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Ed Sheeran, Macklemore and the ‘Apolitical’ White Ally • The Macklemore-Sheeran controversy exposes the cowardice of people who uphold the status quo by pretending to be neutral.
Ed Sheeran, Macklemore and the ‘Apolitical’ White Ally
The Macklemore-Sheeran controversy exposes the cowardice of people who uphold the status quo by pretending to be neutral.
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September 18, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Ed Sheeran, Macklemore and the ‘Apolitical’ White Ally • The Macklemore-Sheeran controversy exposes the cowardice of people who uphold the status quo by pretending to be neutral.
Throwback Thursday: Why It’s OK for Black People, but Not White People, to Use the N-Word, Explained (Again) • Once again for the people in the back...
Throwback Thursday: Why It’s OK for Black People, but Not White People, to Use the N-Word, Explained (Again)
Once again for the people in the back...
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September 17, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Throwback Thursday: Why It’s OK for Black People, but Not White People, to Use the N-Word, Explained (Again) • Once again for the people in the back...
What You Find Out When You Don’t FAFO? Blacksplained by Joy-Ann Reid • The host of “The Joy Reid Show” Blacksplains why uniting the diaspora is important, how speaking truth to power can help a career and the guiding principles behind FAFO.
What You Find Out When You Don’t FAFO? Blacksplained by Joy-Ann Reid
The host of “The Joy Reid Show” Blacksplains why uniting the diaspora is important, how speaking truth to power can help a career and the guiding principles behind FAFO.
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September 16, 2026 at 11:04 PM
What You Find Out When You Don’t FAFO? Blacksplained by Joy-Ann Reid • The host of “The Joy Reid Show” Blacksplains why uniting the diaspora is important, how speaking truth to power can help a career and the guiding principles behind FAFO.
The Joy Reid Show: Uniting the Diaspora, Part 1 • Joy Reid examines the diaspora wars with Marc Lamont Hill, Nana Gyamfi, Michael Harriot and The Merc.
The Joy Reid Show: Uniting the Diaspora, Part 1
Joy Reid examines the diaspora wars with Marc Lamont Hill, Nana Gyamfi, Michael Harriot and The Merc.
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September 15, 2026 at 8:04 PM
The Joy Reid Show: Uniting the Diaspora, Part 1 • Joy Reid examines the diaspora wars with Marc Lamont Hill, Nana Gyamfi, Michael Harriot and The Merc.
A Stable Genius, a Black Historian and a White Supremacist Theory of Everything • With the exit of Smithsonian chief Lonnie Bunch, Donald Trump proved a theory that has eluded America’s most brilliant minds.
A Stable Genius, a Black Historian and a White Supremacist Theory of Everything
With the exit of Smithsonian chief Lonnie Bunch, Donald Trump proved a theory that has eluded America’s most brilliant minds.
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September 14, 2026 at 8:04 PM
A Stable Genius, a Black Historian and a White Supremacist Theory of Everything • With the exit of Smithsonian chief Lonnie Bunch, Donald Trump proved a theory that has eluded America’s most brilliant minds.
The Wake-Up Call: Cuss Words and Cancel Culture • What counts as profanity? Has anyone ever actually been canceled? Can white people not be racist?
The Wake-Up Call: Cuss Words and Cancel Culture
What counts as profanity? Has anyone ever actually been canceled? Can white people not be racist?
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September 11, 2026 at 11:04 PM
The Wake-Up Call: Cuss Words and Cancel Culture • What counts as profanity? Has anyone ever actually been canceled? Can white people not be racist?
Is A.I. Going to Murder Us? Blacksplained By Professor Safiya Noble, Ph.D. • Does artificial intelligence pose a bigger threat than capitalism, white supremacy or authoritarianism? According to this UCLA professor and author, we might not have to choose.
Is A.I. Going to Murder Us? Blacksplained By Professor Safiya Noble, Ph.D.
Does artificial intelligence pose a bigger threat than capitalism, white supremacy or authoritarianism? According to this UCLA professor and author, we might not have to choose.
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September 10, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Is A.I. Going to Murder Us? Blacksplained By Professor Safiya Noble, Ph.D. • Does artificial intelligence pose a bigger threat than capitalism, white supremacy or authoritarianism? According to this UCLA professor and author, we might not have to choose.
For Black People, ‘Lanterns’ Is Based on a True Story • How could HBO’s new superhero series reverberate with Black audiences while flooding the Caucasian cinematic universe with white tears?
For Black People, ‘Lanterns’ Is Based on a True Story
How could HBO’s new superhero series reverberate with Black audiences while flooding the Caucasian cinematic universe with white tears?
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September 9, 2026 at 8:03 AM
For Black People, ‘Lanterns’ Is Based on a True Story • How could HBO’s new superhero series reverberate with Black audiences while flooding the Caucasian cinematic universe with white tears?
There’s a Reason They Call It ‘Back’ to Normal. But Normal Is Not Enough. • Angie Nixon says she is fighting for the soul of this country. Hakeem Jeffries and other Democratic leaders should be able to say the same—and prove it.
