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A Word: How We Fight White Supremacy Reminds Us That ‘We’ Have the Power
What does it mean to fight white supremacy today? After centuries of trying, those of us actively committed to doing so know that grand gestures are well outnumbered by daily acts expressed in myriad ways with varying levels of visibility. This is the message of How We Fight White Supremacy, a new African American anthology…
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This Ain’t It, Amanda Seales
In 1935, an Australian farmer brought a suitcase filled with 101 cane toads from Puerto Rico and unleashed them in Australia.
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Amanda Seales Will Have You Lifting Every Voice to Sing in Her New HBO Special 'I Be Knowin'
I first experienced Amanda Seales live and in action during the early iteration of her game show, Smart Funny & Black at Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles. Since then, she has taken the popular game show on a multi-city tour. Now, Seales is leveling up even higher with more content: HBO’s Amanda Seales:…
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Smart, Funny and Black: Amanda Seales Has Created the Blackest Game Show Ever
Amanda Seales is a lot of things: comedian, intellect, actress, opinionated Instagram commentator, among many other labels. But did you know she’s also the host of one of the best game shows the world has ever seen? Seales created Smart, Funny and Black, the blackest game show ever, that tests the bounds of some of…
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What is a Fuckboy and How Does One Avoid Them?
One of Amanda Seales’ best and most reliable qualities is her ability to tell it like it is. The actress (Insecure), comedian and creator of the Smart, Funny and Black traveling game show has this delightful talent of jumping on a topic, giving her opinion and then shaping thought-provoking conversations about said topic. If you…
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Watch: This Is What Happens When Your Privilege Is Showing and There’s a Black Woman in the Room
By now you may have seen the viral clip from Katy Perry’s livestream promoting her new album, Witness, that catapulted actress Amanda Seales and former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner more into the spotlight more than they already were! To recap: Jenner adores America and Seales doesn’t quite feel the same, and Jenner is perplexed by Seales’…
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Actress Amanda Seales Schools Caitlyn Jenner on Privilege
Over the weekend, Katy Perry gathered celebrities and political commentators for a livestreaming dinner party, Witness World Wide, to discuss current events. Those guests included Insecure’s Amanda Seales, commentators Van Jones and Ana Navarro, comedian Margaret Cho and Caitlyn Jenner. I’m not sure when Perry decided to become “woke,” but the conversation between Seales and…