Michael Harriot

Black Book Bash, Publix Dispute Sponsorship Deal After Social Media Firestorm Organizers of the Florida book festival say the supermarket giant pulled sponsorship at the last minute. Publix says it was never a sponsor.

TikTokers and Instagrammers are condemning Publix for pulling an offer to sponsor a Black Book Bash. But when ContrabandCamp spoke to event organizers & Publix, we remembered...

Just because it's on the internet doesn't mean it's true

Pitchfork’s ‘100 Greatest Rap Albums of All Time’ Might Be the Worst Rap List in History Whether intentional or not, “The most trusted voice in music” trolled every person who clicked on the list.

Pitchfork’s just released one of the worst lists in the history of lists.

A Pitchfork list was probably on the tablets Moses dropped. Pitchfork lists make the Black Codes seem reasonable. If the Confederate States of America read Pitchfork, the South might rise again

Pete Hegseth Said Our Military Is 'Fat' and 'Woke.' Here's What Drill Instructors Say We asked the experts who train our troops about Trump's and Hegseth’s plan.

Instead of asking a man with 5 deferments or a “Sec. of War” who suffers from PTSD (Post Tequila Shot Syndrome), we asked active duty drill instructors & recruiters if DEI, wokeness & gays ruined the US military

Joy Reid: The Vice President Has Too Much Time On His Hands In this guest column excerpt, journalist Joy Reid tells JD Vance to "Tweet less and govern more, James David; you are wasting our time and tax money."

In lieu of ContrabandCamp’s weekly Clapback Mailbag, a guest columnist volunteered to fill in by responding to Twitter shade from some guy named JD Vance.

Joy Reid: The Vice President Has Too Much Time On His Hands In this guest column excerpt, journalist Joy Reid tells JD Vance to "Tweet less and govern more, James David; you are wasting our time and tax money."

In lieu of ContrabandCamp’s weekly Clapback Mailbag, a guest columnist volunteered to fill in by responding to Twitter shade from some guy named JD Vance.

Pitchfork’s ‘100 Greatest Rap Albums of All Time’ Might Be the Worst Rap List in History Whether intentional or not, “The most trusted voice in music” trolled every person who clicked on the list.

Pitchfork’s just released one of the worst lists in the history of lists.

A Pitchfork list was probably on the tablets Moses dropped. Pitchfork lists make the Black Codes seem reasonable. If the Confederate States of America read Pitchfork, the South might rise again

Black Book Bash, Publix Dispute Sponsorship Deal After Social Media Firestorm Organizers of the Florida book festival say the supermarket giant pulled sponsorship at the last minute. Publix says it was never a sponsor.

TikTokers and Instagrammers are condemning Publix for pulling an offer to sponsor a Black Book Bash. But when ContrabandCamp spoke to event organizers & Publix, we remembered...

Just because it's on the internet doesn't mean it's true

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Pete Hegseth Said Our Military Is 'Fat' and 'Woke.' Here's What Drill Instructors Say We asked the experts who train our troops about Trump's and Hegseth’s plan.

Instead of a man with 5 deferments or a “Sec. of War” who was flagged for being too racist by his fellow WHITE SOLDIERS…

We asked drill instructors & recruiters if DEI & wokeness ruined our military

Ezra Klein is never ever ever going to say he’s wrong.

He knows he’s wrong, though.

He just thinks he’s smarter than y’all.

Just finished watching “Made for this Moment: Power, Policy & Progress” hosted by @michaelharriot.bsky.social —just a phenomenal panel! Just extraordinary.

Professor @sifill.bsky.social was absolutely brilliant, in particular. I wrote down all kinds of notes about Reconstruction.

If caring about trans people or gay people or immigrants automatically makes someone a “leftist,” then…

Two great pieces today on the Kirk madness. The first by the always brilliant @michaelharriot.bsky.social

An Obituary For a White Man In death, Charlie Kirk has become a fictional character that Charlie Kirk would have hated.

Instead of demonizing or whitewashing the legacy of a victim of senseless violence, we should honor Charlie Kirk by remembering how HE WANTED TO BE SEEN.

