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Black-ish: Girlfriends Reunite to Talk Intersectional Feminism. Also, a Girlfriends Character Was Originally White?
Girlfriends are there through thick and thin—and sometimes even reunite on a successful primetime television show on ABC! On Tuesday, the much-anticipated Girlfriends reunion debuted on Black-ish’s third episode of the comedy’s sixth season and the topic was feminism. The episode was aptly titled, “Feminisn’t.” In the episode, Rainbow (Tracee Ellis Ross) realizes her women’s…
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OWN Just Announced 3 New Holiday Movies. I Am Totally Watching These With My Mama
Hi! It’s not even Halloween yet and we’re talking about Christmas! Happens every year. Fight us. So, OWN recently announced a trifecta of tinsel-decorated films with its 2019 holiday season lineup. Each movie will premiere during the month of November as a perfect pre-game for Christmas! As soon as I saw the announcement, I knew…
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Negro Noir: I Finally Watched Acrimony and Yes, I'm Also Wondering How the Hell Taraji Got on That Boat
Movies that are “so bad, they’re good” are one of life’s unsung treasures. And like anything, adding blackness to that principle is like adding proper seasoning—our series reviewing/recapping bad black movies, Negro Noir. As our queen-in-chief Danielle Belton pointed out, it’s so black, the title of the series is essentially “black black” in two different…
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Paying Homage: Before Tyler Perry Studios, There Was Oscar Micheaux and Lincoln Motion Picture Company
Following the news of Tyler Perry Studios’ (TPS) historic grand opening, there was an uproarious celebration heard amongst the black Hollywood elite and beyond. TPS sits on 330 acres of the former Fort McPherson army base (the original site was once a Confederate army base), which Perry acquired in 2015 before introducing the world to…
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The Neighborhood: Cedric the Entertainer and That Time He Experienced His Own Neighbor Drama
Cedric the Entertainer, one of the “Original Kings of Comedy,” is still living up to his name. He’s had quite the steady career, recently starring in TBS’ The Last O.G. and appearing in ABC’s Black-ish. Now, he’s enjoying working on CBS’ The Neighborhood, which is a couple of episodes into its second season. CBS breaks…
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Rapper Who Went On Apology Tour After Idiotic, Ahistorical Slavery Comment Puts Foot in Mouth Once Again
There once was a man named “Old Kanye.” Actually, that tale is stale. Cut to today, and we have the current iteration of Kanye West, which is…something else, indeed. According to The Fader, between 7,000 and 10,000 people gathered at Gateway Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Saturday for West’s infamous Sunday Service, which…
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Take a Peek Inside Tyler Perry Studios, the First Ever Fully Black-Owned Studio Lot
Do you hear that sound? That’s the sound of Madea exclaiming, “Hellur!” and welcoming you to black history in the making. On Saturday, all of Black Hollywood’s elite descended upon Atlanta to celebrate the grand opening of Tyler Perry Studios, the first ever fully black-owned film studio lot. As The Hollywood Reporter points out, the…
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‘Vanessa Huxtable’s Hair Was Not Always Perfectly Pressed’: Shonda Rhimes Talks Natural Hair Representation on Television
On a mild-weathered Wednesday evening, I traveled toward Downey, Calif., to visit the Los Angeles County of Education and was swept with an immense sense of pride. As I awaited the esteemed panel to take the stage, I couldn’t help but smile at the sea of beautiful black girls coiffed in different hairstyles—braids, twists, afro…
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Diahann Carroll, the First African-American Woman to Star on Primetime TV in Non-Domestic Role, Dies at 84
Earth has just gotten a little less beautiful. Diahann Carroll, the outstandingly talented actress and singer, has died at the age of 84. Carroll’s daughter, producer-journalist Suzanne Kay confirmed to the Hollywood Reporter that her mother died in her home in Los Angeles following a long bout with cancer. As THR reports: Carol Diahann Johnson…
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A Duke, a Duchess and…a Documentary About the Royal Couple (and Archie!) Is Coming
Lights, camera, action—we’re getting some behind-the-scenes scoop about Prince Harry and Megan Markle’s South Africa tour! According to W Magazine, ITV News anchor Tom Bradby has been inspired to film a documentary about the royal couple’s second official tour (their first being in Australia). “Just finished filming a documentary on Harry and Meghan in Africa,”…
