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Reverse Aunt Viv? Tika Sumpter to Portray Young Rainbow’s Mama in Black-ish Spinoff
Fans of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air will never forget the moment Aunt Vivian joined Team Lightskin after having a baby. Is that a WebMD side effect, by the way? Well, the flip side of that is happening with ABC’s Black-ish. Sort of. Per Deadline: Workaholic co-creator Anders Holm, The Haves and the Have Nots…
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Jess, There's Nothing Hilarious About Bigotry
Jess Hilarious is a perfect example of an insecure bag. Y’all know the saying—“secure the bag.” Well, Jess keeps actively trying to squander the bag. On Saturday, a video surfaced of the Rel co-star documenting four men in turbans boarding a plane, via her Instagram stories. In the video, you could hear the comedian-actress’ panicked…
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‘Real Life For a Black Kid in America’: Free Meek Docuseries to Premiere Summer 2019 on Amazon Prime
Meek Mill has had his share of Dreams and Nightmares, but now he’s documenting what has been his reality for more than a decade since he was arrested for illegally owning a firearm and assaulting a police officer when he was 18 years old. According to the Hollywood Reporter, a six-part docuseries entitled Free Meek…
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Diversity and Inclusion: All Buzzwords and No Action Make a TV Writers’ Room a Dull Place
In corporate America, being a black woman can be lonely as fuck, especially once you reach a certain level of power or stature. That same is true of Hollywood, where writing rooms can look more white and male than a frat party circlejerk at a PWI. Thankfully, there’s a tag-team pair of superheroes ready to…
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The Soundtrack for Us Is Out. Yes, Including That Creepy Ass ‘I Got 5 on It’ Remix
Remember when Jordan Peele singlehandedly fucked up your Christmas 2018 and forever changed the way you would hear the Luniz hit “I Got 5 On It,” transforming the Bay Area bop into a terrifying tune? That very remix heard in the trailer is now included in the new Us movie soundtrack. A dope bonus: the…
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Queen Sugar's 4th Season Has a Premiere Date—and the All-Female Director Lineup Is as Sweet as Ever
The Bordelons are coming back for their fourth (and hopefully fruitful) season on the farm, as OWN’s hit, Queen Sugar, makes its return. The 4th season’s synopsis, via Deadline: In the series’ fourth season, the Bordelons find themselves continuing their fight to save their family farm and preserve their father’s legacy as they navigate their…
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They're Hot and They're Coming Out On Top: Kid Fury and Crissle West Score Talk Show with Fuse TV
It was 2013 when on first listen, I immediately vowed to dedicate a couple hours of my work week to two personalities ready to read anyone and everyone for filth. Those two personalities were Kid Fury and Crissle, who were then introducing their instantaneously successful podcast, aptly titled The Read. Adding hilariously relatable commentary—from Hollyweird’s…
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Empire Showrunner Addresses Rumors; Says Cast Is 'Really Focused' and 'It's Too Early' to Consider the Show Without Jussie
Ever since the microscope has focused on Jussie Smollett as a potential criminal in his previously reported hate crime, rather than the victim he was initially perceived to be, the fate of his Empire character Jamal Lyon has been up in the air. That issue recently escalated when Smollett was indicted by an Illinois grand…
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From 'Suicide Pacts' to R. Kelly Tats, Disturbing New Stories from His Girlfriends Arise
To be labeled Robert “R.” Kelly’s “girlfriend” is to be tangled in a highly disturbing web, it seems. Following Kelly’s first interview since his arrest on multiple counts of aggravated sexual assault, Gayle King also interviewed two of the self-proclaimed “Pied Piper’s” girlfriends, Azriel Clary, 21, and Joycelyn Savage, 23, in an explosive discussion that…
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How Did We Get Here, Terry Crews?
Remember when Tyra Banks spoke for America and bellowed a “We were all rooting for you!” cry to America’s Next Top Model contestant Tiffany? Today, let’s direct that energy to one Mr. Terry Crews. In 2017, Terry bravely opened up about an alleged incident in which William Morris Executive Adam Venit groped him at a…
