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You Don’t Want It with Hov, Tomi.
During an appearance on Netflix’s My Guest Needs No Introduction, Jay-Z was honest when discussing his feelings about Donald Trump. Per Hov, Trump is “bringing out an ugly side of America that we wanted to believe was gone, but it’s still here and we still gotta deal with it. We have to have the tough conversations; we have to talk about the N-word, we have to talk about why white men are so privileged in this country.”
Enter Tomato Lozenge, who apparently felt a way about what he had to say. “JAY-Z, it’s pretty ironic that you think Donald Trump is a racist when you campaigned for Hillary Clinton! Remember that?” she said on Fox News. “That would be Hillary Clinton, the woman who called young Black Americans ‘superpredators.’ The one who stood by Bill when signed the $30 billion crime bill that imposed the death penalty on dozens more crimes and mandated life sentences for some three-time offenders.”
She then told him to “go back to rapping your filthy lyrics and celebrating your drug-dealing resume, and let Donald Trump make America great again for us all.”
Girl, if you don’t…
Brittney Cooper and CASSIUS’ Darnell Moore Are Speaking at PEN Out Loud.
Eloquent Rage‘s Brittney Cooper and CASSIUS’ very own Darnell Moore will be talking all things “freedom, power, and rage” at this month’s PEN Out Loud. In partnership with NYC’s Strand Bookstore, the two will “break down the ways their work informs, challenges, and shapes our understanding of the current political situation” and “interrogate each other’s works and engage in a lively discussion on the intersection of race and gender in their activism.” The event is part of the 2018 PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature. You can purchase your tickets now ahead of the April 20 event.
Here Are All the Extra Chances You Have to Catch Childish Gambino on Tour.
Childish Gambino has added a few more shows to his 2018 tour, including some with Tyler, The Creator. Summer’s ’bout to be lit. Check out the full list of tour dates—with new ones in bold—below:
Sept. 6 – Atlanta, Ga. – Infinite Energy Arena
Sept. 8 – Chicago, Ill. – United Center
Sept. 10 – Toronto, O.N. – Air Canada Centre
Sept. 12 – Boston, Mass. – TD Garden
Sept. 14 – New York, N.Y. – Madison Square Garden
Sept. 18 – Philadelphia, Pa. – Wells Fargo Center
Sept. 19 – Washington, D.C. – Capital One Arena
Sept. 22 – Houston, Texas – Toyota Center
Sept. 23 – Dallas, Texas – American Airlines Center
Sept. 26 – Los Angeles, Calif. – The Forum
Sept. 27 – Oakland, Calif. – Oracle Arena
Sept. 29 – Seattle, Wash. – Key Arena
Sept. 30 – Vancouver, B.C. – Rogers Arena
Oct. 2 – San Jose, Calif.
Oct. 3 – Los Angeles, Calif.
Oct. 5 – Phoenix, Ariz.
Oct. 9 – Denver, Co.
Oct. 12 – Nashville, Tenn.
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