We’ve been known to name an asshole of the day, but when you have Antonin Scalia saying stuff like this: Now, I don’t think that’s attributable to the fact that it is so much clearer now that we need this. I think it is attributable, very likely attributable, to a phenomenon that is called perpetuation …
This Week In Blackness
Your Face is an Apology
If you say something and then apologize, try making it a real apology: A number of people have raised questions regarding part of my essay in the most recent issue of Emory Magazine. Certainly, I do not consider slavery anything but heinous, repulsive, repugnant, and inhuman. I should have stated that fact clearly in my …
UNC Apparently Likes Rapists
The University of North Carolina took revenge against one of their students, a rape survivor, who reported on their failed administrative policies on sexual assault. After the initial report, she discussed her experience with The Daily Tarheel and as a result, the school is bringing her up on honor code violations. Officially, she is being …
When Bad Jokes Go Really Bad
So most likely you’ve seen this: Whether you believe The Onion was right or wrong, whether you believe this was malicious, inappropriate, or simply no big deal, I think we can all agree that this was a hack joke. And it can be argued that there’s a lot more to this. On today’s TWiB! Radio, …
Human Stew
A woman’s body was found in a hotel water tank yesterday after complaints were made about showers running black and low water pressure. Upon hearing this, Elon had a … reaction. Also on #TWiBRadio, #TeamBlackness touched on Republican governors shifting their stance on healthcare and Bingo beef in New Hampshire. Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe On Stitcher| Direct …
Rape for Dummies
Yesterday on the Fox’s The Five, the co-host and resident foot-in-mouth practitioner Bob Beckel let loose another gem. We think he needs a copy of this: Today on #TWiBRadio, #TeamBlackness touched on a brief history of Frederick Douglass and his epic BOSS status AND we discussed the politics of the death penalty. Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe …
What do you hear?
This weekend I was on the Melissa Harris-Perry show where she discussed a situation that she came up against when she posted this tweet during the Friday Obama’ speech: Sigh…the fatherhood thing is distressing for me President Obama. I know you don’t mean to say single moms cause gun violence, but… — Melissa Harris-Perry (@MHarrisPerry) …