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The Disposability of Black Men

February 2, 2013 By Billy Johnson II 66 Comments

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Black men are brutally murdered and systematically incarcerated. Is this genocide?

Filed Under: Disposability of Men, Featured Content, On Race, Prison, The Good Life Tagged With: 100 Black Men, addiction, African American men, Angela Hattery, Bell Hooks, black community, black men, Chicago, criminal justice, criminalization, Denzel Washington, drugs, Earl Smith, education, employment, film, Freedom, genocide, grassroots, gun control, Gun Violence, homicide, I Am Legend movie, institutionalized racism, justice, Mark Anthony, media images of Black men, mental health, mentorship, Michael Eric Dyson, Morgan Freeman, movies, murder, murder statistics, oppression, Oscar's, Patricia Collins, Prisons, Racism, Seven Pounds movie, social justice, suicide, Training Day movie, Unforgiven movie, Urban League, violence, war on drugs, white supremacy, Will Smith

My Boy Wants an Earring and I Don’t Want to Say No

January 25, 2013 By Jay Palter 34 Comments

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Jay Palter is looking for some earring advice. For his son.

Filed Under: Families, Featured Content Tagged With: Boys, boys with pierced ears, dads, earrings, fathers, J Beebs, justin bieber, Modern family, sons, Will Smith

Force of Hobbit: Man-to-Man With Stunt Man Steven McMichael

December 6, 2012 By Savas Abadsidis 1 Comment

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Savas Abadsidis chats with Stunt Coordinator Steven McMichael about his work in movies like Fantastic Four and X-Men, and learns how the 20 year movie veteran stays comfortable in his own skin.

Filed Under: Featured Content, Man-to-Man Interviews Tagged With: 3D The Hobbit films, Blade: Trinity, Bryan Singer's 2000 X-Men, Dark Angel, Dove for Men, Dove Men + Care, fantastic four, I Robot, inside look The Hobbit, interview with stunt man, James Cameron, Man-to-Man Interviews, peter jackson, Savas Abadsidis, sponsored posts, Steven McDonald, stunt coordinator, stunt man, stunts The Hobbit, Taurus Award, The Hobbit, us marine, Will Smith, X-Men

The Obama Effect and Same-Sex Marriage Equality

September 22, 2012 By The Good Feed Blog Editors 1 Comment

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What are the biggest factors causing Black voters to support same-sex marriage?

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Seeking a Male Anthem – 2nd Verse

July 14, 2012 By Andrew Smiler 7 Comments

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Andrew Smiler lists the nominees for a “Male Anthem” and asks readers to vote for your favorites.

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The (Only) Five Black Men That Hollywood Thinks Exist

July 9, 2012 By ozyfrantz 29 Comments

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Your handy field guide to the almost half-dozen different black male characters in mainstream movies.

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Smackeroo: Will Smith Kissed by Man, Smacks Guy in Face

May 19, 2012 By Jamie Reidy 61 Comments

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(Read this with the Direct TV commercial narrator’s voice) Don’t kiss Will Smith on the mouth.

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Was Tupac Shakur a ‘Good Man’?

May 1, 2012 By Kaleb 18 Comments

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Kaleb explores the complicated character of Tupac Shakur through his most famous songs.

Filed Under: A&E, Featured Content Tagged With: 50 Cent, Afeni Shakur, AIDS, Black Panthers, Brenda's Got A Baby, Bruce Hornsby, Changes, Dear Mama, East Coast-West Coast rivalry, Grammy, Greatest Hits, Hip-Hop, Keep Ya Head Up, Library of Congress, MC Hammer, rap music, Snoop Dogg, Tupac Shakur, Unconditional Love, Will Smith

#musicmonday: daedalus attack! [free MP3 downloads]

April 30, 2012 By Hannibal Tabu Leave a Comment

Mmm, free music, and all you could want, everything from country to hip hop, soul and alt rock.

