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The Politics and Faces of Angela Rye
On the eve of the first presidential debate, Angela Rye, along with the rest of the world, was anticipating just how Donald Trump would shoot himself in the foot as he went one-on-one with Hillary Clinton. Of course, Trump seemed unprepared to match wits with Clinton, but when it comes to being one of CNN’s…
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Remembering Gloria Naylor
As I was heading back from New York City Monday afternoon, I saw a few tweets about Gloria Naylor’s writing, several quotes and people remembering how great a writer she was. I immediately headed to Google to search if anything had happened to her. And I saw nothing. As I searched through Twitter, I saw…
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Dear Wypipo: Luke Cage Isn't Racist; You're Just Not Used to Not Being the Center of Entertainment
Netflix knew right away it had a hit on its hands when it released Luke Cage Friday. The much hyped 13-episode Marvel series definitely lived up to everyone’s expectations. With it breaking the streaming service Saturday and having people already on their second binge-watching session, we already know that fans can’t wait for the next season.…
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Did Luke Cage Break Netflix? Social Media Thinks So
While millions of people were streaming Netflix’s Luke Cage over the weekend, the streaming service suffered an hourlong outage Saturday. Could it be that Luke Cage’s release had everyone firing up their Netflix accounts and the company’s servers couldn’t handle the massive traffic? Netflix didn’t confirm or deny that Luke Cage caused the outage, but…
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Ga. Teacher Investigated After Calling Michelle Obama a Gorilla on Facebook
A Forsyth County, Ga., teacher is under investigation after posting to Facebook a photo of Michelle Obama and a comment in which she referred to the first lady as a gorilla. Jane Wood Allen, a teacher at Chestatee Elementary School in Gainesville, Ga., posted a photo of the first lady, called her a gorilla and also made reference to…
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Luke Cage's Signature Hoodie Is a Tribute to Trayvon Martin
Netflix’s Luke Cage is no doubt a huge success. After being released Friday, it has become one of the streaming service’s most-streamed series and has fans asking for a second season. Mike Colter, who stars as Luke Cage, is Marvel’s first black superhero, and the series focuses a lot on everyday issues plaguing the black…
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Netflix's Luke Cage and Solange's New Album Are Both Unapologetically Black
If you’re the type who pays attention to trending topics, you’ll notice that both #LukeCage and #Solange are currently trending on Twitter. And for good reasons. At 12 a.m. Friday, Netflix released its long-awaited series, Luke Cage. The Jessica Jones spinoff stars Michael Cotler as the invincible Luke Cage, as well as Mahershala Ali, Alfre…
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UT San Antonio Launches College Course: 'Black Women, Beyoncé and Popular Culture'
The University of Texas at San Antonio is about to give students a sip of Beyoncé’s Lemonade in the form of an English course. On Thursday, UTSA announced the launch of “Black Women, Beyoncé and Pop Culture,” which will use the singer’s most recent album as its foundation. The English course will focus the “theoretical, historical and…
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White Student in Gorilla Mask Taunts Black Lives Matter Protesters at East Tenn. State University
Tristan Rettke, a freshman student at East Tennessee State University, apparently thought it would be funny to dress up in a gorilla mask and taunt a group of Black Lives Matter protesters. But it wasn’t funny when Rettke was charged with one count of civil rights intimidation. According to WCYB, Rettke was also armed with a…
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Mary J. Blige Has a Few Words for All the Hateration on Her Hillary Clinton Dancery
Mary J. Blige wasn’t too pleased about the comments she’s been receiving about her upcoming interview with Hillary Clinton. On Monday a promo shot was aired that shows Blige singing Bruce Springsteen’s “41 Shots” song to Clinton as she sat across from her. Most people’s reaction to the song ranged from “WTF?” to “Why, Lord.…
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