Hey Hey Hey! Historian Draws Attention To '70s Black Animation Art
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View ArticleThe Origin (And Hot Stank) Of The 'Chitlin' Circuit'
For many people, chitlins (or chitterlings) are a tasty (or, for some, nasty) soul food dish made out of pig intestines. If you can get past what they are (or how badly they stank when cleaned and...
View ArticleMy Kinky Relationship With The Teeny Weenie Afro
I cut most of my hair off eight weeks ago. And yes, I meant to do it. I love my new kinky curliness and now, as I walk down the street, I feel like I see natural hair — twists, coils, dreadlocks, afros...
View ArticleText-Talented Or R U All Thumbs?
Back in front of my computer where thankfully I can use more than my thumbs to type, I see that Austin Wierschke of Rhinelander, Wis., grabbed the title again at the competition in New York City this...
View ArticleRecord High Prices At The Gas Pump Likely To Linger In California
Gas prices spiked overnight Thursday by as much as 20 cents per gallon in parts of California, causing some stations to close and shocking many customers.According to The Associated Press, the average...
View Article'Vintage Black Glamour' Exposes Little-Known Cultural History
I was scrolling through my Tumblr feed a year or so ago, when I saw a photo of Joyce Bryant. The caption said she was once dubbed the "black Marilyn Monroe" and was mentioned many times in Walter...
View ArticleHow Did Thanksgiving End Up On Thursday?
Move Thanksgiving to Friday? That's what F.B. Haviland asked President Hoover in 1929.Didn't happen. But while we're on the subject, ever wonder why we carve our gobblers on the fourth Thursday of...
View ArticleA Black And White 1860s Fundraiser
They look like any other 19th century vignettes and portraits of children kneeling in prayer or cloaked in the U.S. flag.But these cartes de visite (a calling card with a portrait mounted on it that...
View ArticleOur Pancakes Are Saved! Charges Filed In Canadian Maple Syrup Heist
After months on their sticky trail, Canadian police have finally fingered the people allegedly involved in the great Canadian maple syrup caper Bill Chappell told us about in August.While police...
View ArticleBeyonce, Jay Z And Solange Walk Into An Elevator ...
Our lives are recorded all the time, and what we're seeing behind the curtain makes us wonder whether or not we should be looking back there in the first place.The most recent example of this is the...
View ArticleMichael Jackson, We Barely Knew You
Just as there are those who seek to drag Mr. Jackson's name through the mud, there are those who insist that he was a saint, an angelic figure to be put on a pedestal. He was neither. Michael Jackson...
View ArticleHow 'Sassy' Came To Mean Something Both Sweet And Sour
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View ArticlePeople Be Triflin', From 'Bills, Bills, Bills' To The Bible
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View ArticleShould You Do The Do-Over If There's A Chance For A Second Chance?
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View ArticleDid You Know It's Legal In Most States To Discriminate Against LGBT People?
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court hears arguments on same-sex marriage, which is now legal in about three dozen states.But it's also legal in most states to discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual and...
View ArticleAs Twitter Flirts With Hearts, Will You Miss The Stars?
Some Twitter users pulled up their feed Tuesday and saw changes involving the reply, retweet and "fav" buttons.The main change — which many Android users got to see a few weeks ago— is the star icon...
View ArticleNew Delhi Steers Residents To Park Cars So Residents Can Breathe Easier
New Delhi officials urged drivers to park their cars and use public transportation Thursday, in a new effort to combat air pollution.A major road closed for five hours and residents were encouraged to...
View ArticleTotem Pole Stolen 84 Years Ago By Actor John Barrymore Goes Home
A totem pole stolen by actor John Barrymore in 1931 that later ended up as a yard decoration for actor Vincent Price was returned to Alaska tribal members on Thursday.The Associated Press reports that...
View ArticleActor Idris Elba To U.K. Politicians: More Diverse Roles Needed
Idris Elba is expected to make a speech about a lack of diversity on British television before members of Parliament and senior TV executives on Monday, according to The Guardian.Elba gained popularity...
View ArticleWhat Do Bears And Bulls Have To Do With Our Investments?
Stock markets rallied Friday, but the year hasn't started off so great for Wall Street.
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