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John Ridley Discusses Bringing Superheroes into the Real World in The Other History of the DC Universe
John Ridley explains how his favorite characters fit in the real world and the DC Universe.
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Marvel’s New Podcast Takes Fans Through the History of Black Panther
Nic Stone discusses her fascinating podcast journey through the origins of T’Challa and Wakanda.
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Rapper Black Thought Stars in the Musical ‘Black No More,’ Where He Invents a Machine That Turns Black People White
The musical is set to open on off-broadway this Tuesday
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Eddie Murphy, Tyler Perry, Kevin Hart Among Netflix’s 2022 Movie Lineup
New films starring Kerry Washington, Queen Latifah, Jamie Foxx set to premiere on Netflix in 2022.
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John Ridley Discusses I Am Batman’s Black Caped Crusader
Jace Fox is the Batman of the future, and he takes the cowl from Gotham to New York.
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Regina King set to Star as Shirley Chisholm in Netflix Biopic
Regina King will star in and produce Shirley at Netflix. Lance Reddick, Terrence Howard set to co-star.
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It's Pride Month, So Let's Celebrate With Some of the Best Comics Centered on LGBTQ Characters
They’re here, they’re queer, and they’re going to save the goddamn world.
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PSA: Y'all, This is Probably the Best Time Ever To Be a Blerd
Growing up, it always felt like the things I was deeply interested in and the things that had that good-good representation were always on two separate planes. Now, I wasn’t up here being one of those Black people who love to say they weren’t like other Black people. I’m pretty sure I happily consumed like…
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John Ridley to Write the Next Volume of Black Panther Comics
To say Ta-Nehisi Coates went off on the Black Panther comics for the last five years would be an understatement. In his time with the character, Coates crafted a loving, thoughtful, and consistently exhilarating addition to the Black Panther mythos. When it was announced his run would be wrapping up this year, the first thought…
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Comic Creators Denys Cowan, L.L. McKinney, and Kwanza Osajyefo on What the Future Holds for the Rise of the Black Superhero
Editor’s Note: The Rise of the Black Superhero is a three-part series breaking down the past, present and future of Black superheroes across comics, film, and tv. This is part 3. Read part 1 and part 2. Welcome back, true believers! Our journey so far has taken us across decades, from the bell-bottomed ’70s to…