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PLAYING THE VICTIM
The self-proclaimed “President of Pop” knew he wronged Janet Jackson and Britney Spears long before the #FreeBritney movement—he just didn’t care.
Ernest Owens is Editor at Large for Philadelphia magazine and CEO of Ernest Media Empire, LLC. The award-winning journalist has written for the New York Times, CNN, NBC News, MTV News, and several other major publications. Follow him on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram and at ernestowens.com.
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UNCHECKED
To treat Cooper’s actions as a matter of mere ignorance is to slap white supremacy on its wrist and then give it a second chance, again and again and again.
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ROCK STAR
The House delegate from the Virgin Islands lobbied for this position last time and didn’t get it. Democrats sure ought to be glad they gave it to her this time.
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‘TOXIC WASTE’
The Nation of Islam leader is misappropriating history to discourage Black people from saving themselves during a pandemic that’s disproportionately impacting them.
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SELF-CENTERED MEN
The GOP has weaponized the legendary civil rights leader’s messages of nonviolence against progressives for years. Enough.
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BIRDS OF A FEATHER
One thinks Jeffrey Epstein was murdered. The other went soft on Bill Cosby. So of course they’re with Trump. The impeachment will be a circus.
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TRAIN WRECK
A grad student and a few friends got a big contract from the city. It did not go well. And it’s hard not to wonder if race was a factor.
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PROTECT THE VOTE
Yes, this was Stacey Abrams. But it was an army of Black women and movements who made sure that Black votes would count in this runoff.
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ENOUGH
What started off as a term to raise awareness about the problematic racist behavior of white women has now played itself out.
‘EMPOWER CHANGE’
“While many tech platforms are marketing to people of color, we want to go many steps beyond this,” Chris Witherspoon says. "We want to embolden their voice to empower change.”
