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Erykah Badu Is About to Have Everyone In a Trance

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4 years agoon
Baduizm is real and everybody wants some.
Earlier this month, Grammy Award-winning R&B legend Erykah Badu, announced the upcoming release of the “Badu’s P*ssy” incense, sold exclusively on Badu World Market. What makes this product unique is Badu’s claim that it’s appropriately named. And we all know what legend says about Badu’s vajayjay, right?
In a recent interview for 10 Magazine, Badu explained, “There’s an urban legend that my p*ssy changes men,” she said. “The men that I fall in love with, and fall in love with me, change jobs and lives.”
It seems everyone was eagerly awaiting the Badu effect because the incense sold out within 19 minutes of its release.
Badu took to her Instagram to share the news and thank fans for their support, saying, “Well guys… thank you for making our debut of ‘Badussy’ […] sell out in a matter of 19 minutes. Of course, with preorders, because I know you guys want it and you want it bad.”
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Currently, it’s unclear when products will be available again, but for those lucky few able to secure the first orders “created with the ashes of Badu’s underwear. Pure resin, handmade, sun-dried. And also created with essential oils and herbs,” — they can expect their package sometime in March, according to her website.
So, were you a part of the lucky few?
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The Best Tributes You Didn’t See On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2021
Published
3 years agoon
January 19, 2021
Every year as the United States celebrates the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his lasting legacy, we see social media platforms littered with various MLK quotations, “love one another” captions, you know – the general bulls**t we all wish we didn’t have to see on an annual basis.
What we don’t see enough are actual dialogues about who MLK was and the type of radical he actually was. He was not a martyr – he died as the State turned a blind eye to the obvious plots against his life. He was not a capitalist – he died firmly abhorring capitalism. Toward the end of his life, he even grew increasingly concerned with Israel and its treatment of Palestinians.
MLK’s memory and legacy have been sanitized to make white Americans feel less guilty about their treatment of Black Americans and their complicity in white supremacy and its many atrocities. In his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” Dr. King stated in no uncertain terms “that the Negro’s great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen’s Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to “order” than to justice…”
Every third Monday in January those white folks more committed to order than to justice put themselves on full display. They proudly wave their “I’m not racist!” flag in Black folks’ faces, as if we give a damn about their shallow tweet quoting a radical they know nothing about or their vapid, over-filtered selfie on Instagram captioned by a “deep, thoughtful” Martin Luther King, Jr. quotation.
Instead of carrying on with the commercialism of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, let’s take a look at a few of the best non-performative tributes the internet provided this year.
Please don’t act like everyone loved my father. He was assassinated. A 1967 poll reflected that he was one of the most hated men in America. Most hated. Many who quote him now and evoke him to deter justice today would likely hate, and may already hate, the authentic King. #MLK pic.twitter.com/yGdQXL5MJ3
— Be A King (@BerniceKing) January 18, 2021
Here are some of my favorite stories about Martin Luther King Jr. that you won't hear today from people who wanted to paint him as this adorable teddy bear and not the radical that he was.
— michaelharriot (@michaelharriot) January 18, 2021
A thread.
— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) January 18, 2021
A cartoon from the 1960s
— Be A King (@BerniceKing) January 19, 2021
My father wasn’t beloved by America.
In ‘Letter From Birmingham Jail,’ he responded to 8 white clergy who took issue w/the nonviolent campaign he was leading in Birmingham.
He wrote of “white moderates” who were “more devoted to order than to justice.” pic.twitter.com/ofNCz649Qn
The MLK quotes *they* won't use but you should know, a thread
— 𝔞𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔞🔮 (@dasgupz) January 18, 2021
Today, let us remember Martin Luther King as he was: A Black radical anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist, revolutionary Christian who was murdered as an enemy of the State. Anything else is just a lie.
— Marc Lamont Hill (@marclamonthill) January 18, 2021
The following is a thread on lesser quoted words of Dr. King and sitting in your discomfort as a white person in America. /1/
— Remington A. Gregg (@ragregg) January 18, 2021
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Chrissy Teigen and John Legend Share News of the Loss of Their Unborn Child
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3 years agoon
October 2, 2020
Early Thursday morning Chrissy Teigen and John Legend let the world know of the loss of their unborn child. In a heartfelt and heartbreaking post to social media, Teigen described her and husband John Legend’s “deep pain you only hear about.” She went on to talk about how the couple does not typically name their children “until the last possible moment after they’re born, just before (they) leave the hospital,” but somehow they fell on the name “Jack.”
