“Growing Up Hip Hop” Airs Thursday Nights On WeTV Fears grow for Boogie Dash as he hosts his first drunken party after just getting out of rehab for drug and alcohol misuse on the latest episode of “Growing Up Hip Hop.” The son of former Roc-A-Fella Records CEO Damon Dash insists he’s had nothing to drink, but his insistence on being around alcohol prompts one cast member to question his commitment to sobriety. Check out the clip above.
“Growing Up Hip Hop” Airs Thursday Nights On WeTV Fears grow for Boogie Dash as he hosts his first drunken party after just getting out of rehab for drug and alcohol misuse on the latest episode of “Growing Up Hip Hop.” The son of former Roc-A-Fella Records CEO Damon Dash insists he’s had nothing to drink, but his insistence on being around alcohol prompts one cast member to question his commitment to sobriety. Check out the clip above.
Nazar Abbas Photography/Getty Images Valedictorian Denied Chance To Give Graduation Speech By Biased Principal Jaisaan Lovett graduated from Rochester, NY’s University Preparatory Charter School for Young Men (an all-male charter school serving grades 7-12)as the valedictorian last month, with a full scholarship to Clark Atlanta University. He is the school’s first black valedictorian BUT his principal Joseph Munno refused to let him deliver a graduation speech. Fortunately Rochester’s Mayor Lovely Warren made sure that Lovett had a platform to deliver his speech — the City’s official YouTube channel. Check it out below: According to the Democrat Chronicle the school board was aware of the situation: In a statement issued late Tuesday, the school said its board of trustees is aware of the matter. “The Board will be reviewing the circumstances regarding what happened and looking into the related guidelines and school policies,” the statement read. “For confidentiality reasons, the school isn’t able to speak about the specifics of this situation. “UPrep wishes Jaision (sic) Lovett, the first black Valedictorian in the school’s four year graduation history, much success as he continues his education at Clark Atlanta University.” Lovett says he’d had numerous issues with Munno during his 6 years at U-Prep, including last year, when he led a five-day student strike after he said the school wouldn’t order needed safety equipment for a lab. “There’s a lot of wrong things that go on at that school, and when I notice it I speak out against it,” he said. “(Munno) is a guy that doesn’t like to be told ‘no.’” Lovett said he was never asked to deliver a valedictorian speech even though past students had done so. When he requested permission to speak anyway, he said Munno denied him. “He didn’t want to see the speech or what it said, nothing,” Lovett said. “He just said no.” Crazy right? Sounds like Jaisaan is learning about haters at an early age. Glad to see he also knows how to lean on powerful allies for support.
Nazar Abbas Photography/Getty Images Valedictorian Denied Chance To Give Graduation Speech By Biased Principal Jaisaan Lovett graduated from Rochester, NY’s University Preparatory Charter School for Young Men (an all-male charter school serving grades 7-12)as the valedictorian last month, with a full scholarship to Clark Atlanta University. He is the school’s first black valedictorian BUT his principal Joseph Munno refused to let him deliver a graduation speech. Fortunately Rochester’s Mayor Lovely Warren made sure that Lovett had a platform to deliver his speech — the City’s official YouTube channel. Check it out below: According to the Democrat Chronicle the school board was aware of the situation: In a statement issued late Tuesday, the school said its board of trustees is aware of the matter. “The Board will be reviewing the circumstances regarding what happened and looking into the related guidelines and school policies,” the statement read. “For confidentiality reasons, the school isn’t able to speak about the specifics of this situation. “UPrep wishes Jaision (sic) Lovett, the first black Valedictorian in the school’s four year graduation history, much success as he continues his education at Clark Atlanta University.” Lovett says he’d had numerous issues with Munno during his 6 years at U-Prep, including last year, when he led a five-day student strike after he said the school wouldn’t order needed safety equipment for a lab. “There’s a lot of wrong things that go on at that school, and when I notice it I speak out against it,” he said. “(Munno) is a guy that doesn’t like to be told ‘no.’” Lovett said he was never asked to deliver a valedictorian speech even though past students had done so. When he requested permission to speak anyway, he said Munno denied him. “He didn’t want to see the speech or what it said, nothing,” Lovett said. “He just said no.” Crazy right? Sounds like Jaisaan is learning about haters at an early age. Glad to see he also knows how to lean on powerful allies for support.
