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Strong Black Binge: Netflix Names Their Most Watched Shows and Films of 2018
“Netflix and chill” analytics have arrived. Whether you’re actually watching the content or have it chilling in the background (“Are you still watching?”) whilst taking part in foreplay, Netflix—and Big Brother—are watching you. According to Deadline, the popular streaming platform has announced its most-binged television shows and most-watched original films. It also decided to boast…
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Issa Rae Signs Multi-Year Deal With Columbia Pictures to Give New Diverse Writers Some Shine
Issa Rae’s mission to discover new talent within a diverse and inclusionary scope has just leveled up. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Insecure co-creator and star has just signed a multi-year deal with Columbia Pictures to promote up-and-coming writers with diverse backgrounds. The Columbia deal is with ColorCreative, the platform for emerging, diverse writers…
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Girls Trip Director Malcolm D. Lee to Produce Upcoming Double Dutch Film
Get ready to jump in because one of the blackest films ever is coming. Double dutch can be an integral part of a black girl’s life; now a movie about that very pilgrimage into pubescence is being made. Universal is developing a double dutch film, based on an original idea from Thembi Banks, who is set…
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Ryan Coogler Isn’t Time Magazine’s 2018 Person of the Year, But He’s Ours
As we shuffle into 2018’s conclusion, Time Magazine has named their Person of the Year. According to Deadline, Time Magazine has named Jamal Khashoggi and “Truth Guardians” (also known as journalists), Maria Ressa, Wa Lone, Kyaw Soe Oo, and the Capital Gazette (Annapolis, Md.) as their 2018 Person(s) of the Year. Time’s editor-in-chief, Edward Felsenthal,…
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50 Cent Offers Love Advice to Cardi B Instead of Minding His Own Strap
Love advice is in the air. In the days since Cardi B announced she and Offset were splitting up last week, niggas have been lining up to offer unsolicited—and unqualified—counsel. Shortly after the breakup announcement, it was revealed Offset had reportedly been cheating with model Summer Bunni. In the midst of the madness, Offset has…
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The African American Film Critics Association Chooses Black Panther as 2018 Film of the Year
The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) have chosen this year’s award winners and their top 10 movie list, and the big winner is Wakanda, with Black Panther winning 2018 Best Film. Ryan Coogler was named Best Director and the Grammy-nominated “All The Stars” won Best Song. Said Shawn Edwards, co-founder of AAFCA, in a press…
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Jordan Peele’s Us Will Explore What Happens When We Unplug—and It’s the Opposite of Relaxing [Updated]
Jordan Peele, he of “taking over your horror genre for the ’99 and 2000s” fame, has a highly anticipated upcoming project entitled Us, starring Lupita Nyong’o and Winston Duke. Given the supreme success of the critically-acclaimed Get Out, all he had to do was post a poster of the film on social media, and everybody…
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Power Shuts Down Filming After Production Assistant Dies On Location [Updated]
Sad news to report in regards to the Starz hit drama, Power. According to Deadline, Pedro Jimenez, a production assistant, was fatally struck by a 2006 Ford Explorer at around 4:30 Monday morning while setting up for a Brooklyn shoot that day. He was pronounced dead at Brooklyn hospital this morning. Jimenez has been on…
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A Fyre Fest Documentary Is Coming To Netflix and We'll Finally See What Ja Rule Thinks About This
Remember that Fyre Festival clusterfuck? I know, I know, how could you forget? You can still smell the odor of stale Kraft singles sandwiches. If you need a refresher, I’m here for you, Boo. It was spring 2017, and a gaggle of opulent mayo marauders decided to shell out as much as $12,000 apiece for…
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Sister Act 3: Yep, Another One Is Coming to Disney's New Streaming Service. But Where's Whoopi?
First off: Is this going to be called Sister Act: Joyful Joyful, Lord We Adore 3? Yes, that’s right, A Sister Act 3 movie is in the works to premiere on Disney+ streaming service, Variety reports. Today, December 10, marks 25 years since the premiere of the popular sequel, Sister Act 2: Back in the…