There’s a Reason They Call It ‘Back’ to Normal. But Normal Is Not Enough.
Angie Nixon says she is fighting for the soul of this country. Hakeem Jeffries and other Democratic leaders should be able to say the same—and prove it.
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September 4, 2026 at 11:04 PM
There’s a Reason They Call It ‘Back’ to Normal. But Normal Is Not Enough. • Angie Nixon says she is fighting for the soul of this country. Hakeem Jeffries and other Democratic leaders should be able to say the same—and prove it.
The Wake-Up Call Live: In Defense of Capitalism • A lesson on the origin stories of socialism, capitalism and wealth from a Black perspective.
The Wake-Up Call Live: In Defense of Capitalism
A lesson on the origin stories of socialism, capitalism and wealth from a Black perspective.
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September 4, 2026 at 8:04 PM
The Wake-Up Call Live: In Defense of Capitalism • A lesson on the origin stories of socialism, capitalism and wealth from a Black perspective.
Are You Media Literate? Blacksplained by Tiffany D. Cross • Michael Harriot sits down with veteran journalist Tiffany D. Cross to discuss how racial bias, social media influencers, politics and artificial intelligence are changing the news and media landscape.
Are You Media Literate? Blacksplained by Tiffany D. Cross
Michael Harriot sits down with veteran journalist Tiffany D. Cross to discuss how racial bias, social media influencers, politics and artificial intelligence are changing the news and media landscape.
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September 3, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Are You Media Literate? Blacksplained by Tiffany D. Cross • Michael Harriot sits down with veteran journalist Tiffany D. Cross to discuss how racial bias, social media influencers, politics and artificial intelligence are changing the news and media landscape.
Woke 2.0 Is Crazy • Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s upgrade to the operating system begs the question: What was so crazy about “Woke 1”?
Woke 2.0 Is Crazy
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s upgrade to the operating system begs the question: What was so crazy about “Woke 1”?
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September 3, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Woke 2.0 Is Crazy • Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s upgrade to the operating system begs the question: What was so crazy about “Woke 1”?
Strange Fruit | The Joy Reid Show LIVE! • “The Joy Reid Show” and ContrabandCamp's special coverage on the series of hangings of Black people across the United States.
Strange Fruit | The Joy Reid Show LIVE!
“The Joy Reid Show” and ContrabandCamp's special coverage on the series of hangings of Black people across the United States.
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September 2, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Strange Fruit | The Joy Reid Show LIVE! • “The Joy Reid Show” and ContrabandCamp's special coverage on the series of hangings of Black people across the United States.
Rep. LaMonica McIver Is Setting the Record Straight • The New Jersey congresswoman, the only member of Congress indicted by the Trump administration, isn’t backing down, even as she campaigns for reelection and awaits the birth of her second child.
Rep. LaMonica McIver Is Setting the Record Straight
The New Jersey congresswoman, the only member of Congress indicted by the Trump administration, isn’t backing down, even as she campaigns for reelection and awaits the birth of her second child.
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August 31, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Rep. LaMonica McIver Is Setting the Record Straight • The New Jersey congresswoman, the only member of Congress indicted by the Trump administration, isn’t backing down, even as she campaigns for reelection and awaits the birth of her second child.
The Wake-Up Call: The 6 Kinds of Coons • Should all Black conservatives be excommunicated? Can we end the sucka-to-coon pipeline? Are there levels to Black anti-Blackness? ContrabandCamp subscribers’ live discussion of this week’s events.
The Wake-Up Call: The 6 Kinds of Coons
Should all Black conservatives be excommunicated? Can we end the sucka-to-coon pipeline? Are there levels to Black anti-Blackness? ContrabandCamp subscribers’ live discussion of this week’s events.
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August 29, 2026 at 2:04 AM
The Wake-Up Call: The 6 Kinds of Coons • Should all Black conservatives be excommunicated? Can we end the sucka-to-coon pipeline? Are there levels to Black anti-Blackness? ContrabandCamp subscribers’ live discussion of this week’s events.
Jim Trotter Has Receipts on ‘Thumbs Down’ Stephen • Stephen A Smith just wants a little professional courtesy, man...
Jim Trotter Has Receipts on ‘Thumbs Down’ Stephen
Stephen A Smith just wants a little professional courtesy, man...
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August 28, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Jim Trotter Has Receipts on ‘Thumbs Down’ Stephen • Stephen A Smith just wants a little professional courtesy, man...
On Outkast’s ‘ATLiens’ 30 years later • At 17, I heard Outkast and realized hip-hop could sound different, Black boys could look different and maybe being an outcast wasn’t something to fix after all.
On Outkast’s ‘ATLiens’ 30 years later
At 17, I heard Outkast and realized hip-hop could sound different, Black boys could look different and maybe being an outcast wasn’t something to fix after all.
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August 27, 2026 at 5:04 PM
On Outkast’s ‘ATLiens’ 30 years later • At 17, I heard Outkast and realized hip-hop could sound different, Black boys could look different and maybe being an outcast wasn’t something to fix after all.
Why Black People Love Dolly • Dolly Parton used her talent, her voice, her courage and her faith to live an unapologetic, liberated life, one that valued inclusivity and love above all.
