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Black Thanksgivings are always a vibe; the kind of holiday where the food, the people, and the energy all come together to create pure comedy and comfort. There’s the sound of laughter in the kitchen, the smell of something frying that probably shouldn’t be frying, and at least three people yelling at the TV during the football game. Somebody’s blasting old-school R&B, somebody else is asking who made the potato salad, and everybody’s plate looks like they’re trying to avoid cooking for the next three days. It’s warm, it’s loud, it’s chaotic, and it’s home.
What makes Black Thanksgiving memes and GIFs so funny is that no matter where you’re from, the traditions are basically identical. We all have that uncle who shows up late and still wants a to-go plate, that cousin who suddenly “don’t eat pork no more,” and that elder who turns the pre-meal prayer into a whole sermon. We joke about it every year, but we also know it’s precisely what makes the holiday feel right. Those shared experiences, the inside jokes that every Black family somehow has in common, make the internet feel like one big living room.
Then there are the reaction moments that only Black families truly understand. The way everyone freezes when someone mentions politics. The side-eyes exchanged when a new partner is introduced. The dramatic gasps when someone announces they’re trying a new mac and cheese recipe. Memes and GIFs capture this stuff so perfectly that you can’t help but laugh, because it’s literally your family on screen, even if the people look nothing like yours. They’re funny because they’re us – loud, loving, messy, and memorable.
So, before diving into the list of memes and GIFs that’ll have you crying with laughter, grab a plate, sit back, and get ready to relive every chaotic, heartwarming moment of Thanksgiving with a Black family… because if you know, you know!
1. Something Fathers Don’t Play About
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2. A Mix Of Shame & Confusion
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3. CP Time Forreal. Lol
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4. A Heavenly Nap On The Horizon
Source:Phil_Lewis_
5. Blowing Up The Spot
Source:TOOTTHEBARBER
6. We Have Chairs. Lol
Source:TreBanks
7. “Gotta Jet”
Source:MochaDropNIQ
8. So Accurate. Lmao
Source:l3sliee
9. Do We Have To?
Source:SCseminole99
10. PLOTTING HARD
Source:SCseminole99
11. Thanksgiving Clapbacks >
Source:cyiaray
12. Granny’s Still Got It!
Source:Essence
13. Myyy Dawg
Source:Girlzlovejordan
14. We ALL Know This One. Lol
Source:penspiffy
15. Give It A Break Already
Source:twerkuleez
16. REAL TEARS
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17. Servant Vibes. Lol
Source:Mike_SaysSo
18. Great Food, Even Better Tea
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Black Thanksgivings are always a vibe; the kind of holiday where the food, the people, and the energy all come together to create pure comedy and comfort. There’s the sound of laughter in the kitchen, the smell of something frying that probably shouldn’t be frying, and at least three people yelling at the TV during the football game. Somebody’s blasting old-school R&B, somebody else is asking who made the potato salad, and everybody’s plate looks like they’re trying to avoid cooking for the next three days. It’s warm, it’s loud, it’s chaotic, and it’s home.
What makes Black Thanksgiving memes and GIFs so funny is that no matter where you’re from, the traditions are basically identical. We all have that uncle who shows up late and still wants a to-go plate, that cousin who suddenly “don’t eat pork no more,” and that elder who turns the pre-meal prayer into a whole sermon. We joke about it every year, but we also know it’s precisely what makes the holiday feel right. Those shared experiences, the inside jokes that every Black family somehow has in common, make the internet feel like one big living room.
Then there are the reaction moments that only Black families truly understand. The way everyone freezes when someone mentions politics. The side-eyes exchanged when a new partner is introduced. The dramatic gasps when someone announces they’re trying a new mac and cheese recipe. Memes and GIFs capture this stuff so perfectly that you can’t help but laugh, because it’s literally your family on screen, even if the people look nothing like yours. They’re funny because they’re us – loud, loving, messy, and memorable.
So, before diving into the list of memes and GIFs that’ll have you crying with laughter, grab a plate, sit back, and get ready to relive every chaotic, heartwarming moment of Thanksgiving with a Black family… because if you know, you know!
1. Something Fathers Don’t Play About
Source:KingJosiah54
2. A Mix Of Shame & Confusion
Source:Phil_Lewis_
3. CP Time Forreal. Lol
Source:Phil_Lewis_
4. A Heavenly Nap On The Horizon
Source:Phil_Lewis_
5. Blowing Up The Spot
Source:TOOTTHEBARBER
6. We Have Chairs. Lol
Source:TreBanks
7. “Gotta Jet”
Source:MochaDropNIQ
8. So Accurate. Lmao
Source:l3sliee
9. Do We Have To?
Source:SCseminole99
10. PLOTTING HARD
Source:SCseminole99
11. Thanksgiving Clapbacks >
Source:cyiaray
12. Granny’s Still Got It!
Source:Essence
13. Myyy Dawg
Source:Girlzlovejordan
14. We ALL Know This One. Lol
Source:penspiffy
15. Give It A Break Already
Source:twerkuleez
16. REAL TEARS
Source:penspiffy
17. Servant Vibes. Lol
Source:Mike_SaysSo
18. Great Food, Even Better Tea
Source:Chmira_
The Rev. Jesse Jackson Jr. was released from a Chicago hospital after entering the facility to address complications related to his progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) diagnosis. With Jesse Jackson now at home with family, a statement released by his organization assures the civil rights leader’s supporters that his condition is stable.
