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Did you know the Dozens was rooted in slavery?
"Sam never cracks a smile. "Yeah, Matt, dat mule so skinny till de women is usin' his rib bones fuh uh rub-board, and hangin' things out on his hock-bones tuh dry."" Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston, page 52 So you don't know what the Dozens are? Today it's called: Diss, Burn, Flame, Cappin, Snap, Jokin, Yo Mama jokes, Diss Tracks, Cracking, Bagging,... -
Black Parents Give Their Kids 'The Talk.' What If White Parents Did, Too?
I remember my parents schooling me on all that my white friends could do with no real consequence, and how the same things could get me killed. Once I processed this, I understood the reality that the world has different rules for Black people, that the people who wear police uniforms get to play by different rules. I understood that the American ideal is... -
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