Florida Georgia Line’s Hubbard said, “If only this person was educated on the history of country music. I’m sorry you have to see this BS. Rise above and keep crushing it. You are loved.” Spencer shared one of her own experiences with racism as a Black country music artist. “I ...
“The idea of what country music is has been carefully constructed to seem like it was always white,” she says. I ask her why people don’t know the history of country music. This is not her first rodeo: She’s got this answer down to a science. “White supremacy,” she tells me...
And Deeper The 10 Greatest B*tch Slaps in Movie History 21 Ruby Bridges Chaz Monet, Penelope Ann Miller, Michael Beach 18 votes This film presents the real-life tale of young Ruby Bridges (Chaz Monet), one of the first African-American children to attend an integrated school in the Deep ...
Demetria Irwin of black culture blog The Grio wrote, “‘Accidental Racist’ is the worst song in the history of music,” then broke it down line by line.Comedian Patton Oswalt tweeted: “I can’t wait for Brad Paisley & LL Cool J’s next single: “Whoopsy Daisy, Ho...
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Trump has made illegal immigration thefocus of his campaign, promising to launch an aggressive crackdown that includes carrying out the “largest domestic deportation operation” of undocumented immigrants in U.S. history. Some experts, however, say that such an operation would inflict heavy economic...
This list of the most racist moments in the history of comics should be seen as a historical marker to be learned from, not an unsightly blemish to avoid at all costs. Living in the 21st century (as one does), it’s hard to contextualize the only representation of non-Caucasian races...
Trump has made illegal immigration thefocus of his campaign, promising to launch an aggressive crackdown that includes carrying out the “largest domestic deportation operation” of undocumented immigrants in U.S. history. Some experts, however, say that such an operation would inflict heavy economic...
There’s a history of lucrative performances for similar films that appeal to conservative faith-based or Maga-related audiences (which frequently overlap). The progressive side has its analogs, particularly inMichael Mooredocumentaries, but for the last decade or more nearly all the preach-to-the...
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