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Watch: Mo’Nique Deserves Better
Oscar-winning actress and comedian Mo’Nique has been on an ongoing quest to get her coins right, and we’re here for it. As you’ve likely heard, the veteran comedian was offered $500,000 for a Netflix special, while Amy Schumer was offered $11 million, which she renegotiated into $13 million. Conversely, Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle were…
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Is Mo’Nique a Donkey? Was Charlamagne Wrong for Calling Her One? Spoiler Alert: The Answer Is No
I am writing a book. When finished, I hope it will be a critical examination of race and culture in the United States. It will be unapologetic and fact-based and will pull no punches discussing the uniquely American brand of racism and how it is inextricably interwoven into the fabric of U.S. politics, economics and…
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Wanda Sykes Is the Sistah-Friend We All Need
Wanda Sykes’ recent tweet in support of fellow comedian Mo’Nique showed the power of black sisterhood in its full glory. When she brought receipts that showed that she, too, had been lowballed by Netflix to create a comedy special—and by less than half of Mo’Nique’s offer—err’body had to shut up and pay attention to the…
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Mo’Nique Wasn’t Lying; Netflix Tried to Play Her
It would appear that there was more to the Mo’Nique-vs.-Netflix story than we were all aware of, and there was more at play than just the paltry $500,000 they offered her to do a comedy special for them. Mo’Nique first raised the issue of her dispute with Netflix nearly two weeks ago in a video…
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Fear of an Angry Black Woman: Why Mo’Nique Was Right
Whether or not you decided to pull out your spreadsheet and add Netflix to the infinitely long list of things on the black boycott list, including Pepsi, the NFL, SheaMoisture, H&M and Cracker Barrel (to be fair, I don’t think Cracker Barrel did anything racist, but every time I go there, it just feels like…
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Mo’Nique Wants Black People to Boycott Netflix. Will You Join Her?
Actress and comedian Mo’Nique has never been one to hold her tongue when it comes to addressing what happens behind closed doors in Hollywood. She is currently fed up with the streaming service Netflix, and she is asking the black community to join her in a boycott of the company. Mo is accusing Netflix of…