Image via Getty ‘Big Brother’ Contestants Recorded Making Comments That Sound Racist The nerve of these hoes . While off camera during a filming of reality competition show Big Brother two white cast members were recorded complaining about how their suntans made them look “ghetto” and Black like one of their African-American cast mates. Rachel Swindler and Angela Rummans were named as the two bigoted Beckies who saw absolutely nothing wrong with what they were saying. Bayleigh Dayton is the Black cast member who they were referring to according to TMZ . “I know. I’m looking ghetto here with the skin coloration.” Rachel continues to gripe that she can’t be in the sun for more than two days, otherwise she would “change ethnicities.” Yikes … Flip the page to see the video. Continue reading →
Image via Justin K. Aller/Getty Images Warriors Win NBA Championship And Twitter Is Hilarious Last night, the Golden State Warriors completed a 4-0 sweep of LeBron James and the men who call themselves the Cleveland Cavaliers. Although the win was rather anticlimactic as it a) took place on the Cavs home court and b) totally expected from game 1 of the NA season, NBA Twitter makes EVERYTHING more entertaining. Nick Young when he realizes he's getting a ring. pic.twitter.com/qCSc9mq4l6 — RealGM (@RealGM) June 9, 2018 Nick Young is George Jefferson walking on his way to championship. What a time to be alive. https://twitter.com/4thand13podcast/status/1005297823368318976 (KD gf) Kevin Durant has a sneaky girlfriend???? All this and more on the flip side. “How many rings does Steph Curry have against Lebron?” pic.twitter.com/5cyY9HQoga — Zoe (@YourFavoriteZoe) June 9, 2018 The pettiness of it all. The goggles somehow make the celebration photos better lol pic.twitter.com/XnHD4sbXA1 — brandon / jinx (@Jersey_Jinx) June 9, 2018 Isn’t someone supposed to do that to you? omg @WindhorstESPN just dropped a that LeBron suffered a “severe right hand injury” after punching a blackboard following Game 1 pic.twitter.com/oEUt50SbaZ — LeRob Perez (@World_Wide_Wob) June 9, 2018 LeBron broke his hand in game 1 LeBron at the post game presser pic.twitter.com/yx1GmIQUhY — David Dennis Jr. (@DavidDTSS) June 9, 2018 The jokes will fly. LeBron leaving Cleveland like… pic.twitter.com/32n6CG03as — Cycle (@bycycle) June 9, 2018 Walk on ’em. Klay reacts to google’ing himself and it now saying “3-time NBA Champion” lmaooo pic.twitter.com/dJsEiOxPPl — LeRob Perez (@World_Wide_Wob) June 9, 2018 The internet works FAST. Nick Young: “I went from getting snitched on to putting a ring on!” pic.twitter.com/FpgSRgn0yC — Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) June 9, 2018 Swaggy P has a ring…and isn’t getting snitched on anymore! #YAYAREA pic.twitter.com/lMtrVdZv4F — HOLLA BACK JUNGIN (@StephanieJung) June 9, 2018 Oakland enjoyed their last hurrah, the Dubs move to San Francisco next season. Them: LeBron is the GOAT…. Me: pic.twitter.com/Q0jxdmKiii — Kenny Powers (@EastSideKris) June 9, 2018 The debate rages on. Jordan Bell is drunk asf on live TV lol pic.twitter.com/xGhbUyJFNc — Athlete Vidz (@Athlete_Vidz) June 9, 2018 Po’ up. Drank. Klay is trying to take a selfie while Draymond Green is being asked a question pic.twitter.com/CugwaaHyQf — 95.7 The Game (@957thegame) June 9, 2018 This is kinda lame. Chuck really asked Draymond if he was just as annoying in person as he was on TV (via @NBATV ) pic.twitter.com/DZelfOiQXn — NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) June 9, 2018 Charles Barkley, ladies and gentleman…
