All The Shocking Testimony from Diddy’s Federal Trial That’ll Make Your Stomach Turn
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Spoilers! Now That Sinners is Streaming, Here’s Symbolism You Probably Missed
Marvel’s New Black Panther Is …White, Explained
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Lee Daniels Has Chosen the Winners of His 3-Day Creative Workshop
The winners of the Lee Daniels Entertainment creative workshop have been announced, hopefully breathing new life into Hollywood! In August, the man who brought you Fox’s Empire and film’s Precious, announced a three-day, creative development experience. The winners of the workshop have been selected: writer, director and self-taught actor Simone Williams; trans actor and singer…
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Fox News: Southwest Airlines Flight Attendant Being Investigated for ‘Profiling’ Trump Supporter
Leave it to poor POTUS’ pals at Fox News to appropriate a racialized term for when people in power abuse it when dealing with disenfranchised people. But I may be getting ahead of myself. Let me explain. Rupert Murdoch’s Republican-loving conservative news outlet spun a story about a clout-chasing Southwest flight attendant lampooning a Trump-supporting…
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Kanye Only Wants to Make Gospel Now. But He’s at His Best When He’s Blending the Secular and the Sacred
Kanye West will come out with an album…at some point. At first, he said that his new album would drop on Sept. 27; yet, as is par for the course for Ye, the album, Jesus is King, has been delayed. The reason why is unclear; when it will be released is uncertain. But Ye has…
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The Force Don’t Stop: Michael Jackson Musical, MJ, Still Coming to Broadway
It’s back on like popcorn. A musical on the life of Michael Jackson in his heyday originally called Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough, has morphed—like Jackson did many, many times in his life—into MJ. It’s scheduled to hit Broadway in the summer of 2020, according to Playbill. A spokesman for the show announced the…
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A Duke, a Duchess and…a Documentary About the Royal Couple (and Archie!) Is Coming
Lights, camera, action—we’re getting some behind-the-scenes scoop about Prince Harry and Megan Markle’s South Africa tour! According to W Magazine, ITV News anchor Tom Bradby has been inspired to film a documentary about the royal couple’s second official tour (their first being in Australia). “Just finished filming a documentary on Harry and Meghan in Africa,”…
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All About the Comeback: Cardi B Wants to Name Her Next Album ‘Tiger Woods’
In a year when Cardi B stayed winning (a Grammy, a BET Award and a Billboard trophy among her victories), it’s obvious she’s good when it comes to the come-up. That appears to explain, at least in part, how the rap star came to decide to dub her next album “Tiger Woods.” Hip-hop and sports…
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Cynthia Erivo to Portray Aretha Franklin in First-Ever Authorized Limited Series About the Queen of Soul
Fresh off the heels of Harriet, Cynthia Erivo will be portraying another beloved woman in black history—Aretha Franklin. According to Variety, Erivo will be taking on the role of Franklin in National Geographic’s third season of Genius, an anthology period drama. “Aretha Franklin has been a source of inspiration for me since I was a…
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TIFF 2019: Dolemite Is My Name Is the Comeback King of Blaxploitation
You ever leave a movie feeling all warm inside due to the bubbling laughter in your tummy and pure joy in reaction to an underdog’s triumph? That movie, for me, is Dolemite Is My Name. Netflix breaks down the synopsis like so: Stung by a string of showbiz failures, floundering comedian Rudy Ray Moore (Academy…
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Investigation Finds Fox Studios at Fault for Death of Black Stuntwoman on Set of Deadpool 2
On Aug. 14, 2017, racing pioneer and stuntwoman Joi “SJ” Harris died on the set of 20th Century Fox’s Deadpool 2, crashing into the side of a building in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. Harris was performing a stunt as the franchise’s character Domino, played by Zazie Beetz, when she lost control of her motorcycle. More…
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Ryan Coogler Just Started Writing the Black Panther 2 Story. Black Twitter: It's OK Baby, Take Your Time
All eyes are on Ryan Coogler as he prepares to embark on one of the most anticipated sequels in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal discussing upcoming Marvel projects during his final two years at Disney, CEO Bob Iger confirmed Coogler is “just beginning the process of outlining…