com

I believe the children are our future Teach them well and let them lead the way Show them all the beauty they possess inside Give them a sense of pride to make it easier Let the children’s laughter remind us how we used to be

Beautiful…lets go to the video tape of some beautiful children expressing themselves, reminding us how we used to be…

WTF is this s*it?

  Everybody’s searching for a hero

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‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Gets First New Trailer in 40 Years

‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Gets First New Trailer in 40 Years

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Digging In The Crates: Dave Chappelle’s Racial Draft In honor of Leslie "No.1 Slave Draft Pick" Jones, we're Digging In The Crates for the classic…

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Leslie Jones Is Having The Best Week Ever...This Week

  Yesterday, Leslie Jones not only featured in the first trailer for the latest Chris Rock movie, Top Five, she was promoted to a member of the main cast on Saturday Night Live.

Looks like the “No. 1 Slave Draft Pick” is getting her shot at the big time!

Saturday Night Live Writer Leslie Jones Is Promoted to Cast Member I would be the No. 1 slave draft pick. All of the plantations would want…

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Top Five Official Trailer #1 (2014) - Chris Rock, Kevin Hart Comedy Movie HD - YouTube It's Hammy Time For Chris Rock In The First 'Top Five' Trailer Chris Rock's "Top Five" has already been compared to "Annie Hall," so no pressure.

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David Cameron Gets A "Black Eye" After "Blacked Up" Photo Op

British Prime Minister David Cameron was having a day out with the family, last week, and, as politicians do, took time out to take a few photos with some citizens, (more…)

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