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2/21/20

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#BlackExcellenceWeekend: BET, NAACP Image Awards and ABFF to Pay Tribute to Us in the Same Weekend

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2/10/20

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Stand Up! The Oscars May Not Give Cynthia Erivo Her Flowers (Yet), But We Will

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2/10/20

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Oscars 2020: 80 Years After Hattie McDaniel Became the 1st Black Academy Award Winner, Hair Love Somehow Became The Night's Only One

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2/10/20

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Oscars 2020: Matthew A. Cherry Manifests #HairLove Success and Janelle Monáe Welcomes Us to the Neighborhood

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2/8/20

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As EGOT Status Draws Near, Double Oscar Nominee Cynthia Erivo Commends Joaquin Phoenix For Condemning Hollywood Racism

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2/2/20

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

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1/20/20

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Where Was the Color at the 2020 SAG Awards? On the Red Carpet!

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1/13/20

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Oscars 2020: On a Scale of Taylor Swift to Gary Owen, How White Were the Nominations?

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1/8/20

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BAFTAs: No Nominations for You Cynthia Erivo (or Any Non-White Actors), but Can You Sing at Our Ceremony?

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1/6/20

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George Bush Doesn’t Care About Black People. Neither Do the Golden Globes

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12/16/19

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Land, Draft & Heat Did a Tribute to Earth, Wind & Fire, but They Forgot the Words

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12/11/19

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SAG Awards 2020: Jharrel Jerome, Lupita Nyong'o and Jamie Foxx Among Nominees

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12/9/19

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Golden Globes 2020: Eddie Murphy, Cynthia Erivo, Beyoncé, Billy Porter Score Noms. Plus, When They (Don't) See Us, We Got a Problem

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11/4/19

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‘I Wanted to Show Her as a Woman’: Cynthia Erivo Talks Harriet for Essence's Digital Cover

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11/3/19

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Despite Controversies, Cynthia Erivo as Harriet Tubman Proves to Be a Winner at Box Office

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10/30/19

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Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr. and Harriet Cast Talk Their Visions of Freedom

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10/3/19

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Television10/3/19

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Cynthia Erivo to Portray Aretha Franklin in First-Ever Authorized Limited Series About the Queen of Soul

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9/26/19

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Up Where We Belong: Zendaya’s All-Black Glam Squad Named One of the Top 15 in Hollywood

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9/19/19

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Urbanworld 2019: How Kasi Lemmons, Vondie Curtis-Hall and Henry Hunter Hall Continue a Creative Legacy in Harriet

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9/13/19

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TIFF 2019: Harriet Isn’t the Epic, Raw Tale You’re Waiting For

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Jared Kushner Is a Goddamn Idiot

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#BlackExcellenceWeekend: BET, NAACP Image Awards and ABFF to Pay Tribute to Us in the Same Weekend

Stand Up! The Oscars May Not Give Cynthia Erivo Her Flowers (Yet), But We Will

Oscars 2020: 80 Years After Hattie McDaniel Became the 1st Black Academy Award Winner, Hair Love Somehow Became The Night's Only One

Oscars 2020: Matthew A. Cherry Manifests #HairLove Success and Janelle Monáe Welcomes Us to the Neighborhood

As EGOT Status Draws Near, Double Oscar Nominee Cynthia Erivo Commends Joaquin Phoenix For Condemning Hollywood Racism

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

Where Was the Color at the 2020 SAG Awards? On the Red Carpet!

Oscars 2020: On a Scale of Taylor Swift to Gary Owen, How White Were the Nominations?

BAFTAs: No Nominations for You Cynthia Erivo (or Any Non-White Actors), but Can You Sing at Our Ceremony?

George Bush Doesn’t Care About Black People. Neither Do the Golden Globes

Land, Draft & Heat Did a Tribute to Earth, Wind & Fire, but They Forgot the Words

SAG Awards 2020: Jharrel Jerome, Lupita Nyong'o and Jamie Foxx Among Nominees

Golden Globes 2020: Eddie Murphy, Cynthia Erivo, Beyoncé, Billy Porter Score Noms. Plus, When They (Don't) See Us, We Got a Problem

‘I Wanted to Show Her as a Woman’: Cynthia Erivo Talks Harriet for Essence's Digital Cover

Despite Controversies, Cynthia Erivo as Harriet Tubman Proves to Be a Winner at Box Office

Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr. and Harriet Cast Talk Their Visions of Freedom

Cynthia Erivo to Portray Aretha Franklin in First-Ever Authorized Limited Series About the Queen of Soul

Up Where We Belong: Zendaya’s All-Black Glam Squad Named One of the Top 15 in Hollywood

Urbanworld 2019: How Kasi Lemmons, Vondie Curtis-Hall and Henry Hunter Hall Continue a Creative Legacy in Harriet

TIFF 2019: Harriet Isn’t the Epic, Raw Tale You’re Waiting For

Here's When You'll Get Your Coronavirus Relief Check

HBO Made a Bunch of Stuff Free to Watch, Here's What You Should Check Out (or Skip)

SpaceX Starship Prototype Collapses in Third Failed Test

#BlackExcellenceWeekend: BET, NAACP Image Awards and ABFF to Pay Tribute to Us in the Same Weekend

Stand Up! The Oscars May Not Give Cynthia Erivo Her Flowers (Yet), But We Will

Oscars 2020: 80 Years After Hattie McDaniel Became the 1st Black Academy Award Winner, Hair Love Somehow Became The Night's Only One

Oscars 2020: Matthew A. Cherry Manifests #HairLove Success and Janelle Monáe Welcomes Us to the Neighborhood

As EGOT Status Draws Near, Double Oscar Nominee Cynthia Erivo Commends Joaquin Phoenix For Condemning Hollywood Racism

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

Where Was the Color at the 2020 SAG Awards? On the Red Carpet!

Oscars 2020: On a Scale of Taylor Swift to Gary Owen, How White Were the Nominations?

BAFTAs: No Nominations for You Cynthia Erivo (or Any Non-White Actors), but Can You Sing at Our Ceremony?

George Bush Doesn’t Care About Black People. Neither Do the Golden Globes

Land, Draft & Heat Did a Tribute to Earth, Wind & Fire, but They Forgot the Words

SAG Awards 2020: Jharrel Jerome, Lupita Nyong'o and Jamie Foxx Among Nominees

Golden Globes 2020: Eddie Murphy, Cynthia Erivo, Beyoncé, Billy Porter Score Noms. Plus, When They (Don't) See Us, We Got a Problem

‘I Wanted to Show Her as a Woman’: Cynthia Erivo Talks Harriet for Essence's Digital Cover

Despite Controversies, Cynthia Erivo as Harriet Tubman Proves to Be a Winner at Box Office

Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr. and Harriet Cast Talk Their Visions of Freedom

Cynthia Erivo to Portray Aretha Franklin in First-Ever Authorized Limited Series About the Queen of Soul

Up Where We Belong: Zendaya’s All-Black Glam Squad Named One of the Top 15 in Hollywood

Urbanworld 2019: How Kasi Lemmons, Vondie Curtis-Hall and Henry Hunter Hall Continue a Creative Legacy in Harriet

TIFF 2019: Harriet Isn’t the Epic, Raw Tale You’re Waiting For