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Rockmond Dunbar Exits ‘9-1-1’ Over Vaccine Mandate

The longtime cast member's exemption requests were denied

Stephanie Holland

11/17/21 12:00PM

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In Her First Interview as a Newlywed, Issa Rae Advocates for Self-Care

The actress-producer and new bride is prioritizing wellness, both for herself and her beloved South Los Angeles…

Maiysha Kai

9/28/21 6:00PM

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Coast to Coast: Black Stars Stunned on Bicoastal Carpets This Weekend

Both the 2021 Tony Awards and the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Opening Gala boasted a bevy of Black excellence…

Maiysha Kai

9/27/21 12:59PM

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Jada Pinkett Smith Celebrates 50 With a Special <i>Red Table Talk</i> Episode and Surprise Retro Roller Skate Party

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Jada Pinkett Smith Celebrates 50 With a Special Red Table Talk Episode and Surprise Retro Roller Skate Party

The veteran actress and musician rang in the grand occasion with family and friends at her Los Angeles home over the…

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Letitia Wright Briefly Hospitalized After Suffering Minor Injuries While Filming Black Panther Sequel

Production for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever began back in June though plot details have been kept under wraps.

Shanelle Genai

8/26/21 2:11PM

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Role Call: On Your Left! Anthony Mackie Will Star in <i>Capitan America 4</i> and Apparently the Fourth Season of <i>Dear White People</i> is a Musical

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Role Call: On Your Left! Anthony Mackie Will Star in Capitan America 4 and Apparently the Fourth Season of Dear White People is a Musical

Courtney B. Vance locks down two projects, a docuseries with Angela Bassett; co-stars in 61st Street with Aunjanue…

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8/20/21 11:45AM

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Role Call: Looks Like Angela Bassett Is About to Be the Highest Paid Black Woman on TV; Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Publishes Catalogue of Spike Lee’s Work

The Chi is renewed for a fifth season, Jennifer Hudson celebrates women-owned Black businesses at the Apollo Theater…

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'The Black Male Needs to Put These Black Chicks in Their Place': A Karen Has Lost Her Mind in California

A white woman tried to come for Black women. A Black man played good defense. A white woman learned nothing but…

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Actress Suzzanne Douglas Dies at 64

Douglas was known for her roles in 'Tap', 'The Parent ‘Hood', 'How Stella Got Her Groove Back,' 'When They See Us'…

Shanelle Genai

7/07/21 10:34AM

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BET Awards 2021: Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby, Drake, Cardi B Among Nominees

The BET Awards, which recently revealed that it would be holding its 2021 ceremony live at Microsoft Theater in Los…

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Janelle Monae, Leslie Odom Jr. to Star in Knives Out 2

The sequel to the 2019 “whodunit” film Knives Out will be making its way back to our screens soon, but this time,…

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'If You're Weak, There's Someone Who Can Be Strong for You': Angela Bassett Honors Her Mother and Continues the Battle for Black Health

As Angela Bassett tells it, her mother, Betty Jane Bassett, was “grand in her carriage.”

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Angela Bassett, Jamie Foxx, Halle Berry, and Kevin Hart Discuss Black Achievement in Film for New Documentary From Apple

There is no doubt that when it comes to the task of achieving excellence in the film industry, Black Hollywood has…

Shanelle Genai

4/22/21 1:30PM

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The Funk Boutique: Untouchable Forces in Fashion

There are women who paved the way in fashion, and there are trailblazers—and then, if you’re lucky enough, you’ll…

Bella Morais

4/21/21 9:45AM

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Oscars 2021: Don Cheadle, Angela Bassett, Regina King, Halle Berry Among Award Presenters

With nearly two weeks before the 93rd annual Academy Awards are set to take place, producers for the ceremony are…

Shanelle Genai

4/12/21 8:30PM

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The Glow Up 50 2021: Meet the Visionaries of Beauty

The category is: Beauty. Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but the influence of Black aesthetics upon the…

Maiysha Kai

4/12/21 1:00PM

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Glamour Optional: In a Very Unbecoming Year, Black Celebs Gave the Golden Globes Some Style

If you’ve ever wondered what it might be like to have Al Pacino on your biweekly Zoom meeting, you likely found out…

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Black Oklahoma Student Says White Teacher Berated Him Over ‘Black King’ T-shirt, Called for White History Month

White fragility is a hell of a drug.

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Angela Bassett Reflects On One of Her Most Iconic Roles: 'Nothing Has Been as Difficult as Tina Turner'

I don’t think I’ve gone a month of my life without hearing somebody yell or text, “Eat the cake, Annie Mae!”

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Delroy Lindo, Angela Bassett, Jamie Foxx and Jurnee Smollett Among Winners at Inaugural Critics Choice Super Awards

The inaugural Critics Super Choice Super Awards had their ceremony this past Sunday and it’s time to congratulate…

Tonja Renée Stidhum

1/11/21 12:00PM

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