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Strong Black Binge: Netflix Names Their Most Watched Shows and Films of 2018
“Netflix and chill” analytics have arrived. Whether you’re actually watching the content or have it chilling in the background (“Are you still watching?”) whilst taking part in foreplay, Netflix—and Big Brother—are watching you. According to Deadline, the popular streaming platform has announced its most-binged television shows and most-watched original films. It also decided to boast…
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Oscars Now Considering Host-less Show After Offering Job to Single, Solitary Straight Male
Another day, another long-standing American institution revealing it has learned absolutely nothing. After Kevin Hart’s decision to relinquish his duties as host after coming under fire for homophobic tweets, and not even a year after the #MeToo movement exposed the depths of bigotry and sexism in Hollywood to the world, the Academy of Motion Pictures…
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Issa Rae Signs Multi-Year Deal With Columbia Pictures to Give New Diverse Writers Some Shine
Issa Rae’s mission to discover new talent within a diverse and inclusionary scope has just leveled up. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Insecure co-creator and star has just signed a multi-year deal with Columbia Pictures to promote up-and-coming writers with diverse backgrounds. The Columbia deal is with ColorCreative, the platform for emerging, diverse writers…
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Girls Trip Director Malcolm D. Lee to Produce Upcoming Double Dutch Film
Get ready to jump in because one of the blackest films ever is coming. Double dutch can be an integral part of a black girl’s life; now a movie about that very pilgrimage into pubescence is being made. Universal is developing a double dutch film, based on an original idea from Thembi Banks, who is set…
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If There Is an R&B King Right Now, It's Not Jacquees (Yet)
I don’t know what constitutes R&B anymore. Rather, I don’t know who is an R&B artist anymore. That’s the first thing that popped into my head when Decatur, Ga., singer Rodriguez Jacquees Broadnax, popularly known as Jacquees, proclaimed himself the king of R&B for this generation. For starters, he’s 24, so I suppose his generation…
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50 Cent Offers Love Advice to Cardi B Instead of Minding His Own Strap
Love advice is in the air. In the days since Cardi B announced she and Offset were splitting up last week, niggas have been lining up to offer unsolicited—and unqualified—counsel. Shortly after the breakup announcement, it was revealed Offset had reportedly been cheating with model Summer Bunni. In the midst of the madness, Offset has…
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The African American Film Critics Association Chooses Black Panther as 2018 Film of the Year
The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) have chosen this year’s award winners and their top 10 movie list, and the big winner is Wakanda, with Black Panther winning 2018 Best Film. Ryan Coogler was named Best Director and the Grammy-nominated “All The Stars” won Best Song. Said Shawn Edwards, co-founder of AAFCA, in a press…
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Mel B Blames Missed NYC Book Signing on Severed Hand
Stateside fans of Melanie Brown awaiting her arrival in New York for a scheduled book signing were left hanging. Also left hanging, apparently, was a portion of her hand. Brown, without an ounce of detail, apologized to her fans via Instagram with a caption that accompanied a photo of her right arm in a foam…
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Power Shuts Down Filming After Production Assistant Dies On Location [Updated]
Sad news to report in regards to the Starz hit drama, Power. According to Deadline, Pedro Jimenez, a production assistant, was fatally struck by a 2006 Ford Explorer at around 4:30 Monday morning while setting up for a Brooklyn shoot that day. He was pronounced dead at Brooklyn hospital this morning. Jimenez has been on…