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Before black Little Mermaid, there was The Wiz.
The Wiz was an infamous 1978 remake of The Wizard of Oz featuring an all-black cast which included Diana Ross, a teenaged Michael Jackson, and Richard Pryor as The Wiz himself. The movie was based on an outrageously successful 1974 Broadway musical that was the Hamilton of the 1970s. (more…)
Don Rickles. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Don Rickles. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
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The 1970s and 1980s was an odd time for stand-up comedy. During this 20-year period, we saw the rise and glory years of what I would call racial humor. I define racial humor in this sense as jokes told by a racially aware comic that play upon or make fun of racial stereotypes. A comic can make fun of his own race just as easily as any other, but in all cases impresses upon the audience that his own race is one reason why the joke is funny to begin with. (more…)
An exploded RV burns on North Schmeer Road in Portland, Oregon
An exploded RV burns on North Schmeer Road in Portland, Oregon
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It’s a widely known fact that Lori Lightfoot, since she is married to a white woman who looks like John Kerry with tits, is the first black lesbian mayor of the Windy City. What’s not as widely known is that she earned her surname when, as a bright and inquisitive child, she noticed that the soles of her feet were lighter than the rest of her body. (more…)