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What Whitney Wants To Say #24

The United States of Mamdani

November 6, 2025 at 8:49 PM

Whit

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Happy Halloween y'all!!

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The Spooky Spectator

2025 Final Edition

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October 31, 2025 at 1:20 PM

Whit

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The Spooky Spectator

2025 Edition #2

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October 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM

Whit

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The Spooky Spectator

2025 Edition #1

October 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM

Whit

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What Whitney Wants To Say #23

If Taylor Swift is Drake, Does That Make Charli XCX Kendrick?

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October 6, 2025 at 11:11 AM

Whit

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A Black Woman's Rant About One Battle After Another

A Rant/Personal Essay/Film Review

September 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM

Whit

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What Whitney Wants To Say #22

The Joys of Escaping Your Hometown

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September 16, 2025 at 8:26 PM

Whit

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Emmy Predictions 2025

A special What Whitney Wants To Say

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September 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM

Whit

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I can't stop thinking about "The Baby Died. Whose Fault Is It?"

Documenting NMAAHC Before Trump Guts It

September 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM

Whit

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Now updated with new pictures and video:
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The National Museum of African American History and Culture is the first museum in the Smithsonian system dedicated entirely to the untold history and contributions that Black people have made to this...

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#blacksky

September 3, 2025 at 4:13 PM

Whit

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Documenting NMAAHC Before Trump Guts It

The National Museum of African American History and Culture is the first museum in the Smithsonian system dedicated entirely to the untold history and contributions that Black people have made to this...

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September 2, 2025 at 8:19 PM

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NEIGHBORHOOD VOODOO PRIEST🔮🧿📿🪬

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Hunter Hurst Helmsley 😑

August 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM

Whit

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Anatomy of a Selfcare Stan Trip

A Personal Essay

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August 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM

Whit

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I'm Gonna Rant About Mayor Bowser

August 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM

Whit

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What Whitney Wants To Say #21

I just really want to talk this week.

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August 9, 2025 at 1:15 AM

Whit

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I did a 72 hour Detox from TikTok, This is what I learned

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August 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM

Whit

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Is Hope Back In?

If you want to know what we all collectively want as a society, you'll look at how we re-tell the stories of the gods.

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July 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM

Whit

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Do We Have To Hate Everything?

An Essay

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July 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM

Whit

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Get in Loser We're Watching TV

For the first time in a long time, I’m incredibly excited about the shows I’m watching.

July 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM

Whit

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What Whitney Wants To Say #20

The greatest performer of our generation comes to my city in a few days and I get to see her.

I'm not doing the "I'm not conventionally attractive" pity party with you guys anymore

July 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM

Whit

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Surprise rant on the self hate permeating tiktok. I make no apologies for my words.

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The Grand Black Canon: 7 Films made in the 2020's to Watch This Juneteenth

June 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM

Whit

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Happy Juneteenth y'all!!

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Good morning and Happy Juneteenth!

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June 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM

Whit

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The One About Streamers

An Essay

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June 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM

Whit

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A (Helpful) One Piece Skip Guide

Part 1

June 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM

Whit

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What Whitney Wants To Say #19

I bought a Labubu x One Piece mystery box on ebay in case you wanted to know how I’m doing.