Michael Arceneaux

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Michael Arceneaux is a Houston-bred, Howard-educated writer, and sometimes because of this economy, his Harlem rent, and his student loans, an aspiring private dancer. In addition to writing for NewsOne, he has written for other outlets like EBONY.com, New York mag's Vulture, Esquire.com, Time Ideas, Complex.com, Buzzfeed, The Atlantic, Salon, Comedy Central Online, among others. He also helms the humor blog, The Cynical Ones, which led to Slate's The Root naming him one of the Best Black Bloggers of 2012.

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2009 VH1 Hip Hop Honors - Peformances

Presumably bored out of their minds or unable to locate a more SEO-friendly reality star, TMZ caught up with rapper…

Cross Post Now 04.30.15
The Prancing Elites

On the series premiere of Oxygen’s The Prancing Elites Project, a woman posed a well-meaning but otherwise stupid question to Adrian…

Cross Post Now 04.27.15
Chris Brown & Karreuche

Mere moments into her edition of “Iyanla Exclusive,” Karrueche Tran, answered the question I and many others wondered: Why in…

The Screen 03.30.15
2009 VH1 Hip Hop Honors - Peformances
Erick Sermon Doesn’t Think Hip-Hop Is Ready For Transgender Rappers, But… [OP-ED]
Written By Michael Arceneaux , Writer

Posted April 30, 2015
The Prancing Elites
Here’s Why Everyone’s Talking About The Prancing Elites
Written By Michael Arceneaux , Writer

Posted April 27, 2015
Chris Brown & Karreuche
Iyanla Vanzant Tries And Fails To Fix Karrueche Tran’s Life [OP-ED]
Written By Michael Arceneaux , Writer

Posted March 28, 2015
Taylor Swift
No, Taylor Swift… You Can’t Pet The Weeknd’s Hair ‘Like An Animal’
Written By Michael Arceneaux , Writer

Posted March 5, 2015
Kanye West’s “Breakfast Club” Interview Proved Amber Rose Was Right
Written By Michael Arceneaux , Writer

Posted February 20, 2015
Stop Trying To Make Sam Smith “The Face of Soul” [OP-ED]
Written By Michael Arceneaux , Writer

Posted January 28, 2015
So, About Kendrick Lamar’s Thoughts On Ferguson, God and Iggy Azalea [OP-ED]
Written By Michael Arceneaux , Writer

Posted January 20, 2015
Hey, Mike Huckabee… Shut Up About Beyoncé And Black Women’s Sexuality
Written By Michael Arceneaux , Writer

Posted January 20, 2015