Black people LOVE finding out that a criminal discussed in the media is not BLACK!!! There is a collective sigh of relief when you don’t hear the words, “The subject is a Black…”.
Watching television news is a unique experience in the Black community because of how African Americans are portrayed. “The suspect is […]

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Of course all things Obama are very popular with Black Folks right now, so there are lots of Barack related emails forwards going around in African American circles. Here’s an email forward comparing Michelle Obama’s background to other First Ladies.
Subject: “Look at the First Lady’s backgrounds compared to Michelle Obama’”
Michelle Obama
Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama […]

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Some of you have had some questions…
As you know (if you read the homepage), this site is not yet finished. I know what most of you have come here for. You’re looking for a black version of Stuff White People Like. I love that site, but sorry, can’t help you. That […]

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Here is the top 5 list of Red Beverages Black people are fond of.

“Red” Kool-Aid - Fruit Punch, Cherry, Strawberry
Red Wine
Hawaiian Punch
Big Red
Cranberry Juice

I can remember time and time again, being down south in soul food restaurants and bar-b-que spots and hearing people just ask for “Red” as their beverage.  “Red” Kool-Aid and Church Punch […]

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I love this shirt.

Black women get upset, bothered, and…well…pissed when we go to the store around this time a year (before St. Patrick’s Day) and see all the “Everybody Loves A Irish Girl” shirts. I’ve seen shirts proclaiming that everybody loves a Blonde, a Brunette, a Scottish Girl, even a Jamaican Girl. Jamaican […]

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We love forwarding emails!!! So here at SBPL, we’ll be posting popular emails that are going around black circles just in case you missed them.
Today’s forward - “Obama through the years”
Email text: “Wow, now I know why he can reach ALL people. Anyone who just sees him ONLY as African American has no […]

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Black people love “Yo Mama” Jokes. These offensive, funny, and of course hurtful jokes are part of the tradition of “Playing the Dozens”. Many of us saw the “Different World” episode where the characters learned that the Dozens comes from the selling of sub-prime slaves by the dozen. This practice of verbally […]

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It messed up your furniture.
It was quite costly to maintain.
It was another hairstyle that assimilated black hair through straightening it.
Sometimes the curl pattern would not take.
Michael Jackson’s set on fire.
Although they might not want to admit to it now, many Black people (and a few white folk) loved wearing the Jheri Curl. Popular in the […]

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Black People who smoke are fond of Menthol in their cigarettes. 3/4 of Black smokers smoke menthol cigarettes, compared to 1/4 of white smokers. When Dave Chappelle asked the question “Why do black people love menthol cigarettes?” on Chappelle Show, during the skit “I Know Black People” the correct answers included “I don’t […]

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In creating this blog, I’ve come to a crossroads. A list of things that black people like or love is an invitation to controversy. I knew this at the beginning. One of the things that keeps getting mentioned to me is that if I post things like Fried Chicken, Chitterlings, or Rap Music…it’s going […]

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