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Hollywood Keeps Taking Us on The Ride Toward White Supremacist Endearment and I Want Off
The first trailer for The Ride (which was apparently made in 2018) starring Chris “Ludacris” Bridges and Shane Graham recently dropped.
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Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker Trailer First Look: Debbie Allen Is Still Making You Pay in Sweat!
Remember Debbie Allen’s iconic line (as Lydia Grant) in Fame? “You’ve got big dreams, you want fame? Well, fame costs, and right here is where you start paying—in sweat!” Well, 40 years after the film’s debut, Allen still has that same energy. In her upcoming documentary, Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker, from Shondaland and Netflix,…
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Danai Gurira to Star as The Fighting Shirley Chisholm, Film Will Follow Trailblazer's 1972 Presidential Run
As we watch history being made with Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris, we can’t help but uphold Rep. Shirley Chisholm’s name. Hell, when we talk about any woman (of any color) we have to honor Chisholm’s name. We’ve been “with her.” Chisholm not only made history as the first Black woman elected to the United States…
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Soul Train Awards 2020: H.E.R., Chris Brown, Beyoncé and Young Thug Lead Nominations
This year has been a lot of things (stressful, frustrating, shocking, depressing, anxiety-inducing…to name a few), but 2020 will be bowing out in the last quarter with some love, peace and souuuuuul! The Soul Train Awards is back and on Wednesday, BET announced the host and nominees for the beloved Black-ass awards ceremony. Sitcom icons…
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Whoa, Whoa, Whoa…Wait a Minute! Is Your Racism So Strong, You Can't Even Bop Along to Frankie Lymon?
“Little bitty pretty one, come on and talk to me” about that one time a vintage clip of Frankie Lymon performing amid the blandness of several saltines resurfaced on social media. On Tuesday, a Twitter account by the name of @africanarchives posted a video of Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers performing their hit “Little Bitty…
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Oprah Winfrey and Brad Pitt Are Teaming Up to Produce an Adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates' The Water Dancer
Another Ta-Nehisi Coates adaptation is on the horizon! According to The Hollywood Reporter, Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films, Brad Pitt’s Plan B (which has also produced notable works such as Moonlight and If Beale Street Could Talk) and MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) are joining forces to produce an adaptation of Coates’ debut novel, The Water Dancer. In case…
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Let's Stay Together and Pitch Actor Bert Belasco Dies at 38, Peers Honor Him on Social Media
Bert Belasco, who co-starred in BET’s Let’s Stay Together and Fox’s Pitch, has died at the age of 38. According to BET, the actor was found dead on Sunday, Nov. 8. A cause of death has not yet been officially reported. Variety reports: Belasco, who lived in Woodland Hills, Calif., was in Virginia filming for…
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AMAs and the 'M' Stands for Megan Thee Stallion, Who Will Perform at the 2020 American Music Awards
As we inch closer to the 2020 American Music Awards (AMAs), we’re getting more scoop on what to expect from the show. Now, we have additional performers to announce! On Tuesday, the AMAs confirmed that Megan Thee Stallion will be making a world premiere performance at the world’s largest fan-voted award show. Per the official…
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Spike Lee Did the Right Thing and Popped Champagne to Celebrate Trump's Exit
The countdown has begun—Donald John Trump is “getting his ass out Da White House!” You know who couldn’t be happier? Spike Lee, himself. On Saturday, the nation (and the world) found out that America had a new president-elect—Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. Yes, Trump got fired on a non-business day. He got fired on his day…
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We Take a Trip Down Memory Lane With Larenz Tate
Larenz Tate is still so damn fine. OK, now that I got that out of the way, I’m pleased to tell y’all I got to sit down with him (virtually, of course) to reminisce about some of his most iconic roles. We went back, y’all…way back…back into time. Tate is currently promoting his latest film,…