Filed Under: komplicated, Music Tagged With: 2 Chainz, 50 Cent, Billy Paul, Cam'ron, Carrie Underwood, Charles Hamilton, David Banner, Dice Raw, DMX, download, Drake, eminem, Erk The Jerk, Fat Joe, file, free, Fu-Schnickens, Glasses Malone, Gotye, Gucci Mane, Hines Buchanan, Inspectah Deck, Jadakiss, John Legend, Julian Malone, Kanye West, Lil Kim, Lil Wayne, Loo & Placido, Ludacris, Mac Mall, Mack Maine, Meek Mill, miguel, mp3, Nas, Red Cafe, Redman, Rick Ross, Ron Browz, Sammie, song, songs, Timbaland, Truth Hurts, Wale, Warren G, Will Smith, Wiz Khalifa, Wyclef Jean, YACHT, Yukmouth

Humor: Agent Jay Bought One Heck Of A Used Ride [#meninblack #starwars]

April 11, 2012 By Hannibal Tabu Leave a Comment

The difference between him and the droid general? He makes this look good …

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Movies: New Men In Black Trailer Has That Old 20th Century Feeling

March 7, 2012 By Hannibal Tabu Leave a Comment

Ooh, a chance to look at squishy aliens and Bill Hader as Andy Warhol!

Filed Under: Escapism, komplicated Tagged With: Josh Brolin, Men in Black, movie, Sequel, Tommy Lee Jones, trailer, Will Smith

News: Komplicated Fights For The Future on Sunday Morning Live [@isidra]

January 22, 2012 By Hannibal Tabu Leave a Comment

Our editorin chief is discussing SOPA, PIPA and piracy on the popular web radio show this week.

Filed Under: Culture, komplicated Tagged With: humor, isidra, live, Lynn, Men's News, morning, person, radio, Sunday, we will rock you, web, wii, Will Smith

Great Moments in Greatness: “Float Like A Butterfly” [Happy Birthday Muhammad Ali]

January 17, 2012 By Hannibal Tabu Leave a Comment

Will Smith featured behind the scenes during the film “Ali.”

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Great Moments in Greatness: #Occupy Bel Air

October 29, 2011 By Hannibal Tabu Leave a Comment

Will Smith notes just how he became part of the 1% while we show how Jazzy Jeff became the 99%.

Filed Under: Culture, komplicated Tagged With: #Occupy, bel air, Comedy, fresh prince, great moments in greatness, hilarity, humor, Jazzy Jeff, occupation, Will Smith

Great Moments in Greatness: From Bel Air to the Playboy Mansion

October 12, 2011 By Hannibal Tabu 1 Comment

Sometimes you get to a place of being so big that every interaction is epic.

Filed Under: Culture, komplicated Tagged With: alfonso ribiero, carlton, caryn parsons, fresh prince, Hugh Hefner, Playboy, Will Smith

Great Moments in Greatness: It Doesn’t Get More 1990s Than This!

September 3, 2011 By Hannibal Tabu Leave a Comment

Michael Jordan, kid, Play, Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, Will Smith all meet up in one nostalgic megabomb!

Filed Under: Culture, komplicated Tagged With: 1990s, fresh prince, great moments in greatness, Jazzy Jeff, kid, Michael Jordan, nineties, play, Will Smith

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Church of Scotland May Begin Allowing Openly Gay Clergy

The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland has taken the first step toward allowing the ordination of openly gay men and women.

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Cleveland Officers Recount Finding Missing Women (Video)

Amanda Berry, a woman missing for 10 years, and two other women were rescued on May 6 by Cleveland officers; watch their emotional recounting of the rescue.

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Men are Being Sexually Assaulted in the Military, But Nobody is Talking About it

Our Soldiers are being raped…by our Soldiers.

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Father and Son Graduate College Together

On Sunday, two Dorian Joyners donned their caps and gowns to graduate from Morehouse College in Georgia, where the commencement speech was given by President Obama.

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Navy Lietenant Thomas Saenz Earns Master’s Degree in Combat Zone

For Thomas Saenz, no risk was too great to get the education he wanted.

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What Real Men Talk About

Justin Cascio talks to T Cooper, author of Real Man Adventures, about writing, crying, and being a real man.

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100 Words on Love: I. Love.

Malbec. Robert Mitchum. Blueberries. My wife’s laugh. Phoebe Cates. Diet Ginger Ale. My Bloody Valentine. Madrid. Diane Arbus. Mean Streets. Anne Sexton. The Replacements. Cezanne. Tossing around a football in bare feet … Sean Beaudoin has one hundred words on love.

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How I Quit Chasing the American Dream

D. T. Brown didn’t quit owning things. He quit materialism.

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How to Quit a Bad Habit

Five ways to change your life for good.

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