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Blackness, for many of us, is life; not a choice or even a matter of convenience, but simply life force that we channel in our daily battles. This year, we saw Blackness bursting from unexpected sources in unexpected situations. It was like witnessing a young shinoboi channel chakra on a visual level. The tailed beasts in Naruto and the young ninjas those beasts were sealed in are known as the jinchuriki, were some of the most powerful forces in the world, capable of game-changing power and destruction. Naruto himself, having the nine-tailed fox sealed inside of him, often increased in power as more of the tails revealed himself. One tail of the nine-tailed fox was enough to worry about. By the time you got to 4 tails, Naruto could level a city and was no longer accountable for the actions that the enemy wrought. Such is Blackness (which would make Fox News the Akatsuki?). Bigots don’t want to be on the wrong side when the tails start showing.
J. Cole Leads A Slave Revolt In A Music Video (6 out of 9 Tails) Bruhhh, it may not have been Public Enemy bombastic, but this is some of the Blackest shit to happen in an arena (rap) that is 98% Black. J even kept that shit a hunned and knew that his light-complected ass would be in the house during the “G.O.M.D.” video. This shit could be on mute and still be a classic off the gall alone.
Bree Newsome Climbs To The Top Of Racism and Brings Back Its Head (8 out of 9 Tails) Fam, I already gave you run down on how Bree “I got your sca…
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William is the Editor-In-Chief, leader of the Black Knights and father of the Avatar. With Korra's attitude, not the other one.
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