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The Blacker the Content the Sweeter the Truth

The Blacker the Content the Sweeter the Truth

Apr 14

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Jordan Peele Explains Why He Chose Nia DaCosta to Direct <i>Candyman</i>

Jordan Peele Explains Why He Chose Nia DaCosta to Direct Candyman

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Apr 4

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Hold Your Popcorn: <i>Candyman</i> Postponed Until September

Hold Your Popcorn: Candyman Postponed Until September

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Mar 3

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9 Thoughts About The Trailer For the New <i>Candyman</i> Movie

9 Thoughts About The Trailer For the New Candyman Movie

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Feb 27

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The <i>Candyman</i> Can Because Yes, Gentrification Deserves Its Own Horror Flick

The Candyman Can Because Yes, Gentrification Deserves Its Own Horror Flick

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Feb 18

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Television2/18/20

'Feeling Grateful and Free': Tiffany Boone Makes Statement Regarding Exit From <i>The Chi</i> and Jason Mitchell Allegations

Television2/18/20

'Feeling Grateful and Free': Tiffany Boone Makes Statement Regarding Exit From The Chi and Jason Mitchell Allegations

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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Dec 10

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Entertainment12/10/19

The African American Film Critics Association Selects Jordan Peele’s <i>Us</i> as 2019 Film of the Year

Entertainment12/10/19

The African American Film Critics Association Selects Jordan Peele’s Us as 2019 Film of the Year

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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Dec 3

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The Root Video12/3/19

Look Back At It: The 2010s Were Incredibly Black

The Root Video12/3/19

Look Back At It: The 2010s Were Incredibly Black

Jessica Moulite

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Nov 7

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Beyond <i>Us</i>: Taking the Advice of Jordan Peele, 11-Year-Old Evan Alex Is Writing His Own Horror Script

Beyond Us: Taking the Advice of Jordan Peele, 11-Year-Old Evan Alex Is Writing His Own Horror Script

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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Oct 9

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Social Media10/9/19

Aunt Viv’s Tethered: Get Into This Flipped-Turned-Upside-Down Mashup of <i>Us</i>, <i>Get Out</i> and<i> The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air</i>

Social Media10/9/19

Aunt Viv’s Tethered: Get Into This Flipped-Turned-Upside-Down Mashup of Us, Get Out and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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Oct 1

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Jordan Peele Inks 5-Year Moviemaking Deal With Universal Pictures

Jordan Peele Inks 5-Year Moviemaking Deal With Universal Pictures

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Jun 4 2019

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Social Media6/4/19

We <i>Will </i>Have It, Oh! In Rare Show of Unity, Internet Throws Draws at Winston Duke’s Squat Form

Social Media6/4/19

We Will Have It, Oh! In Rare Show of Unity, Internet Throws Draws at Winston Duke’s Squat Form

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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Apr 9 2019

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'America Supports Sheriff Clarke' Billboard Is the Horrifying <i>Us</i> Follow-Up Nobody Asked For

'America Supports Sheriff Clarke' Billboard Is the Horrifying Us Follow-Up Nobody Asked For

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Apr 5 2019

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How to Be a Strong Black Family Man: The World According to Gabriel Wilson in Jordan Peele’s <i>Us</i>

How to Be a Strong Black Family Man: The World According to Gabriel Wilson in Jordan Peele’s Us

Kinitra D. Brooks

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Apr 2 2019

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Television4/2/19

Back to the Essence: Tracy Morgan Returns to Bed-Stuy Community Garden to Kick Off 2nd Season of <i>The Last O.G.</i>

Television4/2/19

Back to the Essence: Tracy Morgan Returns to Bed-Stuy Community Garden to Kick Off 2nd Season of The Last O.G.

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Mar 28 2019

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Social Media3/28/19

<i>Them</i>: A Fake Yet Relevant Film About the White Men Pissed at Jordan Peele for Saying He Won't Make a Film Starring a 'White Dude'

Social Media3/28/19

Them: A Fake Yet Relevant Film About the White Men Pissed at Jordan Peele for Saying He Won't Make a Film Starring a 'White Dude'

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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Mar 26 2019

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A Thinkpiece About Thinkpieces About <i>Us</i>

A Thinkpiece About Thinkpieces About Us

Michael Harriot

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Mar 25 2019

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10 True Facts About the Various Armchair Analyses of Jordan Peele's <i>Us</i>

10 True Facts About the Various Armchair Analyses of Jordan Peele's Us

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Mar 25 2019

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Black Excellence3/25/19

Jordan Peele, Lupita Nyong'o Co-Sign the Electrifying <i>Us</i> Tribute We Never Knew We Needed

Black Excellence3/25/19

Jordan Peele, Lupita Nyong'o Co-Sign the Electrifying Us Tribute We Never Knew We Needed

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Mar 25 2019

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<i>Us</i> Broke a Big Box Office Record—Consider It the Umpteenth Reminder that Black Narratives Are <em></em>Marketable

Us Broke a Big Box Office Record—Consider It the Umpteenth Reminder that Black Narratives Are Marketable

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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Mar 22 2019

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Here's Why Winston Duke is Wearing a 'Howard' Sweatshirt In <i>Us</i>

Here's Why Winston Duke is Wearing a 'Howard' Sweatshirt In Us

Ericka Blount Danois

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