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Can You Feel the Love in the Moonlight? Barry Jenkins Is Directing The Lion King Reboot Sequel
You know that shadowy place Mufasa was telling Simba about in The Lion King? That’s where 2020 dwells. This year has provided non-stop surprises and most of them have been bad (and downright devastating), but miracles happen every day. With this latest news, I was pleasantly surprised. What is the news? According to Deadline, Barry…
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Fresh Off Her RHOA Exit Announcement, NeNe Leakes Calls Andy Cohen 'Racist'—And She Said What She Said
NeNe Leakes has certainly made a name for herself as a star on The Real Housewives of Atlanta (RHOA). Whether it’s the pop culture hits like “Whew chile, the ghetto!” (and her hilarious disdain for white refrigerators) or “I said what I said!” Leakes will always be remembered for her outspoken quips. Last month, Leakes…
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Uncensored First Look: Debbie Allen Reveals How Roseanne and Tom Arnold Ended Up on the LA Riots Episode of A Different World
On September 24, 1987, A Different World premiered, which means this year marks the 33rd anniversary of the groundbreaking television series. Known for its biting social commentary (that is still very relevant today), A Different World boasted several standout episodes. One of the series’ most notable episodes was from its sixth season premiere, which followed…
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The Safe Negro Guide to Lovecraft Country: 'I Am.'
Welcome back to Lovecraft Country! Wow! Talk about the Afrofuture! Talk about Black feminism! Episode 7, “I Am.” hit all of my academic erogenous zones and I can’t wait to dig into it with you. First, I want to address a critique of Lovecraft Country I haven’t addressed in this space, which came up while…
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Exclusive: Get Into the Trailer of OWN's First-Ever Animated Comedy Series Sincerely, Camille
As part of its OWN Your Vote campaign, the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) is releasing its first-ever animated comedy series! Created by Munirah Safiyah Jones, OWN introduces Sincerely, Camille, a six-part series offering social commentary that is relevant to this upcoming election. Here’s the synopsis, via OWN’s press release: Sincerely, Camille follows a trio of…
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Los Angeles Times Apologizes for Past Racism in News Coverage: ‘We Owe It to Our Readers to Do Better’
For more than a hundred years, the Los Angeles Times has been charged with telling the story of a city—one that was seized from Mexico in 1848 and has, in the 170 years since, experienced no small number of demographic shifts and racial unrest. In an op-ed published on Sunday, the Times editorial board acknowledged…
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Power's Tasha St. Patrick Doing Push Ups in Jail Was The Most Ridiculous Shit I've Seen In Years. I Love It
Whew chile. So I’ve been watching Power Book II: Ghost. I have to be honest, I am mostly hate-watching it because it centers Tariq St. Patrick, who I have been WAITING to get killed for seasons now. Instead of killing him off, they turned him into a younger, smarter, more privileged version of his father…
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Aldis Hodge Will Be Hawkman in Black Adam—and Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Got to Tell Him the News
Aldis Hodge is flying high in his new role! On Friday, The Hollywood Reporter…reported (heh) that Hodge was in talks (final negotiations, in fact) to portray Hawkman in the upcoming DC Comics film, Black Adam. For a bit of background for those not in the know, Black Adam is known as an anti-hero in DC…
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Nancy Pelosi Says Republicans Are Trump's Henchmen and Gayle King Suggests the Characterization Is 'Egregious'—Is It Really Though?
Gayle King interviewed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for CBS’s This Morning on Friday, just a day before Trump announced his nominee for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s recently vacated seat on the Supreme Court with the full confidence that he would be supported by Republicans—though Ginsburg hasn’t even been laid to rest yet. In response to…
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Black Girl Movie Magic: Yara Shahidi to Star as Tinker Bell in Disney's Live-Action Peter Pan and Wendy
Yara Shahidi, star of ABC’s Grown-ish and a leader in the growing group of impressive and talented young Black women making waves in Hollywood, will be taking on the iconic role of Tinker Bell in Disney’s upcoming live-action film adaptation of Peter Pan. According to Deadline, Shahidi will be the first person of color to…