Why Black People Love Dolly
Dolly Parton used her talent, her voice, her courage and her faith to live an unapologetic, liberated life, one that valued inclusivity and love above all.
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August 27, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Why Black People Love Dolly • Dolly Parton used her talent, her voice, her courage and her faith to live an unapologetic, liberated life, one that valued inclusivity and love above all.
Stephen A. Smith Criticized NABJ for Not Calling Him. So Why Wouldn't He Grant the Same Courtesy to a Black Journalist Who Called Out the NFL? • Texts obtained by ContrabandCamp explain Stephen A Smith’s hypocrisy over NABJ’s “highly offensive” Thumbs Down Award.
Stephen A. Smith Criticized NABJ for Not Calling Him. So Why Wouldn't He Grant the Same Courtesy to a Black Journalist Who Called Out the NFL?
Texts obtained by ContrabandCamp explain Stephen A Smith’s hypocrisy over NABJ’s “highly offensive” Thumbs Down Award.
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August 26, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Stephen A. Smith Criticized NABJ for Not Calling Him. So Why Wouldn't He Grant the Same Courtesy to a Black Journalist Who Called Out the NFL? • Texts obtained by ContrabandCamp explain Stephen A Smith’s hypocrisy over NABJ’s “highly offensive” Thumbs Down Award.
In Loving Memory of Eddie King Jr. • The late actor Michael Wright breathed life into one of the most legendary artists in Black cinematic history.
In Loving Memory of Eddie King Jr.
The late actor Michael Wright breathed life into one of the most legendary artists in Black cinematic history.
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August 25, 2026 at 11:04 PM
In Loving Memory of Eddie King Jr. • The late actor Michael Wright breathed life into one of the most legendary artists in Black cinematic history.
How Blaxploitation Exposed the Reality of Oligarchy • Long before Occupy Wall Street and concerns over “the one percent,” Blaxploitation films and their satirical offspring of the early aughts warned about the dangers of a system run by a powerful cabal.
How Blaxploitation Exposed the Reality of Oligarchy
Long before Occupy Wall Street and concerns over “the one percent,” Blaxploitation films and their satirical offspring of the early aughts warned about the dangers of a system run by a powerful cabal.
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August 24, 2026 at 8:04 PM
How Blaxploitation Exposed the Reality of Oligarchy • Long before Occupy Wall Street and concerns over “the one percent,” Blaxploitation films and their satirical offspring of the early aughts warned about the dangers of a system run by a powerful cabal.
Organized People, Organized Power: 3 Lessons We Learned From Angie Nixon’s Campaign • The state representative’s upset victory in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate offers some important lessons we need to remember, regardless of what happens in November.
Organized People, Organized Power: 3 Lessons We Learned From Angie Nixon’s Campaign
The state representative’s upset victory in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate offers some important lessons we need to remember, regardless of what happens in November.
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August 20, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Organized People, Organized Power: 3 Lessons We Learned From Angie Nixon’s Campaign • The state representative’s upset victory in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate offers some important lessons we need to remember, regardless of what happens in November.
Is the Internet Making Us Dumb? Blacksplained By Dr. April Scott, Actual Psychologist • A certified psychologist Blacksplains bonnet hysteria, Yung Miami's rapping ability and whether social media is rotting our brains.
Is the Internet Making Us Dumb? Blacksplained By Dr. April Scott, Actual Psychologist
A certified psychologist Blacksplains bonnet hysteria, Yung Miami's rapping ability and whether social media is rotting our brains.
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August 20, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Is the Internet Making Us Dumb? Blacksplained By Dr. April Scott, Actual Psychologist • A certified psychologist Blacksplains bonnet hysteria, Yung Miami's rapping ability and whether social media is rotting our brains.
Project 2025 Performance Review: How Trump Achieved Every Goal of the White Agenda • In less than two years, the Trump administration has fulfilled every aspect of the Heritage Foundation’s plan to make America white again.
Project 2025 Performance Review: How Trump Achieved Every Goal of the White Agenda
In less than two years, the Trump administration has fulfilled every aspect of the Heritage Foundation’s plan to make America white again.
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August 20, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Project 2025 Performance Review: How Trump Achieved Every Goal of the White Agenda • In less than two years, the Trump administration has fulfilled every aspect of the Heritage Foundation’s plan to make America white again.
How Frederick Douglass’ Comedic Delivery Helped Deliver Us From Slavery • The Maryland-born activist was a fiery abolitionist—but he was also a humorist poking fun at planters’ revolting behavior to fuel the revolt against slavery.
How Frederick Douglass’ Comedic Delivery Helped Deliver Us From Slavery
The Maryland-born activist was a fiery abolitionist—but he was also a humorist poking fun at planters’ revolting behavior to fuel the revolt against slavery.
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August 18, 2026 at 5:04 PM
How Frederick Douglass’ Comedic Delivery Helped Deliver Us From Slavery • The Maryland-born activist was a fiery abolitionist—but he was also a humorist poking fun at planters’ revolting behavior to fuel the revolt against slavery.