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Why Blair Underwood Said ‘No’ to Being Just ‘The Black Guy’ on ‘Sex and the City’
Underwood opened up about a role he was offered on the hit HBO series before he eventually came on as Dr. Robert Leeds.
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Disgraced Former NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo Continues His Fall, Asked to Give Emmy Back
Cuomo won the award for his daily COVID briefings, but after his fall from grace, the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences wants it back.
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Cuomo Doesn't Seem to Be Going Anywhere Soon and Here's Why
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is facing non-stop pressure to resign, with seven women now accusing him of sexual harassment—so far. Most of his fellow party members at the state and national levels are abandoning him almost daily. Both of the state’s U.S. senators have called for him to step down and 16 of the…
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'We Would Not Have All Been White': Cynthia Nixon Reflects on Sex and the City's White Feminism Problem
It’s been 15 years since Sex and the City set the standard for what it meant to be a successful working woman in New York City, with four white actresses (Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon, and Kristen Davis) providing a weekly dose of humor, friendship, fashion, and yes, sex to devoted viewers from…
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With Primary Win, Letitia James Inches Closer to Being 1st Black Woman to Win Statewide Office in New York
On Thursday night, New York City public advocate Letitia “Tish” James won the Democratic primary to become the state’s attorney general in a packed and competitive field. With her victory, James edges closer to being the first black woman elected to a statewide office, should she win the seat in the November. She beat out…
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Here Comes the Sun: For 2019, Christian Siriano Envisions a Tropical Getaway—and a New Governor
Summer 2018 is just ending, but the Christian Siriano woman is already dressed for a tropical getaway, which was the inspiration for the designer’s Spring-Summer 2019 collection. Sending chartreuse chiffons, palm and animal prints and flamingo-inspired feathered dresses down the runway on a body-positive array of models, Siriano’s 66-piece collection was an ode to Hawaii.…
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Brother of Kalief Browder Endorses Cynthia Nixon for New York Governor
A little more than two weeks before the New York Democratic gubernatorial primary, candidate Cynthia Nixon has released a new video endorsement from Akeem Browder, the brother of Kalief Browder, a New York City teen who took his own life after being locked in jail for years without going to trial. While Browder first declared…
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Writer and Cultural Critic Jamilah Lemieux Joins Cynthia Nixon’s Gubernatorial Campaign Team
It came as a bit of a shock to some on Monday when writer, cultural critic and most recently VP of Men’s and Lifestyle programming at NewsOne, Jamilah Lemieux, announced that she would be joining the New York gubernatorial campaign of progressive candidate Cynthia Nixon. “I am thrilled to have Jamilah join the campaign as…
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Cynthia Nixon’s Campaign Against White Privilege
Cynthia Nixon is sipping green tea while sitting at the counter in her kitchen in her New York City apartment in lower Manhattan. In her living room, large windows overlooking her neighborhood welcome daylight that reaches into the kitchen. Behind her is an off-white pantry covered with drawings by her 7-year-old son, Max. In between…
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This Cynthia Nixon Marijuana-Reparations Drama Is Dumb
There are a lot of issues on which you can challenge Cynthia Nixon, but chiding her for saying that weed legalization should be considered a form of reparations for black folks shouldn’t even register. Not only that, but she clarified her words last week. Yet a group of black pastors felt the need to call…