According to a press release from the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, Rev. Jesse Jackson was released from Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago on Monday (November 24).
From the press release by way of family spokesperson and Rev. Jackson’s son, Yusef Jackson:
“Our family would like to thank the countless friends and supporters who have reached out, visited, and prayed for our father. We bear witness to the fact that prayer works and would also like to thank the professional, caring, and amazing medical and security staff at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. We humbly ask for your continued prayers throughout this precious time.”
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Back on November 16, the organization released a statement that Jackson was breathing on his own despite conflicting reports that he was on life support. According to sources, Rev. Jackson will be recovering at a home location, although it wasn’t shared whether that was in Illinois or beyond.
Now 84, Jackson’s status as a notable member of the civil rights movement and his alignment with some of its top figures have kept him in the limelight for decades. Along with his accomplishments as an activist, Jackson was also the first successful Black candidate to run for president until President Barack Obama’s historic win.
Rev. Jesse Jackson was initially diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2013, which was eventually diagnosed as progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a neurological disorder that affects eye and body movements, walking, and balance.
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Juelz Santana, he of The Diplomats fame, is exactly the first person that comes to mind when one thinks of success and education, and we’re sure you can detect the sarcasm. In a recent appearance, Juelz Santana suggested that children don’t need to learn how to read and should instead focus on math and finances.
Keeping things Harlem, Juelz Santana, aka “Mr. Human Crack In The Flesh,” joined the set of the No Funny Shxt podcast and covered a wide range of topics. The episode naturally opens up with Santana showing Kenny “KP” Supreme and DP how to tie his signature bandana style.
Santana displayed moments of humility and wisdom after sharing his woes with using lean, and even showed some remorse for promoting the lifestyle surrounding the drug. He also shared details of his successful cannabis brand, promising an update soon.
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Near the end of the podcast, after a hilarious tale of crossing paths with Mike Tyson, Santana seemed to start out the gate correctly in saying children should embrace financial literacy, but lost the plot swiftly after boldly declaring that reading is indeed not fundamental.
“By the time they get to 9th grade, they should be learning how to start businesses,” Santana began. “But they don’t really know how to read. I say that respectfully.”
Santana was hit with some mixed results from KP and DP, and tried to clarify his point by saying audiobooks are just as valuable as reading.
He hammered everything home by saying, “I believe common sense is better than everything. I’m a common sense n*gga.” What was the last book Santana listened to? 48 Laws of Power.
Right.
While Juelz Santana is correct in saying some kids could benefit from audio learning, he’s expressing that angle in place of reading, and it could become a confusing message to the youth. For someone who didn’t want to promote drug use to kids, it appeared odd for him to promote moving away from the benefits of literacy.
Check out the full interview below. Hop to the 58:00-minute mark for the comments in question.
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Jimmy Cliff, a popular reggae singer who helped bring the genre to the global masses, has died, according to a social media post from a loved one. Jimmy Cliff’s wife shared the news of her husband’s passing in the wee morning hours on Monday (November 24).
Jimmy Cliff’s wife shared news of the passing on Cliff’s official Instagram page, penning a heartfelt note to his fans and praising the doctors who treated her husband in his last days.
From IG:
It’s with profound sadness that I share that my husband, Jimmy Cliff, has crossed over due to a seizure followed by pneumonia. I am thankful for his family, friends, fellow artists and coworkers who have shared his journey with him. To all his fans around the world, please know that your support was his strength throughout his whole career. He really appreciated each and every fan for their love. I also wanted to thank Dr. Couceyro and the whole medical staff, as they have been extremely supportive and helpful during this difficult process. Jimmy, my darling, may you rest in peace. I will follow your wishes. I hope you all can respect our privacy during these hard times. Further information will be provided at a later date. See you and we see you Legend. Latifa , Lilty and Aken
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Born James Chambers on July 30, 1944, Cliff’s journey into music began when he would listen to local sound systems as a young student. At the age of 14, Cliff’s father took him to Kingston, which is where he adopted his stage name.
