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Black News, Opinions, Politics and Culture.

Black News, Opinions, Politics and Culture.

3/7/20

5:15 PM

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Bittersweet! Stranger Things Kids Paid Far More Than Orange Is The New Black Breakout Danielle Brooks Was for Seven Seasons of Hit Netflix Show

Brooklyn Baldwin

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2/2/20

8:30 PM

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Television2/2/20

Television2/2/20

Billy Porter Graces Sesame Street with Legendary Academy Award Tuxedo Gown and Pro-Life Petitioners Go Apes**t

Karu F. Daniels

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2/2/20

5:45 PM

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The Color Purple Returning to the Big Screen for Black History Month

Karu F. Daniels

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12/2/19

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Race Matters12/2/19

Race Matters12/2/19

White Woman Accuses Playwright Jeremy O. Harris of Being 'Racist Against White People' During Tirade

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11/23/19

9:58 AM

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Entertainment11/23/19

Entertainment11/23/19

Ain’t Too Proud Showstopper Ephraim Sykes to Play Michael Jackson on Broadway

Karu F. Daniels

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10/8/19

3:23 PM

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The Root Reviews10/8/19

The Root Reviews10/8/19

Are We Ready to Have a Constructive Conversation About Slave Play? (Because We Saw It for Ourselves, and Have Thoughts)

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10/4/19

3:56 PM

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Entertainment10/4/19

Entertainment10/4/19

The Force Don’t Stop: Michael Jackson Musical, MJ, Still Coming to Broadway

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9/16/19

4:30 PM

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'I Am What I Am': In Concert and Conversation, Audra McDonald Pulls Back the Curtain on a Brilliant Career

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9/10/19

9:00 AM

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'It Should Cost You Something': Playwright Jeremy O. Harris Sets the Record Straight on Slave Play as It Debuts on Broadway

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8/19/19

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Entertainment8/19/19

Entertainment8/19/19

Love, Peace and Soul Train May Be Coming to Broadway in 2021 to Mark 50th Anniversary of TV Series Debut

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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7/24/19

10:30 PM

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Body Politics7/24/19

Body Politics7/24/19

Violated: Audra McDonald Calls Out Playgoer Who Snapped Photo of Her During Nude Scene

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6/20/19

10:09 AM

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August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Film Adaptation Confirmed With Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman to Star, Denzel Washington to Produce

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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6/14/19

3:00 PM

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Black Excellence6/14/19

Black Excellence6/14/19

Otis Williams of The Temptations Weighs in on Hitting the Great White Way, His Mortality, and Patti LaBelle’s Big Lie

Karu F. Daniels

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6/10/19

9:23 AM

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Stage Presence: The Stars Show Out for the 2019 Tony Awards

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4/24/19

4:30 PM

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Entertainment4/24/19

Entertainment4/24/19

‘Somebody Can Send Your Luggage’: Matthew Knowles to Bring to Life the Story of Destiny’s Child

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4/12/19

9:30 AM

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Glow Up Goddess4/12/19

Glow Up Goddess4/12/19

Redefining the Role: LaTanya Richardson Jackson Finds a Well-Deserved Spotlight in Broadway's To Kill a Mockingbird

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4/7/19

8:04 AM

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Phenomenal Woman: Maya Angelou’s Legacy Will Be Adapted for the Stage

Aliya Semper Ewing

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1/15/19

2:31 PM

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Obituary1/15/19

Obituary1/15/19

Broadway Legend Carol Channing Dies at 97, 'Proud as Can Be' of Her Black Heritage

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12/13/18

2:58 PM

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On Doctor’s Orders, Michelle Williams Steps Away From Broadway Musical

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9/21/18

2:51 PM

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Entertainment9/21/18

Entertainment9/21/18

Noma Dumezweni on Being Hermione, a Mom and a Brit on Broadway

DaVette See

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