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Marvel Releases New Black Panther Trailer
Feb. 16, 2018, seems like it’ll never get here, but Marvel Studios dropped a new trailer for the long-anticipated Black Panther movie, and it’s pretty much the best way to get your Monday started. Black Panther stars Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Angela…
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‘Rise Up!’ These Baltimore Grade-Schoolers’ Voices Are So Sweet, They Will Make You Weep
My favorite season of The Wire was the fourth one, during which the series followed the lives of Baltimore middle-schoolers Dukie (Jermaine Crawford), Michael (Tristan Wilds), Randy (Maestro Harrell) and Namond (Julito McCullum). It was a rare glimpse into the inner lives of young black men facing peril at every turn, and, of course, it…
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‘I’m a Sex-Positive, Polyamorous Pansexual’: Spike Lee’s Nola Darling Is Back, Baby!
In what undoubtedly was a black woman ahead of her time, the character Nola Darling (played by Tracy Camilla Johns) was introduced to the world by Spike Lee as the lead in his very first film, 1986’s She’s Gotta Have It (Lee also faced some pushback for a problematic rape scene in it, a scene…
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Chance the Rapper Puts in Another Act for Sainthood: Partners With Lyft for Chicago Public Schools
Chance the Rapper continues to break all types of molds, stereotypes and boundaries with his unique blend of God and guts, the nontraditional distribution of his music and his conscious philanthropy. Not only did he again buy out several movie theaters for the new Thurgood Marshall biopic Marshall (he did the same for Hidden Figures), but…
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Nelly’s Accuser Says She Will Not Testify Against Him and Wants Rape Case Dropped
The woman who accused Nelly of rape in Washington state said through her lawyer Friday that she will not testify against the rapper, and she wants the whole matter dropped. Karen Koehler, the attorney representing the alleged victim, told TMZ that her client has informed both the Auburn, Wash., Police Department as well as the…
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Chance the Rapper Wants Everyone to See the Movie Marshall, so He Bought Out All Showings at 2 Chicago Theaters
Marshall, the new movie about the first black U.S. Supreme Court justice, Thurgood Marshall, opens nationwide Friday. Chance the Rapper is eager for everyone to see it, so he bought out all the shows at two Chicago movie theaters, affording fans the opportunity to see the film for free. Chance announced on his Twitter account…
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Top 10 Things White Women Should Boycott Besides Twitter
Before I begin, let me say that the Harvey Weinstein allegations are atrocious. What he did is despicable, and I do not play oppression Olympics with sexual assault or rape because it the same as white supremacy to me: using a position of strength and power to take advantage of people for the vilest of…
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Jesse Williams Stars in New 7-Minute Protest Film Available Exclusively on Tidal
Is love the answer to all of America’s problems? That is the question the producers of a new short documentary film want us to consider. Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz of Bush Renz (“Kill Jay-Z,” “17”) have teamed up with Sankofa.org (founded by Harry Belafonte) and Tidal to bring us the seven-minute protest film Versus,…
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RZA Praises Azealia Banks for Love Beats Rhymes Film; Release Date Officially Set
Some people will call Azealia Banks problematic and even crazy, but in a recent interview with Hot 97, RZA had nothing but glowing words to say about the rapper when it comes to his upcoming movie, Love Beats Rhymes, in which she stars. The movie’s official trailer was released this week, and it officially opens…