May he rest in white power.

Black Women, White Apathy and Why a Leopard Ate Jimmy Kimmel's Face Jimmy Kimmel is not a victim of "cancel culture." But he is the perfect example of what happens when white people are silent in the face of racism.

If you're upset about Jimmy Kimmel being "canceled," I'm sure you were just as furious when you heard about Joy Reid
and Tiffany Cross
or Amber Ruffin
or Karen Attiah
or Jemele Hill

Because Kimmel might still have a job if you were

Are Democrat-Controlled Black Cities More Violent? Here's What the Data Says According to conventional (racist) wisdom, Democrat-controlled, majority Black cities are being destroyed by violent crime. But is it true?

If you’ve ever wondered why crime is higher in majority-Black, Democrat-controlled cities, you can just look at the data.

Spoiler alert: it’s not.

Remember when people were criticizing comedians for things they said actually said and even though nothing actually happened to them, Joe Rogan and Dave Chapelle and all the “edgy” comedians said the “cancel culture” was coming from the left?

Good times.

If Charlie Kirk Was an Advocate for Free Speech, Why Am I on His Watchlist? Since his death, Kirk has been hailed as an exemplar of free speech. The watchlist his organization created was designed to intimidate professors into silence.

Charlie Kirk was a staunch proponent of open debate and free speech...

FOR HIM.

I was traveling, so sorry about the video quality, but someone had to say this:

It’s time for the white community to stop playing the victim & have an uncomfortable conversation about violence, parental responsibility & the families raising the thugs causing all the white-on-white violence in Republican-controlled cities.

Maybe it’s their culture

Did I do it right?

Are Leftists Coming For You? Here's What the Data Says About Political Violence Who's responsible for the rise in hate, division and political violence? The data is clear.

Are leftists responsible for the rise in hate and political violence, or is it the far right?

We looked at the data.

Are Leftists Coming For You? Here's What the Data Says About Political Violence Who's responsible for the rise in hate, division and political violence? The data is clear.

In spite of how you feel about Charlie Kirk, Donald Trump or politics in general, what does the data say about the rise in hate crimes & political violence?

We checked.

I am proud to be Black AF, A GenXer whose love languages are books, music and creating cultural moments.

Black AF History is essential reading for ANYONE that knows that Black History IS American History.

Find a copy, read it and share the knowledge for generations to come!

MamaK

The Supreme Court Just Gave the OK to Racial Profiling The court’s ruling allowing ICE to resume its indiscriminate round-ups of LA’s Latino residents can only be described as one thing.

Here’s my write up on the most racist decision to come out of the Supreme Court in a while. The court approved of Trump’s racial profiling of Latinos with Brett Kavanaugh saying being harassed based on the color of your skin is “common sense.”
My latest in @thenation

A History of Deploying the US National Guard to Make White People Feel Safe Since its humble beginnings as a colonial militia, the National Guard has served as slave catchers, civil rights suppressors and a historically anti-Black police force.

For some people, living under military occupation is an American tradition

A 'Confederacy of Whiteness': Virginia Military Institute's Uncivil War Against Its Black Students When Vice President Mike Pence visited the Virginia Military Institute, the Black students disappeared.

Here you go

web.archive.org/web/20201020...

'Are We Creating Critical Thinkers?' Historians Say Smithsonian Review Reflects Today's Anti-Intellectualism “We're in a very dangerous moment when everybody's considered an expert, where your training doesn't matter."

We know how Trump, Republicans and Jillian Michaels feel about museums, history & slavery.

But what do historians, scholars & educators think about what this administration is doing

I’m constantly annoyed at how little you motherfuckers tweet about Charlie Ward.

A History of Deploying the US National Guard to Make White People Feel Safe Since its humble beginnings as a colonial militia, the National Guard has served as slave catchers, civil rights suppressors and a historically anti-Black police force.

The story of the military occupation of DC began 388 years ago when a drunk, undocumented immigrant with a criminal history went on a crime spree & refused to self-deport

The end is always the same.