Tag: Social commentary

With Halloween right around the corner, we're revisiting some real-life horror stories that are far more chilling than fiction. Forget ghost stories or urban legends; these are real cases involving Black people whose lives were upended by racial violence, disturbing crimes, wrongful convictions, unexplained deaths, and failures of the justice system. These stories may send a chill down your spine, but their truths deserve to be remembered long after Halloween ends.

I told y'all that the Dallas Cowboys were problematic before the season even started. But apparently, some of y'all needed more evidence before breaking up with this franchise. Well, the 2026 season has arrived, and now I have receipts. The Cowboys are 2–4 after losing to Green Bay, and the defense looks like straight cheeks. At this point, rooting for Dallas is less a football decision and more like choosing a toxic relationship.

Former "Fresh & Fit" host Myron Gaines told men not to live with their girlfriends, arguing that sharing a home with a woman would make them less driven and that cooking and sex were a woman's duty.

The rapper reacted on X after a Collin County jury found Anthony guilty and sentenced him in the 2025 killing, writing, "Wow! Just freakin wow! DISGUSTING… This is not justice, this is trying to make an example!!!"

There are eras in American history that Black folks look back on with horror — defined not only by law and policy, but by lived experience, fear, and resistance. Among them, Jim Crow stands as one of the most devastating systems of racial control in America.

Blueface is not feeling Mike Epps’ recent comments about celebrating prison releases and SNAP benefits, which social media is split over. Epps initially stated that celebrating prison releases is for "failures" and later apologized, clarifying he meant not to send kids mixed messages. Blueface told Epps to "stay in his place."