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  • Wanda Sykes Is the Sistah-Friend We All Need

    Wanda Sykes’ recent tweet in support of fellow comedian Mo’Nique showed the power of black sisterhood in its full glory. When she brought receipts that showed that she, too, had been lowballed by Netflix to create a comedy special—and by less than half of Mo’Nique’s offer—err’body had to shut up and pay attention to the…

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  • 8 Fight-the-Power Costumes Sure to Scare Wypipo

    Yo, it’s been a hard year for black people. Overt racism and microaggressions abound. Here are eight costumes that you can wear to reclaim and proclaim your power. Radio Raheem in Spike Lee’s 1989 film Do the Right Thing exhibited the necessity of the #BlackLivesMatter movement before it became a hashtag. Be the first to…

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  • 3 Companies That Are Taking Pepsi (and the United States of Advertising) to School

    First, let me say that I ain’t mad at Pepsi for trying to capitalize on millennials’ activism. They do, after all, have shareholders to report to. I’m mad that Pepsi didn’t pour consumerism down our throats (pun intended) in a way that made us want to drink the proverbial Kool-Aid. I’m mad that they weren’t…

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  • 7 Gift Ideas for the Sister Who Celebrates Her Spiritual Side Like Queen Sugar’s Nova

    Everyone knows someone like Nova Bordelon from the hit TV show Queen Sugar. She is fierce and fearless­—a true Nubian queen. Her body is her temple, and her mind knows no boundaries. She doesn’t buy from corporations. She supports small businesses all day, every day. She may even have her own side hustle. If your sister…

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  • 7 Gift Ideas for the Dad Who Tries to Stay Hip Like Dre on Black-ish

    He’s just like Andre “Dre” Johnson from Black-ish. As old as he is, your dad (or uncle) has made a personal pledge to stay “so fresh and so clean” for the rest of his life. His jeans are crisp, and his kicks never, ever have so much as a smudge on them. He’s an unapologetic,…

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  • HTGAWM: ‘Mama, No!’ 5 Moments That Had Us Yelling at the TV

    This week’s episode revealed who was under the sheet, and it had us screaming at our TV screens from start to finish. Here are the top five moments: There are many ways to kill someone: with words, with weapons or by begging him to kill himself when he is in a deranged state. With Frank…

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  • HTGAWM: 5 WTF Moments That Almost Trumped Trump’s Election

    This week’s episode of How to Get Away With Murder took us back to the week before the fateful fire. Annalise’s gang reached new levels of dysfunction, leaving us like, “WTF?!” When Annalise found out that Frank was back in town, she told Laurel, “You tell that bastard that if he comes anywhere near me,…

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  • 7 Ways to Stay Safe and Sane This Election Day

    This Election Day kind of feels like the day you’re scheduled to get your wisdom teeth pulled: You’ve gotta do it, and it’s gonna hurt, but you’re not sure how much it will hurt. For better or worse, we’re gonna have a new commander-in-chief-elect by the end of the day. Here are seven ways to…

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  • In Too Deep: 5 Point-of-No-Return Moments From This Week’s HTGAWM

    Two weeks before the murder, the Keating Five on How to Get Away With Murder show us that some things can never be undone. Here are five clues that you’ve reached the point of no return: This is the mother of all dating bombshells, the defining moment in any relationship. Right before they are about…

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  • The Top 5 Panic-Inducing Moments of This Week’s How to Get Away With Murder

    This week’s episode of How to Get Away With Murder took us to three weeks before the fire at Annalise’s house. The stuff they did and the tricks they pulled—it was enough to send anyone to the counseling couch. These five moves will leave you scratching your head and calling your therapist for reinforcements. Imagine…

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