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Tenet: It’s Ambitious, Glossy and the Black James Bond We’ve Been Waiting For
As have many, the film industry has been hit hard by COVID-19, with small budget films being canceled, cinemas only recently opening and release dates for major films pushed back by studios. Christopher Nolan’s Tenet has increasingly been touted as the film that will change all of that—the film that will have people running back…
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Want to Know What's New and Black on Netflix in September 2020? Let's Set It Off!
The soulfully crooning ladies on “Missing You” sang “I’ll find a way to get tha-rouuuuugh!” and I feel like that’s a big mood for 2020. Speaking of that song, it’s on the soundtrack for one of the films on Netflix in September! This is a great jumping-off point to start the list… First up, Set…
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Whose Storm Is This?
Storm is my favorite character from the X-Men lore. So, I never tolerate any disrespect of the baddest bitch in comics land. Cue this shit—a visual character profile of Storm quickly circulated the internet, in promotion of the upcoming Role-Playing Game (RPG), Marvel Future Fight. What in the colorstruck clusterfuck?! As writer-editor @ConStar24 aptly tweeted,…
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Black Kenosha News Editor Resigns Over Jacob Blake Rally Coverage
Editor Daniel Thompson wasn’t covering the Saturday rally for Jacob Blake but attended it anyway. The 30-year-old digital editor of the Kenosha News watched as speaker after speaker took the stage: among them were Jacob Blake’s uncle, Justine Blake, Wisconsin Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes, Rep. Gwen Moore, local activist Ma’kia Hughes and national organizer Dijuan…
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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 30-Year Reunion Is Coming This Thanksgiving—I Think We All Know Which Aunt Viv Will Be There
The year 2020 has flipped and turned our lives upside down—specifically, our sense of time. How do I know this? Well, the general shock of “OMG we’re getting old!” that accompanies a story about a nostalgic piece of art, event, or famous person has been exacerbated. Celebrating 30 years, Westbrook Media has announced The Fresh…
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The Safe Negro Travel Guide to Lovecraft Country: 'Holy Ghost'
If you watched Episode 3 of HBO’s Lovecraft Country, you already know: This was a damn near perfect episode. I sincerely believe that the horror genre is where Black folks get to tell truths that otherwise aren’t safe to tell. Horror is an imaginative space for us because so much of our history and experiences…
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The Record Is Mine: Brandy and Monica Make Verzuz History With 1.2 Million Viewers on IG
It happened, y’all. Brandy and Monica congregated at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta and went hit-for-hit in the highly popular nostalgic music event we now know as Verzuz. Miracles happen every day! If you missed it or you want to relive the highlights, I’m here with the recap. A lot happened so no need to…
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Ayo Edebiri Is Now the Voice of Missy in Big Mouth
It looks like we have a big update—as big as the mouth for Netflix’s Big Mouth! According to Variety, writer, producer, comedian and actor Ayo Edebiri (Sunnyside) has been cast as Missy. You may remember the original voice actress, Jenny Slate stepped down from portraying the popular and quirky character noting that Missy “is also…
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It's Been 30 Years Since Mariah Carey's 1st Album Debuted and She's Earned Over $60 Million in Royalties for 1 Song
Imagine that moment when Mariah Carey raises that single finger to check her pitch while singing—now, add 29 more fingers to it. That’s how many years it’s been since the iconic singer released her debut album. Yes, 30! Wow, time flies. In a recent interview with Vulture to celebrate the momentous occasion, Carey reminisced and…
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The 2020 VMAs Were Virtual and It Was Like MTV Started Playing Music Videos Again
It’s time for yet another awards ceremony with a virtual stage! This time, it’s MTV’s biggest night for music—the Video Music Awards (VMAs)! The actual ceremony as a whole was pretty—er—white, but here’s a Black-ass fact: Keke Palmer was the first-ever Black woman to host the VMAs solo! The first VMAs debuted in 1984, so…