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Out of the Box: Logan Browning Talks Identity, Colorism and the Problem of Privilege
Identity is no small issue for Dear White People’s Logan Browning. Aside from her leading role as the oft-confused but always outspoken biracial firebrand Samantha White, Browning tells Refinery29 she’s spent her entire life being asked: “What are you?” My first answer is: “My parents are Black.” Part of the reason I say that is…
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Pretty, Funny: Comedian Janelle James Ain’t No Joke
Fun fact: The first time I saw comedian Janelle James perform, while sitting in the audience of a 2015 taping of Wyatt Cenac’s comedy showcase, “Night Train,” I knew she was someone I wanted to know. The woman was strumming my pain and singing my life, hilariously lamenting the state of once-epic breasts and proposing…
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'Wakanda and Chill' Will Soon Be a Reality
In less than two weeks, Black Panther (and Killmonger, and Shuri, and M’Baku, and Nakia, and Okoye, and Forest Whitaker’s Zuri accent) will be available on Netflix, permanently killing any hope you had of finishing your Netflix queue. The beloved Marvel movie’s arrival to the streaming platform was officially announced on the Twitter account, “Strong…
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Netflix Announces Tiffany Haddish Comedy Special for 2019
Tiffany Haddish and Cardi B are going neck and neck for the started-from-the-bottom-now-we-heah year. Haddish on the acting side had her breakthrough role in last year’s smash hit Girls’ Trip, following that up with a starring turn opposite Tracy Morgan on TBS’ The Last O.G. Upcoming, she’ll be starring in the films Night School, The…
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Nappily Ever After: Sanaa Lathan's Netflix Original Untangles Our Issues With Hair
A woman’s identification with her hair can be a powerful thing, but for a black woman, it is a tangled identity fraught with the ongoing effects of racism, respectability politics and beauty standards that have historically marginalized our hair along with everything else. With the rise of the natural hair movement, it’s sometimes easy to…
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Danielle Brooks Shines Bright as Her Character Faces Darkness in Season 6 of Orange is the New Black
Orange is the New Black took Netflix by storm. The chronicle of a white woman’s prison sentence gave us glimpses into the world of women in prison, particularly women of color. From petty thieves to murderers, shows like OITNB remind us of the humanity in everyone. One of the standout performers on the show is…
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Shonda Rhimes Reveals 8 New Shows Coming to Netflix
Shonda Rhimes is taking her talents to Netflix. No commercials, binge-watching, what more could we want? After countless years on ABC, where she took over Thursday nights with her hit shows Scandal, How to Get Away with Murder and Grey’s Anatomy, the TV producer announced that she’ll have eight shows on Netflix and will be…
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Hold Up: Is a New Beyoncé Album Really Coming to Netflix?
Rumors are swirling that Beyoncé’s next visual album could be hitting Netflix—but should we believe them? The report comes from The Sun, a popular British tabloid that cites a single source in its story. The unnamed source who is “close to the singer” says Beyoncé is scouting out locations that will top the singer’s lush,…
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Michael K. Williams Joins the Cast of Ava DuVernay’s Central Park Five
Omar coming to a small screen near you as Michael K. Williams joins the cast of Central Park Five, a limited four-episode series that Academy Award nominee Ava DuVernay is creating, writing and directing for Netflix. Central Park Five is based on the true story of five teenagers of color from Harlem—Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson,…