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White Supremacy Reigns! George Zimmerman Found Not Guilty
Utterly disgusting and gut wrenching. Today, after 16 hours of deliberation, the jury found George Zimmerman not guilty for the murder of Trayvon Martin. Today marks an unsettling moment in history....
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Crissle From “The Read” Sounds Off on Respectability Politics and The...
For those of you who listen to the popular podcast “The Read,” featuring Kid Fury and Crissle, you know that they have been talking about the George Zimmerman trial (and his acquittal) for a few...
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what is Black August?
Reblogged from . . . Or Does It Explode?: In the late 1970's the observance and practice of Black August left the prisons of California and began being practiced by Black/New Afrikan revolutionaries...
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What “The Butler” Didn’t Reveal About The Black Panther Party
It seems the demands for a different and versatile representation of the Black experience in film has finally been answered. Lee Daniel’s “The Butler” hit theaters last Friday and included big name and...
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UNchecked On The Block: What Does Your Hair Mean To You?
Seven ladies let us know exactly what their hair represents to them. Check out what they had to say and let us know what your hair means to you! Also, click here to check out what a few natural ladies...
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Miley Cyrus At It Again: Degradation at the 2013 VMAs
I was first introduced to Hannah Miley Cyrus in 2006 via my younger sister. My sister would run around the house singing the lyrics to Hannah Montana’s song ie: “If you could see the other side of...
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Tyler Maddox-Simms: Talented BWUC with over a decade in filmmaking
Recently, Black Women Unchecked got a chance to speak with the lovely Tyler Maddox-Sims. This amazing Black Woman Unchecked is a multi-talented writer, director, and producer with over ten years of...
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Tyler Maddox Simms Interview
BWUC: Can you start by giving me a brief bio of how you got into filmmaking? Tyler: I’m from Cleveland and since I was about seven years old I’ve always wanted to be in movies, make movies, [and] write...
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An Artist on the Rise: Getting to Know Jasmine Nichol
Sometimes you just need that feel good music. The kind that reminds you of summer days filled with the intoxicating allure of rooftop parties, glow of bonfires on the beach, kickbacks, BBQs, late...
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Ask a Slave: Taking down dumbassness one question at a time
By now I’m sure you’ve heard of the new series Ask a Slave that’s taking the internet by storm. Debuting on the heels of the Russell Simmon’s produced Harriet Tubman sex tape debacle it could not have...
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Be the change you want to see: Total Equity Now Harlem
Community organizing has played a monumental role in the pursuit of social justice and black freedom. I personally believe that the only way to achieve the social change that is necessary to secure...
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Reenactment of Slavery: The worst teaching exercise EVER
What is the current obsession with slavery?! I try to give the quasi-historical flicks, like Django, produced by Hollywood a chance. I mean I’m really really looking forward to Steven McQueen’s 12...
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Black Women UNchecked is a digital movement that gives Black women a platform to speak on issues and concerns that impact their lives. We offer critical commentary on racial injustices, the Black...
View ArticleSCANDAL Season 3 Premiere: In words and Pictures
Five months after the season 2 finale and a week and a half after Kerry’s Emmy letdown, Scandal fiends finally receive their fix. Premiering to the tune of 10.5 million views, a 71% increase over its...
View ArticleRihanna premieres “Pour It Up Video”: Met With Mixed Reviews
Last week Rihanna premiered the Pour it up video, 9 months after it first hit airwaves. The song was the club anthem of the summer and motivated plenty of folks to make it drizzle, rain, and...
View ArticleThe Rick Owens Show: When Pulling From Black Culture Works
Someone finally gets it right and I would like to give this person a congratulatory HOORAY! When it comes to the arts, fashion, film or music, those of the Caucasian persuasion have not been known for...
View ArticleBlood Record: Miriam Carey
On Thursday, October 3 in the midst of efforts to reach an agreement to end the government shutdown began a chain of events that would eventually lead to the death of Miriam Carey. Early in the...
View ArticleBWUC Presents: The Blood Record
It is with no pleasure I have dipped my hands in the corruption here exposed. Somebody must show that the Afro-American race is more sinned against than sinning, and it seems to have fallen upon me to...
View ArticleBlood Record: Jack Lamar Roberson
Jack Lamar Roberson was a father, son, veteran who defended this country in the first Gulf War, and diabetic who was engaged to be married. He was a person with hopes, dreams, fears, struggles, rights,...
View ArticleWhere is the love?
Let’s kick it back a few years to 2009. Even with the prevalence of sites like eHarmony and Match, online dating was still somewhat taboo. Everyone had a friend of a friend whose cousin met her husband...
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