Tag Archives: African-Americans

Emmanuel Lewis: The Antigary

By Smaktakula Diminutive former child stars Emmanuel Lewis and Gary Coleman are often mentioned in the same sentence. At first glance, the similarities seem obvious: both were stunted African-American Eighties sitcom stars prized for their cuteness. And when their respective … Continue reading

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By Smaktakula Americans take pride in the notion that their nation is a meritocracy, a place where the pathway to success remains open to every man, woman and child regardless of his or her race. This has not always been the case: for almost two-hundred years … Continue reading

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Convincing Black Men To Stop Straightening Their Hair

By Smaktakula Look, this is America–really, you can wear your hair any way you want.  However, in our ongoing battle against follicular douchebaggery, Promethean Times has previously inveighed against such stylistic travesties as the mullet, the fauxhawk and dreadlocks on blond guys. … Continue reading

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No Rice For You!

By Smaktakula If you’ve been a student in any multi-ethnic society during the last twenty years, you may have noticed a particular scholastic trend among Asian students.  They do better than you.  Like most people, you probably figured that the … Continue reading

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Californians Wisely Rethinking Marijuana Legalization

By Smaktakula You’ve got to hand it to the Cannabis Mafia–they almost pulled it off.  They came dangerously close to fooling enough of the electorate to transform California into a patchouli paradise. Fortunately, it appears Californians have seen through the smokescreen. The media has … Continue reading

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Step Dancing Is For Everybody?–Not So Fast, White Girls

The people who don’t want white girls in step dancing would like you to know that they are merely preserving their proud cultural heritage, and despite so many marked similarities, are not at all like the evil bigots who strove to keep Jackie Robinson out of the Major Leagues. Continue reading

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The GOP Finally Getting Its Black On

At this point, any move by the GOP to strengthen its ties with minorities would be a welcome development. Continue reading

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