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March Movie Madness, Round 1: Black Dramas
Do the Right Thing? Precious? Eve's Bayou? Help us decide which films should advance to round 2.
March Movie Madness, Round 1: Black Comedies and Musicals
These classics will you have laughing and crying -- and singing. Vote for your favorites!
March Movie Madness, Round 1: Black Romance Movies
Which eight love stories should advance to round 2? Vote now!
March Movie Madness Round 1: Black Action Movies
From blaxploitation flicks to spaghetti Westerns, the movies in this round pack a punch. Vote for your favorites!
Beyoncé's 'Bow Down': A Pro-Woman Anthem?
Yes, she goes in on other women, but it doesn't make the song anti-feminist. It's hip-hop.
Tiger Dating: Should Black Women Care?
Even with acceptance of interracial dating at an all-time high, we're still asking the question.
A Nubian Bishop and His Patron Saint
Image of the Week: This 10th-century fresco gives fascinating insight into the Christian history of the fabled Nubia.
Reality Show Takes Slut Shaming to New Level
Lifetime's new Preachers' Daughters focuses on church girls and sex while letting boys off the hook.
When Did Sex Enter Black Literature?
100 Amazing Facts About the Negro: A genre lost its inhibitions as Janie's orgasm riled critics.
Have Blacks Forgiven Justin Timberlake?
The 2004 Super Bowl "Nipplegate" aftermath still haunts the singer with some African Americans.



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