
Michael Harriot
Writer, board-certified wypipologist, last real Negus alive. BlackAF History/Drapetomaniax podcast/theGrio…At the SAME DAMN TIME. Never reneged; Never will.
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contrabandcamp.com | Michael Harriot
If the planet is destroyed by global warming, nuclear war or the zombies who refused to take the COVID-19 vaccine, the few human beings who managed to withstand the amphibious, irradiated-zombie apocalypse will eventually emerge from their survival bunkers and begin rebuilding a new society from the remnants of things long gone. Eventually, a generation of children will be born without any knowledge of a world that was divided by the arbitrary designations of race, religion and skin color.
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contrabandcamp.com | Michael Harriot
This episode of “The Clapback” was originally published on May 28, 2020Five years ago, Americans across the nation took to the streets to hold their government accountable for the oppression, inhumanity and state-sponsored violence …Of mask mandates and government shutdowns. For some reason, those freedom-loving patriots weren’t as upset when Amy Cooper called the cops on a Black man who was birdwatching in Central Park.
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contrabandcamp.com | Michael Harriot
On Monday night, one of country music’s biggest stars inadvertently revealed that he suffers from a rare medical condition that is increasingly becoming prevalent in Black communities across America. During the CBS broadcast of the American Music Awards, award-winning country artist Shaboozey — who holds the record for the longest No. 1 Billboard single — had an allergic reaction to caucasity while announcing the winner of the AMA for Favorite Country Duo or Group.
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contrabandcamp.com | Michael Harriot
“This boy don’t have no respect, Elder Johnson,” Sister Stevenson said indignantly. “Tell the church what you said, Mikey.”Mrs. Emogine Stevenson had the Holy Ghost. She carried a purse filled with prescription-strength peppermints, knew the second and third verses of every negro spiritual and, according to legend, Sister Stevenson hadn’t raise her voice since the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.
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contrabandcamp.com | Michael Harriot
No matter how you feel about capitalism, excess and whether billionaires should exist, it is impossible to deny that Jay-Z, Beyoncè Knowles-Carter and Elon Musk embody the mythical concept of the American Dream. Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Tour is on track to gross $325 million because of the music she made, recorded, promoted and released. She’s rich because her fans give her money. Jay-Z is considered, by many, to be the GOAT of the most popular musical genre on the planet.
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