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Who Benefits When Black Folks Beef With Black Folks? About being black #TalkinOuttaTurn

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Who Benefits When Black Folks Keep Arguing About Being Black? About being black I remember the first time I heard about the FBA movement. It wasn't from a book, a documentary, or one of those deep podcasts where everybody talks like they got a PhD in history overnight. Nah, I heard about it because was catching heat online. At the time, Fat Joe had made a comment about an actress and former rapper that came completely outta left field. He later said he was joking and apologized, but by that point social media had already done what social media does best: turn a paper cut into open-heart surgery. That's when I started hearing more about FBA, Foundational Black Americans, and all the conversations surrounding identity, culture, and who gets to claim what. Fast forward to this year, and Fat Joe was back in the hot seat. This time it was over his use of the N-word. Now look, before everybody starts typing in all caps, let's be honest. If you grew up in New York City, especially...
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The Black Peter Pan: Happy Legacy Day, T-Dot 🕊️🎂

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  The Black Peter Pan: Happy Legacy Day, T-Dot 🕊️🎂    Some people get old. Some people never do. If you would've told me years ago that I knew the Black Peter Pan, I'd have said, "Facts." Not because he refused to grow up, but because his energy never aged. You couldn't picture my guy sitting on a porch talking about "back in my day." Nah. That wasn't T-Dot. That man was motion. Adventure. Laughter. Loyalty. The kind of friend that made you feel like y'all had the same blood running through your veins even when you weren't related. My boy helped me get through my first heartbreak. Matter fact, he helped me get her back while we was posted at his crib. That's just who he was. If you was down bad, T-Dot would somehow turn your whole mood around with a joke, a story, or a crazy plan that sounded wild enough to actually work. And let's keep it real... My guy helped me "snipe my first body" too. I'm talking about ...
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When Ms.User Error Meets Hookah Papi, It Makes for a Great Therapy Session

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Talkin' Outta Turn I'm usually the jokester of the crew. You know, the one cracking jokes, talking sports, relationships, and whatever foolishness pops into my head. But lately, the conversations have been hitting different. Deeper. Realer. The kind of discussions that make you sit back and think about your own life. The latest therapy session featured yours truly, Hookah Papi , and Ms. User Error . It all started with a simple question: What's the difference between a boyfriend/girlfriend and a partner? To me, you graduate from boyfriend and girlfriend when the relationship becomes a true team effort. When it's no longer just dates, feelings, and cute pictures. It's when you're working together, building together, planning together. It's that unspoken understanding of: "I got you, and you got me." That's the stage where you're moving toward something greater. Possibly marriage. Possibly forever. Hookah Papi had another take. My g...
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