Television
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Co-Creator Diallo Riddle on How Comedy Central's South Side Incorporates Chicago Locals
The South Side of Chicago is bustling with hustlers. Ask me how I know. Well, I’ll tell you anyway. As a South Side Chicago native, I was not only around hustlers, I was raised by them. Whether it’s the beloved candy lady who sold those delightful Frooties and Chews out of her bungalow basement or…
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When They See Us, Angela Bassett, Sterling K. Brown Among 2019 AAFCA Winners
The African American Film Critics Association just announced the winners of its upcoming AAFCA TV Honors and as you can probably guess, there’s no shortage of black excellence among those set to be honored. When They See Us, the Ava DuVernay-helmed miniseries that’s poised to ransack every trophy during award season, was named Best Limited…
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10 Burning Questions for David E. Kelley About That Big Little Lies Finale
1. Wait…what? 2. I mean I know we got to see Mary-Louise versus Celeste and Mary-Louise versus Renata and Mary-Louise versus Madeline and Renata versus the trains and Jane versus her bangs, but you brought this whole entire ass show back just to conclude it with a group of white women escorting a black woman…
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Watch: Dear White People Grows by Any Means Necessary in Season 3 Trailer
Dear White People mastermind Justin Simien lives to torment us all. As he admitted to Bustle, his mission in life is to “surprise the viewer.” “From the movie, the spirit of, ‘It’s not what you think it is,’ has always been pervasive in the world of Dear White People,” Simien said. When last he left…
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She’s Gotta Have It Not Renewed for Season 3 at Netflix; Expected to Be Shopped Elsewhere
It looks like Netflix does not, in fact, gotta have it. (Had to do it; too easy.) It’s official. She’s Gotta Have It is not being renewed for Season 3. According to a press release via Netflix, their strategy when it comes to parting ways with their television shows has more to do with viewership…
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Diddy Confirms the Return of Making the Band. Hopefully, the Castmembers are Dylan, Dylan, Dylan, Dylan and Dylan
It’s official—Diddy is remaking the band. That’s right, Making the Band is coming back to its home at MTV, set to return in 2020. “With Making the Band, myself and MTV, we created something special,” Diddy noted in the official announcement video. “We empowered young talent from all over the world. No matter what hood…
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Zero: Netflix to Debut First Ever Scripted Series With Afro-Italian Protagonists
It’s time for another Strong Black Lead—or should I say, Forte Capitanare Nero? Yep, that’s right; the blackest Netflix is going international with Zero, which will be the first scripted series to feature Afro-Italian protagonists. The series’ writer, Antonio Dikele Distefano confirmed this history-making fun fact. Fabula Pictures will be producing. According to IndieWire: The…
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Everybody and Their Mama Is in A Black Lady Sketch Show Season 1 Trailer. We Love to See It
SNL, who?! It’s time for the black ladies to reign supreme in the sketch comedy world! Cue HBO’s A Black Lady Sketch Show. Per the upcoming show’s official press release: A BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW is a narrative series set in a limitless magical reality full of dynamic, hilarious characters and celebrity guests. The show…
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Watch: Starz Drops Trailer for Sixth Season of Power
If The Wire had a love child with The Sopranos and the resulting baby ran away from its good home in the HBO suburbs, moved to a town called Starz and started hanging out with friends named “Fiddy,” we’d have to name that hit show Power. Starz dropped the trailer for the upcoming season of…
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Queen Sugar’s Season 4 Levels Up the Drama Each Episode! Let’s Recap Episode 4 in GIFs!
Queen Sugar’s fourth season has not disappointed one bit. Not that I expected it to, but the writers continuously find new ways to hit us with shit we absolutely did not see coming. This week’s episode was no different. I had enough moments that elicited a physical reaction in episode 4, “Skin Transparent,” that I…