Image via Getty Syracuse University Suspends Racist Frat Members Indefinitely At some point the bill comes due and 16 slur spewin’ frat boys have just paid the tab. According to Refinery29 , Syracuse University has suspended 16 members of the Theta Tau fraternity for a racist video that we reported on earlier this year . In one scene of the video, a member was seen on his knees, fellating a beer can while saying: “I solemnly swear to always have hatred in my heart for n——, s—-, and most importantly the f***ing k—-.” While the frat has been permanently banned from campus, the students’ indefinite suspension will last at least until 2020 when they will all have to reapply after demonstrating gainful employment, academic progress, good citizenship, 160 hours of community service and a 12 page paper on diversity and inclusion. Seems very unlikely that any of the 16 boys will complete these tasks but we shall see. Despite this, there is always some d-bag who is willing to cape up for people who do racist things against minorities. In this case, FIRE, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education: “When a university expels students for a private roast consisting of completely protected speech, it has no business pretending that it cares about free expression,” director Ari Cohn said in a statement. “Labeling this obvious satire ‘harassment’ makes light of the actual cases of serious harassment that colleges should be looking to combat, and wastes resources that could be used to investigate real offenses. Labeling it a ‘breach of the peace’ is just stupid.” Mmmm, white tears. Tasty.
The result of putting women first pic.twitter.com/tAtlc3CHv6 — H (@hclass__) May 25, 2018 The Internet Vs. Jaheim WTF happened to Jaheim ??? No, seriously, why does he look like crackishly crusty tree bark that lives in a dumpster under the sea?? If you know, let us know, because we’re somewhat concerned unlike the rest of the internet that’s been flaming him on high heat this whole entire Memorial Day weekend. “Dry heim” got me dying RT @BayouBun : Lmaooooooooo Game said Jaheim use baby powder chapstick pic.twitter.com/ErpCRRnoCP — YoungPDA (@DaveeC_) May 26, 2018 Peep the absolute funniest (and pettiest) Jaheim slander on the flip.
Jenny Dettrick/GettyImages Oregon Happy Hour Sparks Critique From Blacks And Whites A Portland, OR “Reparations Happy Hour” is getting a ton of backlash from critics of many different backgrounds. Pics from last nite's Reparations Happy Hour. We had 40 attendees & gave out $400 in cash reparations. Thank you for everyone who shared, donated– most importantly, GRATITUDE to the Black, Brown & Indigenous people who showed their leadership and participated in reparations work pic.twitter.com/S4hPQCeZqd — Cameron Whitten (@CameronWhitten) May 22, 2018 People of Color are POWERFUL. Amazing turnout at Brown Hope’s inaugural Reparations Happy Hour event! pic.twitter.com/3wlqLpb3lr — Cameron Whitten (@CameronWhitten) May 22, 2018 Cameron Whitten, one of the organizers of a non-profit called Brown Hope, hosted a “Reparations Happy Hour” last Monday at a bar in Portland where drinks were provided by the event sponsors and people of color received a $10 donation. The idea was to create a safe space for people of color (Portland is predominantly white if you weren’t aware) where the need for reparations would also be recognized. White people were invited too — but not to physically attend, just to give reparations. Here’s more details on the event, via the Oregonian : The premise was simple: Black, brown and indigenous folks could show up and collect $10 at the door donated by their white neighbors. In total, 40 people attended Monday’s event. “The best part for me was showing up like Portland Oprah and see their eyes light up when I handed them $10,” the event’s organizer, Cameron Whitten said. “Because it was about more than that.” The reparations happy hour signified the transformation of an idea that progressive Portlanders support into something tangible for the city’s residents of color. “We do a lot of talking. We do a lot of making excuses,” Whitten said. “But how often do we actually recognize and acknowledge someone’s suffering? We’re so used to being denied any sort of justice that $10 is a respite.” North Portland’s Backyard Social hosted the inaugural event for two hours starting at 6 p.m. The next one, Whitten said, will be at the Back to Eden Bakery, where a black woman was kicked out earlier this month by a pair of employees who have since been fired. The full event details were also listed on Eventbrite . Whitten has been tweeting to explain a lot of misconceptions