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MSNBC Can't Cancel Our Joy

MSNBC canceled Joy Reid's show because ... you know.

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Michael Harriot
Feb 25, 2025
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My Aunt Marvell has the Holy Ghost.

If you are Black — even if you weren’t raised in a church where ushers have a fainting protocol and a designated tambourine player sets the shouting music tempo — you know what that phrase means. Whether it’s called “the anointing” or being “saved and sanctified,” having the Holy Ghost describes someone who embodies a …

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