In 2011, State Farm achieved television immortality with nothing more than a red polo and a pair of khakis. The iconic “Jake from State Farm†insurance mascot was born in a brief thirty-second commercial featuring Jake Stone, an actual State Farm employee from Bloomington, Illinois. Despite the commercial’s instant and enduring success, Stone never reprised […]
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Shortly after taking office, Donald Trump put diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) on the chopping block. Within hours of him taking office, most government agencies, and even the White House official website, scrubbed any mention of DEI. Several private corporations immediately capitulated and rolled back their DEI initiatives. Most notable were companies like Target and
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Black History Month celebrations often focus on the courage of Dr. Martin Luther King, Malcolm X and Rosa Parks. Those leaders played important roles in the civil rights movement yet they aren’t the only African-American heroes who shaped the nation’s laws. Black lawmakers have greatly improved the quality of life for racial minorities and humanity
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Two of the most enduring blights on the history of African American culture are the concepts of being “too black†and “not black enough.†Though heavily featured among African Americans, the concepts, which are closely linked to colorism and identity politics, are by no means exclusive to them. The favorability of fair skin is a
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White House insiders revealed Sunday that President John D. Seevers attempted to declare a national state of emergency concerning the threat of anti-white racism. The proposed declaration’s title, “Opposing the Ongoing White Genocide,” refers to the President’s recurring concerns about an alleged large-scale plot to effectively erase members of the white race from the country.
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The National Football League announced Wednesday that Arizona Cardinals running back Tevin Smalls Jr. would face a four-game suspension for his recent behavior off the field. Smalls was arrested last week on charges of criminal conspiracy, breaking and entering, and assault, and was able to walk free after posting a $250,000 bail. Police reports indicate
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If you’re a regular MSNBC or Fox News enjoyer, you’re no doubt privy to both networks’ recurring the-other-guys-are-literally-Satan routine. If you don’t watch either network, you may catch wind of something along these lines from acquaintances, friends, or family members. If not them, then from politicians, social media posts, Internet memes, picket signs, bumper stickers,
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There were kids of all ages from strollers to walkers at the 2025 Washington DC auto show.
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In 1962, novelist William Melvin Kelley provided “a hip assist” to white New York Times readers by translating the black slang term “woke” as “well-informed, up-to-date.” Four decades later, singer-rapper-songwriter Erykah Badu revealed through her song “Master Teacher” that she “stay[s] woke,” and implored her audience to do the same. The early 2010s saw the
The paradox of tolerance, first outlined by Austrian-British philosopher Karl Popper, explains that the attractive glitter of universal tolerance may not actually be gold. The paradox suggests that if a society is truly tolerant of everything then it must also be tolerant of intolerance, introducing a slippery slope that could eventually see intolerance completely supplanting
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