around the event. Bars also sell food and provide a social environment. I’m sober, and other sober individuals were there. Our Reparations Happy Hour next month is at a Bake Shop — this was scheduled weeks before NYT wrote an article. — Cameron Whitten (@CameronWhitten) May 28, 2018 —We— featured the $ pics. You can see it on my Facebook. Our attendees did not have a single problem claiming their $10 & taking a picture. This event, pictures and all, left attendees feeling good. We are de-stigmatizing the myth. Ntn’l blowback doesn’t hinder local organizing — Cameron Whitten (@CameronWhitten) May 28, 2018 This won’t get many RTs. But needs to be said. 1. The @nytimes headline is #FAKENEWS 2. This wasn’t a substitute for Reparations & wasn’t organized by white people 3. This event SUCCESSFULLY built community for local PoC 4. I’m 27 years sober — this event wasn’t about alcohol pic.twitter.com/We17MpwmC4 — Cameron Whitten (@CameronWhitten) May 28, 2018 Check out some of the critiques from social media below: Liberalism among pathetic, self-hating, guilt-ridden, white people in Oregon is a serious mental illness. https://t.co/0IHW6BrjOR — Wayne Allyn Root (@RealWayneRoot) May 26, 2018 People who aren't (and have never been) slave owners paying for people who aren't (and have never been) slaves……yeah it all makes a lot of sense……and it definitely won't nurture more pathology or anything like that….. https://t.co/DNLeOTAx3Q — Jamie Glazov (@JamieGlazov) May 27, 2018 I'm glad this “Reparations Happy Hour” raises awareness of the issue, but it's gonna take more than a free drink to recover from 400 years of systemic oppression. Let's talk about transferring land and wealth and dismantling racist laws and social systems. https://t.co/UqS5aUxBU3 — Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) May 28, 2018 thought this was the dumbest tweet of the day until I saw Oregon with a Reparations Happy Hour .. blacks drink free and paid for by whites .. — buster (@busternjax) May 28, 2018 'Reparations Happy Hour' invites white people to pay for drinks! Congrats to all the idiots who donated money to this goofy idea to absolve themselves of some irrational guilt. Count on Liberals to take Crazy to whole new levels every chance they get! https://t.co/XL7jsuWSqu — GuysForTrump (@GaysForTrumpFL) May 28, 2018 To be clear — the drinks and food were paid for by the sponsors and the organizer. The donations came — in part — from white donors. Do you think the “Reparations Happy Hour” was a bad idea? Do you think it diminishes the argument around genuine reparations?
Image via Getty Ex-Atlanta Area Cop On Trial For Murder Of Unarmed Naked Black Man Keep an eye on this because things could get rowdy in Atlanta if the “justice” system doesn’t do it’s job. Back in 2015 Dekalb County cop Richard Olsen shot and killed a naked and unarmed Anthony Hill inside his apartment complex. As a result a grand jury indicted Olsen, charging him with two counts of felony murder, one count of aggravated assault, one count of making a false statement and two counts of violation of oath by a public officer according to CNN . Oh, by the way, Hill was a veteran of the war in Afghanistan. Former Dekalb police officer, accused of murder in shooting of naked, unarmed man takes stand in Immunity Hearing. Claims self defense, seeking to have charges thrown out. pic.twitter.com/ojQ8LHrKpE — Tom Regan (@tomreganWSB) May 21, 2018 Today, reporters at WSB-TV are at Olsen’s immunity hearing where a judge will decide whether the former officer’s self-defense plea has and validity. Hard to imagine how fatal force was necessary considering again that Hill was both unarmed and unclothed, but as scruffy and swirly genius Donald Glover recently noted, this is America. Let ol’ Olsen tell it, Hill “aggressively charged the officer and refused commands to stop”. We’ve seen white boys wearing clothes that could conceal weapons lay hands on cops and get taken away in cuffs, brotha allegedly runs toward a pi-…officer and gets shot twice. Go figure. We’ll have more details as their available.
