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Scandal Recap: ‘Where’s the Black Lady?’
How many people does it take to save Olivia Pope? So far it looks like it takes at least one president, one first lady, one former head of B613, one Secret Service agent, one attorney general, two gladiators and a Republican National Committee chairwoman … First things first, though: This Thursday’s episode of Scandal—a show…
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What to Do When Your Fiance’s Baby Mama Wants to Attend Your Wedding
I’m getting married later this year. My fiance’s son is in the wedding and reception, and his mother wants to come to the reception. I said yes to the wedding, but she and I aren’t friends. No hard feelings toward her, I just don’t want her at my reception. My fiance said it’s not a big…
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Black in Amsterdam: Should I Return to the US to Expose My Son to ‘the Struggle,’ or Nah?
Marly Pierre-Louis spotted them out of the corner of her eye. She was sitting on the train in Amsterdam one winter day and did an about-face the second she stepped on the platform so that she wouldn’t have to get a full view of the ridiculousness. “White Dutch people in blackface, curly hair and red lipstick,” Pierre-Louis, a 31-year-old…
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Empire Recap: A Kiss From a Rose Gets a Rise Out of Cookie
In a nutshell: Boo Boo Kitty may find that all that glitters is not gold. On the other hand, she gets a massive diamond from Lucious, so she probably doesn’t care about that rose that turns Cookie into a bootleg gladiator. Tiana has a girlfriend. Hakeem has a stupid attitude. Andre and Rhonda continue to…
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Bobby Brown Told Nothing More Doctors Can Do to Save Bobbi Kristina: Report
Eight days ago it was reported that Bobbi Kristina, the daughter of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, was found unresponsive in a bathtub. She was rushed to a hospital, where she was placed in a medically induced coma and placed on life support. On Thursday TMZ reported that Bobby Brown has been told that there is…
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How Reality TV Has Changed Our Daughters
Black girl magic is a magnetic power. It’s the phenomenal-woman effect that draws attention and makes the world watch for us. What we wear. How we wear it. What we say. How we say it. What we listen to, what we watch, what we read, what we buy. Our brilliance shapes trends. Media industrialists who…
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Match Made in Heaven: Black Bachelor Explains Why He’s Looking for Love on TV
Maybe you remember this: A couple of years ago, The Bachelor—ABC’s megahit reality show featuring (nonblack) men, with access to an inordinate number of roses, who were looking for love while the cameras rolled on—was accused of being racist. In 19 seasons of the show, there had never been a black bachelor. There was even…
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Journey of You: The Art and Legacy of Rob Hardy
Rob Hardy has been telling “amazing stories” for years now. His name may not immediately ring a bell but for the past 15 years, he’s undoubtedly produced films that have brought African-American audiences to the box office. Hardy previously worked side-by-side with another powerhouse producer, Will Packer, on their production company, Rainforest Films. The duo…
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Journey of You: The Art and Legacy of Rob Hardy
Rob Hardy has been telling “amazing stories” for years now. His name may not immediately ring a bell but for the past 15 years, he’s undoubtedly produced films that have brought African-American audiences to the box office. Hardy previously worked side-by-side with another powerhouse producer, Will Packer, on their production company, Rainforest Films. The duo…