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Dolly Parton Talks Black Lives Matter, Says 'Do We Think Our Little White Asses Are the Only Ones That Matter?'
Sometimes you just need someone to put it plain. Enter country legend, Dolly Parton. In a recent cover story interview with Billboard, Parton discussed her life during the global pandemic, the possibility of selling her publishing, and she even opened up about the importance of making sure her estate is in order. The standout part…
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Oprah, Angela Bassett, Courtney B. Vance and Phylicia Rashad Among Cast in Ta-Nehisi Coates' Between the World and Me HBO Adaptation
We have a paramount cast lineup for a paramount author’s paramount work! On Thursday afternoon, HBO announced the initial cast for its adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Between the World and Me. And wow, what a lineup. The cast includes Oprah Winfrey, Angela Bassett, Alicia Garza, Joe Morton, Phylicia Rashad, Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter, Courtney B.…
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There's Another Mahalia Jackson Biopic—This Time Starring Jill Scott, Produced by Queen Latifah and Jamie Foxx
Take my hand, precious Lord, we’ve got some more Mahalia Jackson biopic news to tell (on the mountain)! Jill Scott (Why Did I Get Married, The First Wives Club) will star in an upcoming biopic about the iconic gospel singer called Mahalia!, which will be executive produced by Jamie Foxx and Queen Latifah, Variety reports.…
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HBO Max Will Allow Viewers to Watch On the Record for Free for a Limited Time
Since its debut, On the Record has reignited a longtime conversation on the importance of standing up for and protecting Black women. One of the standout issues, however, is that the film isn’t getting the mass attention it deserves, as has been expressed by the survivors featured in the film, Drew Dixon, Sil Lai Abrams…
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Summer Is Winding Down, but Weekend Events Continue to Heat Up
As summer winds down, the nation’s COVID-19 crisis continues to wage on. Despite the desire to break the rules and go outside to soak up the last few weeks of summer, we have to stay strong, friends! If you don’t have any plans to keep yourself occupied this weekend, social media is chock-full of entertainment…
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Roxane Gay's Graphic Novel The Banks to Receive Film Adaptation
Dr. Roxane Gay is a woman of many talents, whose career my writin’ ass aspires to attain one of these days. Not only is she a talented, best-selling author whose work has been featured on various websites and in several publications, but she also served as an English professor at Purdue University until 2018 and…
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TikTok Trump Impersonator Sarah Cooper Scores Comedy Variety Show at Netflix, Maya Rudolph to Executive Produce
Sarah Cooper is one of the rare bright lights of 2020 because she has actually accomplished the impossible—making it so that the sound of Trump’s voice doesn’t automatically make me sick. In fact, her impersonation videos are the primary source of my Trump content now. I rarely watch anything having to do with President Pissy…
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Black Twitter Erupts After Deion Sanders Sells His Soul to Barstool Sports: 'He's Trading His Morals For a Check'
In being outspoken for a living, I make it a point to come from a place of logic and understanding when I broach certain topics in front of millions of people on a weekly basis. Whether it’s a podcast, a television or radio segment, or my writing, I really, really, really try to do my…
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Sterling K. Brown Discusses the Power of Black Storytelling in Media: 'Seeing Yourself on Screen Validates Your Life'
Sterling K. Brown paid a virtual visit to The Daily Show With Trevor Noah to discuss the importance of sharing and telling Black stories in the media. The This Is Us star explained that the beauty of the award-winning NBC series is that it gives an “interesting look at how much people can love each…
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Will Smith to Develop The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Drama Reboot Born and Raised From Viral YouTube Trailer
Remember that dramatic retelling of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air that we all first noticed via social media? It went super viral—so viral, in fact, that Will Smith totally noticed it and gave his props to the filmmaker. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Will Smith and the trailer’s filmmaker Morgan Cooper will be adapting the…