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Desiigner has been riding the wave all spring and summer long with his breakout smash, “Panda,” and his 2016 BET Awards performance of the track is now the stuff of legend. Because the Internet lacks the ability to chill, memes of the energetic performance from the Brooklyn rapper have sprung forth with hilarious results.

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Another day, another trending topic on Twitter that’s sure to get people talking again. The latest hot topic hashtag to explode on the fast-moving social network is #FatAssesBreakTheInternet and it’s gearing up to showcase some of the best backsides in the game.

GALLERY, News, Politics

The Supreme Court of the United States once again ruled affirmative action in college admissions should continue as they always have, striking a second blow to former prospective University of Texas student, Abigail Fisher. The first Fisher v. University of Texas case was remanded, but today’s ruling in Fisher v. University of Texas II upheld the lower […]

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Another day, another fantastic trending topic has taken hold. #BlackPlotTwists is the latest to catch on, and it is one of Black Twitter‘s greatest comical moments to date.

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Over the course of the morning, the trending topic #LyricsThatHaveToBeShouted has exploded on Twitter. As expected, some of the replies in the tweets have been right on point.

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Twitter, especially the segment of the social media network better known as “Black Twitter,” has used the platform to collectively band together and address sensitive issues via clever hashtags. Over the course of the morning, the hashtag #GrowingUpWithBrownSkin has exploded and the discussions sparked a necessary debate on race and the many nuances of being a person […]

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Blavity, which fashions itself as a hub of Black culture by and for millennials, has risen to become one of the best-known brands of churning out high-quality content. However, the website publication is facing scrutiny for embracing an unpopular social media figure who has been accused of being an apologist for street harassment and other questionable […]

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Andrew Schulz, the actor and comedian some might know from MTV2’s Guy Code and other endeavors, had some choice things to say about so-called “Gangster Rap” in light of the Irving Plaza incident in Manhattan. Schulz took to his Twitter timeline to criticize gangster rap and says it has more influence than people are willing […]

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Twitter has a knack for the funny via clever hashtags that become trending topics in minutes on the fast-moving social network. The latest to be sparked is “#YouMightBeTheSidePieceIf” and the results have been hilarious in spots.

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Chris Brown has done well with his fatherhood journey, but things took a dramatic turn over the weekend. Brown and the mother of their daughter, Royalty, got into a heated exchange via Instagram over their daughter’s dance school attire and a pose Dad thought was a bit too suggestive.

GALLERY, News, Video

In what may be a case of too little, too late, the folks at BuzzFeed issued an apology via a tweet that was met with an expected reaction of mistrust regarding the corny #RealBlackPeopleQuestions video. Despite the website’s earnest claims to do better by its Black audience, the stink of the unforgivable cheesiness from the […]

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Chris Brown is setting the internet on fire, again. This time singer Tinashe has caught the wrath of the R&B singer’s social media war path for unfollowing him on Twitter.