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One thing’s for sure: Will “Power” Packer, producer and founder of Will Packer Productions, has got his foot on…
God speaks to you in many ways. Sometimes it’s through a burning bush, and other times it’s through 14-year-old Marsai…
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“As a smart woman once said, ‘Courage is fear said with prayers,’” Viola Davis wrote on an Instagram post on Thursday.
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Lupita Nyong’o takes her roles very seriously.
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It started with a ball gown. It may not have been an unusual choice for the red carpet of the Academy Awards, but its…
Remember last February, when we were basking in the billion-dollars worth of black excellence that accompanied Black…
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It’s no secret that Hollywood has a problem with inclusion.
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