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The Safe Negro Guide to Lovecraft Country: 'Jig-a-Bobo'
Multi-orgasmic sex while molting your white-woman skin? Running from creepy twin pickaninny caricatures? Saved from gunfire by a concrete shoggoth? It must be Episode 8 of HBO’s Lovecraft Country! Last Sunday was a welcome respite from watching The Masque of the Red Death play out in real-time on our nightly news, but you want to…
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Matthew A. Cherry on Directing Black-ish's Election Special: 'There's a Certain Side Working Hard to Make Sure Our Voice Isn't Counted'
Matthew A. Cherry isn’t voter-ish…he’s a whole voter. The Oscar-winning director helmed a special two-part election special of Black-ish on Sunday night. Part 1 explored Junior (Marcus Scribner) and his excitement as a first-time voter (in which he later became a bit jaded once he learned about that pesky little thing called voter suppression) and…
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An Ode to Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Who Gave Us a Poem About Black Excellence That Was Beautifully Ahead of Its Time
Every so often the Internets gets into a running debate about Black famous folks. What is “Black famous?” Well, it’s the idea that a person is famous, and widely known (and typically beloved), amongst Black folks, uniquely. Who is on this list is a moving target. And you can move from Black famous to famous-famous…
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Tamar Braxton Says She Is ‘Ready to Pour Some Pain’ Into Her Music Following Mental Health Struggles, Domestic Violence Allegations
Tamar Braxton is getting back on her feet and says she is ready to channel the tumult of the last few months into her music. After a harrowing suicide attempt in July, the singer and reality star sharing a photo of herself smiling on Instagram Friday alongside the caption “I’m ready to pour some pain…
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There's No Place Like Home to Watch Keke Palmer, Wanda Sykes, Loretta Devine and Jackée Harry in a Live Virtual Table Read of 227
Hey Black Twitter, you’ll be thrilled to know that the “Zoom Where It Happens” series will finally be featuring a Black-led show! Episode 3 of the popular “Zoom Where It Happens” series will be a live table reading of the beloved ‘80s sitcom 227! Actors Keke Palmer, Wanda Sykes, Loretta Devine, LaTanya Richardson-Jackson, and Blair…
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Megan Thee Stallion Calls Out Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron in Powerful SNL Performance, and Issa Rae's Got Next for Hosting
Young rap phenom Megan Thee Stallion made her performance debut on NBC’s Saturday Night Live this weekend and also made a clear statement in defense of Black lives—while also calling out Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron. Megan joined veteran comedian Chris Rock as special guests for the premiere of SNL’s 46th season on Saturday, and…
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Donald Glover Gives Most Lowkey New Dad Announcement Ever: ‘You Know, I Had (a Kid) During the Coronavirus’
In a conversation with I May Destroy You’s Michaela Coel, Atlanta creator Donald Glover revealed that he had his third son during the pandemic. The revelation came organically, as Coel and Glover chatted about his 4-year-old son, Legend, during a talk recently published by GQ. “He’s very grown up now,” Glover observed, before adding, “You…
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Trailer Roundup: October Has Two Full Moons—Someone Summoned The Witches and The Craft
Brandy Norwood once said, “That must be a full moon, felt like one of those nights.” Then October 2020 responded, “Oh bih, you mean TWO full moons.” Girl. The month is already full of chaos and covfefe, so here’s some trailers to tickle your fancy! Before I start, make sure you check out the Sincerely,…
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Katanas and X-Wings Top This Week's Good-Ass Games at Good-Ass Prices
Well. This has been a week. What better way to end it than by indulging your vice of choice, firing up your console and getting down on some good ass games? This week’s list includes a brand spankin’ new game as well as one of the best games to be released this year. Star Wars:…
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Warner Bros. Is Producing a Feature Film Based on a Comic Where Only Black Folks Have Superpowers
Shhh, don’t tell Terry Crews, but I think a Black supremacist comic just got acquired by a major movie studio. Seriously, according to Deadline, Warner Bros. will be adapting a feature film based on Black, a comic written and created by Kwanza Osajyefo and Tim Smith 3. Here’s the kicker—the comic is set in “a…