I tend to watch Scandal, not on Thursdays, but on Friday evenings after I return from work. It’s a nice virtual getaway, after a long, taxing week. However, after seeing tweet after tweet about last week’s episode, I knew I had to watch first thing Friday morning. Thursday night’s episode of Scandal titled simply, “The Lawn Chair,” delved into the…
While you were either partying, working or sleeping on Saturday night, D’Angelo was making waves with his first ever live performance on SNL, and the legendary soul singer was sure not to use this golden moment as a wasted opportunity. The singer, who recently made headlines for coming out with Black Messiah (one of the best albums of…
“If this work can contribute in any way toward proving this, and at the same time arouse the conscience of the American people to a demand for justice to every citizen, and punishment by law for the lawless, I shall feel I have done my race a service.” – Ida B. Wells (Southern Horrors: Lynch…
2014 has been a crazy year, to say the least. Throughout these 365 days of news, the OogeeWoogee fam has been doing our best to hold you down and keep you updated on what’s been going on across the globe. We’ve covered the good, the bad and the fucking weird, and despite the general public’s P.O.V….
[youtube width=”750″ height=”405″ video_id=”1j98_d2byEo”] In the final segment of our video series cataloguing our time spent marching on Washington, we ask ourselves the critical question: Is marching even effective? And if not, what can we do to bolster its efficacy? Do old-timers like Al Sharpton still belong at the forefront of youth-led movements? Watch and…
Yesterday, thousands of people converged onto the streets of New York City to protest the unjust killings of Eric Garner, 43 and Akai Gurley, 28. Men, women and children gathered together to say a profound and resounding, “NO”, to the NYPD’s consistent attack on black lives. It was a beautiful testament to the ability to…
In the wake of NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo getting away with choking unarmed citizen Eric Garner to death, the NYPD has decided to celebrate by holding their own pro-cop rally at City Hall on next Friday, December 19th. Not sure what they’re going for here, as there has been an evident amount of racial unrest all…
Celebrities are like punching bags for our opinions. It comes with the territory of course, but culturally I think we’ve gotten way too comfortable with calling out rappers, sports figures and others for things we don’t apply in our personal lives. Yeah, this may be a bit preachy, but hear me out … You know that…
“You’re a nigger!”, my 10-year-old neighbor yelled, pointing at me and scoffing. I had been playing outside with my other friend, Sarah, and this older girl, Samantha, had walked up to me and started yelling racial slurs. I was utterly shocked. I felt like somebody had punched me in the stomach and knocked the wind out…
The majority of Intelligent Black people have no problem with opposing viewpoints in this “discussion,” so the following analysis is not about hushing a dissenting opinion. This distrust of law enforcement was EARNED. I cannot stress that point enough. This fear, mistrust and even hatred of police is not based in imagined mistreatment of Black people. This is…