After urging Chinese-Jamaican Leslie Kong to back his music career, Cliff began recording records and notched several local hits for Kong’s label. Cliff remained with Kong’s label until 1971 and even served as an A&R, bringing a young Bob Marley into the fold and helping him cut his first records.
Cliff would move on to sign with Island Records, and while the union was rocky at the start, Cliff became a vanguard of the early reggae sound as it shifted from its precursor, ska, and albums such as 1967’s Hard Road to Travel were not only responsible for Cliff’s growing fame but also the prominence of reggae.
In 1972, Cliff starred in the film The Harder They Come as Ivanhoe “Ivan” Martin, a singer hoping to make it in the music business in Kingston, but turns to crime when his career fails to pan out. The film is considered one of the most important pieces of art to emerge from Jamaica and turned all eyes towards the reggae sound.
Cliff would win two Grammy Awards in his career. He notched the Best Reggae Recording award in 1986 for Cliff Hanger and won Best Reggae Album in 2013 for Rebirth. Cliff’s final released album was 2022’s Refugees. Before he passed, Cliff was the only living reggae artist to receive Jamaica’s highest honor, the Order of Merit.
Jimmy Cliff is survived by his wife Latifa Chambers, daughter Lilty Cliff, and son Aken Cliff. He was 81.
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Matt Winkelmeyer / Chadwick Boseman
The late Chadwick Boseman has been immortalized with his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and his wife and other close friends paid a touching tribute to mark the occasion.
On Thursday, Nov. 20, Boseman’s widow, Simone Ledward-Boseman, his brothers, Kevin and Derrick Boseman, honored the Black Panther star at his posthumous Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony.
Ledward-Boseman placed a pair of the actor’s shoes at the foot of his star while posing alongside a portrait of him.
During her speech about her late husband, Leward-Boseman said, “In life, Chad was more than an actor, or even an artist. He was a spiritual teacher, fortified by a family and close friends that kept him grounded in faith; a team that believed in him, protected him, and fought for him.”
She continued, “Colleagues that trusted his vision, that lifted him up and forged a real brotherhood: you have no idea how pivotal those moments were.”
“Chad, today we recognize a lifetime of artistry,” she said about Boseman, who tragically passed away at the age of 43 in 2020. “We recognize your skill and your devotion, and we cement your legacy as a hero and an icon.”
Ryan Coogler Called Chadwick “An Incredibly Humble Teacher.”
The touching tributes didn’t end there. Ledward-Boseman and the actor’s brothers were also joined by Black Panther director Ryan Coogler and his Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom co-star Viola Davis, who also gave touching speeches.
His Black Panther co-stars Michael B. Jordan, Letitia Wright, plus Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Iger were also on hand.
During his emotional speech, Coogler had plenty of glowing words for his late friend, fighting back tears as he described him as “an incredibly humble teacher.”
Lupita Nyong’o Reflects On The Significance of The Moment
Lupita Nyong’o, who played Boseman’s love interest Nakia in the Black Panther film, also shared some words about the moment, pointing to the significance of his being immortalized several years after the film’s premiere, which took place near the spot of his star.
“It means it won’t be missed. A place of prominence for a king, “Nyong’o said.
She continued, “He is on an ancestral plane, and the more we utter his name, the more his spirit stays alive. It’s hard to articulate without sounding grandiose. But there was something about him that you couldn’t explain why he moved you so much. It went through the screen and into so many people’s hearts.”
You can watch the entire ceremony below and see reactions to the emotional moment.
Pras Michel was sentenced to 14 years behind bars in his illegal campaign donation case, where he reportedly worked on behalf of a foreign government to influence the 2012 presidential election. Pras Michel’s sentencing was originally reported as being delayed to October so that the rapper and businessman could complete surgery.
As reported by NPR, Pras Michel, 52, appeared in a federal court in Washington, D.C. to hear the sentence handed down by U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly. According to accounts from the outlet, the Fugees rapper remained stoic as the sentence was read.
Michel was reportedly embroiled in a scheme involving Malaysian billionaire Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low, who allegedly gave Michel over $120 million. Michel was charged with using those funds to funnel donations to President Barack Obama’s 2012 campaign bid through straw donations. Michel also tried to use his influence to stop a Justice Department investigation of Low and was slapped with charges of witness tampering and perjury.
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The trial also saw testimony from Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio, who saw his film The Wolf of Wall Street partially bankrolled by Low.
Michel’s attorneys claim that Low gave their client the money for reasons far less nefarious than tampering with an election.
“Low’s motivation for giving Mr. Michel money to donate was not so that he could achieve some policy objective. Instead, Low simply wanted to obtain a photograph with himself and then-President Obama,” Michel’s attorneys wrote in a statement.
Defense attorney Peter Zeidenberg says he plans to appeal the conviction on behalf of Pras Michel.
