How did the Telfar become the most popular accessory of 2020? And what’s up with all the memes? Here’s everything you need to know about the Telfar Shopping Bag. The Telfar Shopping Bag has been thrust into the mainstream. Thanks to a rise of activism and social awareness due to protests happening around the country, … Read moreHow the Telfar Shopping Bag Became the Most Popular Black-Owned Accessory on…
What does it mean when the trauma of one of rap’s biggest contemporary stars and the death of a Black woman become meme fodder? On Monday afternoon, Megan Thee Stallion took to Instagram Live to offer more details on the injuries she sustained during a shooting that occurred earlier this month. “I was shot in … Read moreNot Everything Needs To Be Turned Into a Meme
Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot has fully embraced her role as a meme. How does this tough-but-fair image square with the job she’s done handling the COVID-19 pandemic? On March 26 — just days after Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker ordered residents in his state to stay home in an effort to combat the spread of COVID-19 … Read moreMayor Lori Lightfoot’s Meme Rebranding Cannot Distract From COVID-19’s Effect On Minorities
Dr. Umar Johnson memes can be funny but they also serve as a reminder of how divisive he is. “This is only for Africans. The training is only for Africans. You may not bring your white wife. You may not bring your white wife. You may not bring your white wife. If you bring a … Read moreWho’s Laughing At Dr. Umar Johnson & Who’s Laughing With Him?
Photo Credit: Edwin Hooper on Unsplash If there is anything helping us cope with the 2019 coronavirus pandemic, it’s memes. COVID-19 (otherwise known as the 2019 coronavirus) has become inescapable since being declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization earlier this month. The latest strain of coronavirus was first reported in December last year … Read moreMemes Rule Everything Around Me: Coronavirus Edition
On the bright side, we’re all in this together.
Source: Disney In February 2020, hotep memes took over the Internet. Here are the best we saw last month. Black History Month 2020 was rough. First there was the video of G-Eazy kissing Megan Thee Stallion that led some to wonder if the two were dating (Megan addressed the rumor in a simple and straightforward … Read moreMemes Rule Everything Around Me: The Rise Of The Hoteps
Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images The new advertisement campaign follows the recent surfacing of a 2015 video where Bloomberg made some offensive remarks about young Black and Latino men. Michael Bloomberg has enlisted the help of a new company being led by the same man who helped create the promotional strategy for Fyre Fest to … Read moreAmid Stop And Frisk Crisis, Bloomberg’s Campaign Gets Fyre Fest Promo Strategy Creator To Make Memes