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...