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Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey, collectively known as Black Star, booked a trio of shows in the United Kingdom to celebrate three decades of existence as a crew, but things didn’t go as planned. Talib Kweli was witnessed on video screaming at a security guard during a show that was marred by reported time issues, but the Brooklyn rapper offered a statement explaining his side of things.
TMZ Hip Hop reports that Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey were performing at the 02 Victoria House in Manchester last Saturday (November 15) when, near the end of their set, a security guard walked out onstage to enact a curfew.
Kweli took offense to the guards coming out one minute after curfew and gave them a tongue lashing that can be seen in the video in this link.
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Talib Kweli has since offered a statement to TMZ Hip Hop explaining his reaction to the guards ending their set as they did.
From TMZ:
Black Star was at the O2 Manchester venue at 8:30PM for a 9PM set time, with an agreed to 11PM curfew. At 8:50PM the venue decided to push the show time back to 9:15PM without any input from Black Star, which made us end the show later than planned. At exactly 10:58PM as Black Star was performing our final song for the night, I witnessed venue staff on the side of the stage, harassing Black Star staff about the 11PM curfew.
At exactly 11PM, as Black Star was saying good night to the crowd, (we had completed our last song by then) someone from the venue came onto our stage to chastise us and demand we leave the stage. This is very disrespectful and not standard. You don’t walk on an artist’s stage during a show. I’m sure they would not have treated a white, UK artist this way, especially when we hadn’t disrespected the curfew at all.
When I came off stage, I asked to speak to the man who came on the stage. I was instead greeted by aggressive security guards who began to disrespect me immediately, so I argued with them and held them accountable for how they treated us as guests who helped the venue make money. O2 Manchester called security on their main act for the night to enforce us leaving the stage at 11PM, even though we were already in the process of leaving the stage at that exact time.
Kweli goes on to say that 02 Victoria House staff and crew should apologize to he and Yasiin Bey and their team for what took place. However, fans who attended the set say that the group wasn’t exactly the most pleasant during their November 11 stop at the 02 Academy in Brixton. Accounts online reported that the group took the stage just 30 minutes before curfew, performed only 25 minutes of their set, and told the booing crowd they were welcome to leave, among other choice words.
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Matt Gaetz saw his bid to become Attorney General fizzle after the House Ethics Committee heard testimony from a woman who alleged that they had sex when she was a homeless teen. Matt Gaetz, a former Florida Republican Party congressman, had denied any dealings with the woman.
The New York Times detailed the life and struggles of the 17-year-old woman, who worked in a fast food restaurant and lived in a shelter with a parent. The woman said that she turned to prostitution and was made to have sex with powerful men to save up for braces. The woman said she pretended to be 18 and posted images of herself on a website for men looking to find “companionship.”
The Justice Department investigated Gaetz on child sex trafficking allegations, but nothing ever materialized. President Donald Trump went all in with choosing Gaetz to be his Attorney General. However, the rumors and chatter around the allegations of sex with minors grew to be too much, prompting Gaetz to resign from Congress and withdraw his name from the consideration floated by Trump.
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Last year, the House Ethics Committee report found significant connections that Gaetz allegedly paid women to have sex with him, having sex with a minor, illegal drug use, and for accepting gifts outside the confines of legal boundaries.
Gaetz responded to the Times‘ report regarding the woman, stating that her account is all made up.
“I never had sex with this person. This person threatened me with a lawsuit if I didn’t pay her $2.3 million dollars. She never sued me because her story is fiction,” Gaetz said to the Times.
The developments come as the House Ethics Committee just unleashed several thousand documents connected to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, whose connection to the underground sex rings has dogged the Trump administration for the past year.
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Red Bull Spiral, the innovative cypher series from the minds of Red Bull 1520, unleashed their latest freestyle from three of the West Coast’s most talented lyricists. YG, Mozzy, and Jay Rock all delivered a strong showing on the Red Bull Spiral set, putting on for their respective neighborhoods and sets.
For the fourth episode of the third season of Red Bull Spiral, “Bompton” star YG, Sacramento spitter Mozzy, and Watts stalwart Jay Rock displayed their unique and versatile abilities over a solid and funky West Coast bop from producer Smokey Beats.
YG kicked it off by addressing chatter that he’s no longer in the spotlight, but quickly reminded listeners why he was able to capture ears with a reinvigorated flow and a clever nod to Red Bull in his closing line. Mozzy, who dropped his last album, Intrusive Thoughts, earlier this year, followed with some of that Oak Park flavor. On the anchoring verse, TDE mainstay Jay Rock delivered a blistering verse that reminds us that we are all waiting for his upcoming Eastside Johnny album.
Not to be vague about it, but most fans of these artists are aware of their affiliation with a particular inner city group as they’ve revealed in their bars here and over the years.
Check out the Red Bull Spiral freestyle session with YG, Mozzy, and Jay Rock below.
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