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Da 5 Bloods: Spike Lee on Black MAGA Supporters Drinking the 'Orange Kool-Aid' From 'Agent Orange'
Making a film about black soldiers in the Vietnam War is always relevant as there isn’t as much spotlight on them as it is their white counterparts, but Spike Lee’s latest joint, Da 5 Bloods is even more timely than any of us could’ve imagined. Here’s what’s going down in the film, per Netflix’s press…
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Gabrielle Union Options George M. Johnson's All Boys Aren't Blue Memoir for Series Development at Sony TV
It’s Pride Month—and writer George M. Johnson has something additional to be proud of! According to Deadline, Gabrielle Union’s I’ll Have Another Productions has optioned Johnson’s memoir All Boys Aren’t Blue for series development at Sony Pictures TV, where Union has a first-look deal. Deadline breaks down the book synopsis: The title of the memoir…
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30 Days of Iconic Music Video Blackness With VSB, Day 11: Ciara 'Oh'
You and I both know exactly why this video is on the list: the car scene. And here’s how fucking iconic that car scene is—it doesn’t even happen until the last minute-and-a-half of the video AND I entirely forgot what the rest of the video looked like, which is a shame because Ciara’s dancing is…
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Seminars and Concerts and STEM, Oh My: Here Are Some Virtual (And In-Person) Events to Check Out This Weekend
This weekend is much like the last and will be a lot like the one after it. While the weather is warming up, it’s still important to practice proper social distancing protocol. If you don’t have any plans to keep yourself occupied this particular weekend, social media is chock full of entertainment at your fingertips,…
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Ava DuVernay Has Been Elected to the Motion Picture Academy's Board of Governors for the 1st Time
Ava DuVernay is quite the busy woman, but she has somehow managed to make room for yet another important position. According to Deadline, the Academy Award nominee (for the doc 13th) has been elected to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ (AMPAS) Board of Governors. This will be the director’s first term.…
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HBO Max Temporarily Removes Gone With the Wind, Will Return With 'Discussions of Its Historical Context'
It’s been 81 years since the release of Gone with the Wind and as we enter a new chapter of discussions on race relations, HBO Max is attempting to revisit the 1939 film in another way. According to NBC News, the newly launched streaming platform from WarnerMedia Entertainment has decided to temporarily remove Gone With…
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The Breakfast Club Is Food Poisoning
*DJ Envy voice* Morning everybody, it’s three obtusely insensitive radio personalities providing a platform to an alleged rapist while further erasing and silencing the black women survivors on one of the largest black-led media platforms in the nation. Trigger Warning: This article contains details from an interview with a man who has been multiply accused…
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30 Days of Iconic Music Video Blackness With VSB, Day 10: D'Angelo 'Untitled (How Does It Feel)'
There are no-brainers and then there are no-brainers. This one: is a no-brainer. For starters, I VIVIDLY remember when D’Angelo’s Voodoo dropped in January 2000. We’d been waiting for a new D’Angelo album since he came through and crushed the buildings with 1995’s Brown Sugar. When Voodoo dropped, I remember the constant debate over which…
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The George Floyd Homicide Video Is Not Cinéma Vérité—WTF Is Wrong With You, Ross Johnson?
I want to Men in Black-out to the time before I saw screenshots from a piece titled, “Why Darnella Frazier Is the Most Influential Filmmaker of the Century.” In a guest blog at The Wrap dated June 4, communications strategist Ross Johnson proceeded to pontificate on Darnella Frazier’s video evidence of the moment George Floyd…
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When Will There Be a LGBTQ Renaissance in Rap?
In the last few years, there have been progressive strides towards the visibility of female rap artists. In 2017, Cardi B became the first female rapper in nearly 20 years to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart (after Lauryn Hill). Since then, Lizzo, Doja Cat, Nicki Minaj and Megan Thee Stallion have also had No.…