YouTube is the foremost site for free user-generated video content. The platform draws more than 1 billion eyeballs each month because of its reputation for producing viral videos, introducing musical artists – including Justin Bieber – to the world and delivering compelling web series. YouTube plans to leverage its mass appeal and embark on a…
A Florida high school is getting national attention for a hateful, racist rant two of its students posted on YouTube. In the egregious four-minute clip, the teenage girls claim that people “start turning black” and “catch the disease” of blackness when they enter Santaluces High School. They spent a considerate amount of time making derogatory…
Here is what I imagine a typical conversation between a news segment producer and an anchor before a remote shoot: Producer: When you’re out there looking for interviews…I want you to find the most….what’s that word black people use nowadays….? Anchor: Um…Wretched? Ratchet? Something like that…I think Producer: Yeah, find both of those..and make sure…
About three years ago a couple of girls decided it would be cool to upload a video of themselves “dancing” on YouTube. Now, back in my day, the dance they were doing was simply referred to as bouncing your butt. But Lady Luscious and Mizz Twerksum referred to it as “twerking”. Lady Luscious & Mizz.Twerksum…
It’s funny how a person becomes a YouTube “sensation”. I mean look at Justin Bieber, he started out on YouTube, and now he’s being busted by TMZ for smoking weed and driving Ferraris. In the case of Sweet Brown, there she was minding her business while her apartment was burning down and a reporter decided…
When I peeped “singer” Sean Fury’s ode to biracial girls on Michael Arceneaux’s awesome blog, The Cynical Ones, I knew it was about to be some ish. Let’s set aside a few facts for the moment, so you all can laugh as hard as I did: The song is old. Sean Fury posted it to YouTube…
Where do we go when we need hair advice these days? Of course, you go to Youtube. It is the best way to learn more about how to groom your virgin hair from a modern day naturalista. A few months ago, I made the big decision to go natural. I must say I spend ridiculous…
Hip Hop legend KRS One has found himself embroiled in more controversy behind his “underground viewpoint” and outspoken nature. This latest incident involves the video for the track “Real Terrorism.” The rather graphic video for the politically charged song (featuring new artist Greenie) has become one of the few music videos to be banned from…