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The heartbreaking news comes just days after first being admitted to the hospital for what she described as heavy bleeding. However, two days ago, she assured fans that both her and baby were healthy and doing well. Teigen, no stranger to social media, continued to engage her following, giving brief updates along the way, when shortly after midnight she shared photos of her and John in the hospital cradling their newborn in the immediate aftermath.
While her husband has remained largely unproblematic and scandal-free, Teigen has been the frequent target of scathing criticism – much of which is completely valid. From her ridiculing Black hair, to her seemingly mocking intimate partner violence when she referenced Megan Thee Stallion and Tory Lanez’s incident, Chrissy Teigen has been the focus of such harsh vitriol that she has threatened to quit social media altogether on multiple occasions. Sharing such personal news with the world may come as a surprise to many.
Overwhelmingly, however, the internet’s response has been positive and embracing. Celebrities and non-celebs alike have offered words of support to the couple as they go through this difficult time. See both the model’s post and the heartwarming responses to it below.
❤️ sending my love and warmth to you and your family ❤️
— Deligracy (@Deligracy) October 1, 2020
I mean this with all of my heart when I say that it takes a special kind of person to experience what @ChrissyTeigen has in just 1 year and have the strength to share it with the world.
— Nabela Noor (@Nabela) October 1, 2020
May God cover her and her family with healing and endless love at this time. 🤍 https://t.co/PAWG4S0UYF
the strength and vulnerability it takes to post this. whew https://t.co/YhtcztvSQV
— miss marie (@themanimarie) October 1, 2020
Prayers to @chrissyteigen and @johnlegend …. we will always remember Baby Jack. 🙏🏾
— Loni Love (@LoniLove) October 1, 2020
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Actor Chadwick Boseman, best known for his role as King T’Challa in the box office smash “Black Panther” passed away from colon cancer Friday.
The actor was first diagnosed with stage 3 cancer in 2016, but remained active in his career with much of his work being released post-diagnosis. A statement from his family confirmed that he continued to work despite his cancer progressing, befitting a man who brought America’s first Black superhero to the silver screen.
As the news of the actor’s death spread, many took to social media to share their condolences.
My heart sunk reading this news, say it isn't so was my immediate reaction…
— BossLogic (@Bosslogic) August 29, 2020
The world and I only just got to see what a fantastic actor he was (can't believe I'm saying was) and an even better human.
My deepest condolences to his family.
May you rest in power, Chadwick. pic.twitter.com/hBhpSzSmGS
I keep thinking about my 3-year-old in his Black Panther costume. How he wore it almost every day when he got it, refused to take it off. The way he walked around saying “I’m the Black Panther.” How happy it made him. What Chadwick gave us was immeasurable. What an enormous loss.
— Clint Smith (@ClintSmithIII) August 29, 2020
I just heard that Chadwick Boseman died of colon cancer. Such horrible news. He was such an incredibly talented actor and lovely person. He played Jackie Robinson in "42" and we hear this horrible news on Jackie Robinson day. So awful. Life is short. Be kind. https://t.co/UI383fHtFw
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) August 29, 2020
I can't put into words what a loss this is. I'm so grateful for everything that Chadwick Boseman brought us and for all the ways in which he will live on in the heart of every Black child searching for a superhero. https://t.co/lqDB9gdmsX
— Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo) August 29, 2020
The tributes continue to flood in as news of his passing continues to ripple through. Read the official statement from his family below.
— Chadwick Boseman (@chadwickboseman) August 29, 2020
“It is with immeasurable grief that we confirm the passing of Chadwick Boseman.
Chadwick was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in 2016, and battled with it these last 4 years as it progressed to stage IV.
A true fighter, Chadwick persevered through it all, and brought you many of the films you have come to love so much. From Marshall to Da 5 Bloods, August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and several more, all were filmed during and between countless surgeries and chemotherapy.
It was the honor of his career to bring King T’Challa to life in Black Panther.
He died in his home, with his wife and family by his side.
The family thanks you for your love and prayers, and asks that you continue to respect their privacy during this difficult time.”
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