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‘Black Like Us’: Black-ish Finally Tackles the Elephant in the Room—Colorism
Black-ish certainly has a way of evoking conversation on social media—its Season Four-opening “Juneteenth” episode is the best and most recent example of that phenomenon. After a recent conversation with its showrunners, I have a feeling this Tuesday night’s episode will do the same. Written by Peter Saji (“Juneteenth” and “Purple Rain”) and directed by…
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Anthony Anderson Under Investigation For Allegedly Assaulting a Woman
Black-ish star Anthony Anderson is under criminal investigation by the LAPD for allegedly assaulting a woman who catered an event that the actor put on. Anderson is denying the allegation. The Blast reported that sources familiar with the situation claimed that the woman met with Anderson for a second time after she’d catered the event…
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Equal Pay for Equal Laughs: #TimesUp Meeting Reveals Tracee Ellis Ross Paid ‘Significantly Less’ Than Anthony Anderson
At a recent meeting of Time’s Up, the initiative spearheaded by Hollywood actresses with the aim of addressing sexual assault and workplace harassment and inequality, there was a lot said about Tracee Ellis Ross getting paid “significantly less” than her Black-ish co-star Anthony Anderson. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the conversation centered on the gender…
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Actor Anthony Anderson Offers to Marry ‘Gary From Chicago’ and His Fiancee
If there was anyone from Sunday night’s Oscars who had the time of their lives, it was Gary from Chicago and his fiancee, Vickie. The lucky couple were part of a tour-bus group that got to mix and mingle with celebrities in the midst of the award show. Gary Coe and Vickie immediately went viral…
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Anthony Anderson’s Mother Taught Him How to Perform Oral Sex
Anthony Anderson got a little too candid for Conan O’Brien this week when he divulged that his mother was the one who taught him how to perform oral sex. “I’ll just cut to the chase: My mother taught me how to go downtown,” he said. “My mama taught me how to eat the cookie. Oral…
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Black-ish Is Cute And Cuddly, Not Controversial
The first thing you notice when watching Black-ish is how cute everything and everyone is. The voiceovers are cute. The kids are cute. Anthony Anderson (“Andre”) and Tracee Ellis Ross (“Rainbow”) are cute. Laurence Fishburne’s cuddly non-cuddlyness is cute. The interactions they all have with the kids are cute. The house is cute. The asides…