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Nicki Minaj Is Leading Diesel's Anti-Cyber Bullying Campaign And Folks Are Like, 'Whew Chile, The Irony'

Posted by Blavity · September 20, 2018

Diesel announced the launch of an anti-cyber-bullying campaign at Milan Fashion Week; the person chosen to be the face of the campaign has some folks side-eyeing the effort, however. According to Variety, Diesel has selected Nicki Minaj to represent their "Hate Couture"...

Facebook Is Finally Reconsidering Allowing White Nationalist Content On Its Site

Posted by Blavity · September 20, 2018

Facebook currently has a policy banning white supremacy, and also has a policy explicitly allowing white nationalism and white separatism. Critics of this policy have long argued that a meeting of a white nationalist and a white supremacist looks like this:Facebook, on the other hand, has told...

White Sex Podcast Hosts Discuss Search For 'A Real Black Guy' Who Is 'Like, Thug' To Have Sex With

Posted by Blavity · September 20, 2018

There's a right way and wrong way to express love for black folks. Fetishizing us is most certainly the wrong way.On Sunday, blogger Dami Olonisakin tweeted a clip from the sex-positive podcast Guys We F**ked, and expressed her disappointment in the content, according to Buzzfeed...

Colin Kaepernick To Receive One Of Harvard University's Highest Honors

Posted by Blavity · September 20, 2018

Following Colin Kaepernick's Nike endorsement, folks have been busy hopping aboard the #ImWithKap train. You know who's also here for Kap? Harvard University. The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback will be awarded the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal on October 11, CBS Boston...

After 27 Years In Prison For A Crime He Didn’t Commit, A New York Man Was Freed Thanks To His Golf Art

Posted by Blavity · September 20, 2018

Valentino Dixon spent 27 years in a New York prison, and on Wednesday got to walk out as a free man. After 27 years in prison, Valentino Dixon walked free today. With an investigation Golf Digest's Max Adler helped open, an Erie County court vacated Dixon's murder conviction. Adler was...