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'We Can Control Our Destiny': Michael B. Jordan, H.E.R. and More Reflect on the Power of the Black Vote
“We can control our destiny. We can control our circumstances. We just have to educate ourselves and get out there and do something about it. Don’t feel like you as an individual don’t have the power to make a change, because you do.” —Michael B. Jordan text It’s Super Tuesday, y’all! Why is Tuesday so…
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CancelCon: Dave Chappelle, Kevin Hart, Martin Lawrence and Jamie Foxx to Headline Netflix Is A Joke Fest
Once upon a time in comedy folklore, the big bad monster known as Cancel Culture was defeated by the marketing prowess of the Netflix Knight. In all seriousness, Netflix really has been going ham with their comedy content, lobbing millions of dollars toward stand-up specials and dedicating an entire campaign to the comedy genre known…
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9 Thoughts About The Trailer For the New Candyman Movie
The trailer for the new Candyman movie—produced and written by Jordan Peele, directed by Nia DaCosta—hit the interwebs on February 27 and, well, I cannot wait until it is released on June 12. Don’t get it twisted, the first movie scared the everloving shit out of me and I’m not a horror movie person, but…
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What's New and Black on Netflix? It's March Madness, So Welcome to the Space Jam!
Everybody get up, it’s time to slam now because we’ve got another month of Netflix’s Strong Black Lead content for y’all! For the sports fans, March means madness—also known as college basketball. If you’re in a hoopin’ mood, Michael Jordan’s foray into the Looney Tunes world, Space Jam, is now on Netflix. (Also, if you’re…
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It Only Takes a Nation of Bernie Bros to Hold Us Back: Public Enemy Fires Flavor Flav for Fighting the Power
They’ve survived a prolonged feud with Def Jam Records, rampant substance abuse and alcoholism, accusations of antisemitism and that whole Flavor of Love phenomenon, but it would appear that the straw that finally broke Public Enemy’s back is…Bernie Sanders? As we reported this weekend, the iconic group announced its intention to perform on Sunday during…
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'It's a Greedy Game': Megan Thee Stallion Claims Her Record Label Won't Let Her Release New Music Due to Contract Dispute [Updated]
After a tumultuous Black History Month, we’re entering Women’s History Month with more controversy. This time, it involves what seems to be the exploitation of a black woman in the music industry. On Sunday, in a clip from Megan Thee Stallion’s Instagram Live that surfaced on Twitter, the 25-year-old artist claimed her record label 1501…
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Public Enemy’s Flavor Flav Slams Bernie Sanders for ‘Deceptive Marketing,’ But Chuck D Has Papers On The Legendary Hip Hop Group
You just “Can’t Truss It.” Although Bernie Sanders’ camp has promoted that Public Enemy will perform at a rally in Los Angeles, one of the group’s most prominent members is trying to shut ‘em down. According to Spin, the legendary hip hop group’s co-founder Flavor Flav slapped the senator from Vermont with a cease-and-desist letter…
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When It All Falls Down: Oprah Winfrey Takes Tumble While Talking About 'Balance' During 'Vision' Tour
Was it karma? Was it staged? Was it just a senior citizen having an unfortunate senior moment? Whatever is or wasn’t, Queen of All Mainstream Media just about broke the internet overnight. On Saturday, as Oprah Winfrey was delivering a speech about finding balance in life when, as if on cue, she took a tumble.…
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Black History, Black Stories: 7 Books That Center Our Legacies for Longer Than a Month
“No scene from African American literary history is more familiar than that of Frederick Douglass’s learning to read,” reads the opening line of the introduction of Forgotten Readers: Recovering the Lost History of African American Literary Societies, an educational tome that unpacks the long legacy of black literacy and literary acumen; one that began while…
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Laurence Fishburne Tapped to Narrate Seminal 'Autobiography of Malcolm X' For Audible
Furious Styles will bring his furious style to one of the greatest stories ever told. No, not the Bible. Another one — considered one of the most important memoirs written within the past century. Emmy and Tony award-winning actor Laurence Fishburne has signed on to narrate The Autobiography of Malcolm X for Audible. Marking the…