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Matthew A. Cherry Shares Why Being Recognized at the 2020 NAACP Image Awards Means Just as Much to Him as the Oscars

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2/21/20

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President Parasite Slams Foreign Movie for Winning Best Picture Oscar, and They Clap Back, ‘Understandable, He Can’t Read’

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Forget the Awards. Everyone Knows We're Really Here for the Afterparty

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Stand Up! The Oscars May Not Give Cynthia Erivo Her Flowers (Yet), But We Will

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Oscars 2020: Matthew A. Cherry Manifests #HairLove Success and Janelle Monáe Welcomes Us to the Neighborhood

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2/7/20

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Oscars Still White: April Reign Explains Why 'Diversity' Alone Isn't Cutting It

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2/5/20

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From Kickstarter to Kickin' It At the Oscars: Matthew A. Cherry and Karen Rupert Toliver Talk Hair Love

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1/31/20

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The Big Payback: Gabrielle Union, Dwyane Wade and Matthew Cherry Give Hair Love to Student Told to Cut Dreadlocks to Walk at Graduation

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Stephen King Speaks on Diversity. Me, Ava DuVernay and Black People, in General, Need Him to Zip It

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How to Win an Oscar If You’re Black

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1/13/20

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A Boomerang of Black Erasure: Welp, Eddie Murphy’s 1988 Oscars Presentation Is Still Relevant in 2020

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1/13/20

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Oscars 2020: On a Scale of Taylor Swift to Gary Owen, How White Were the Nominations?

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1/9/20

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#OscarsSoWypipo: How Is the 2020 Academy Awards Going Hostless Again When Michael Harriot Is Right Here?

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12/20/19

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10 Years an #OscarsSoWhite: Only 5 Actresses of Color Were Nominated for Lead Actress in the Entire Decade

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11/26/19

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Who Should Host the 2020 Oscars? The Blackademy Weighs In

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11/5/19

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Nigeria's First Oscars Submission Disqualified For Having Too Much English, Which Is the Country's Official Language

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2/26/19

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A List of Things Personally Threatened By Billy Porter's Red Carpet Gown

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2/26/19

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Lisa Bonet’s ‘C’mon, White People’ Eyeroll, Explained

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2/25/19

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Billy Porter Wore a Gown and You Will Deal With It

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What It Means When White People Call You Racist

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Matthew A. Cherry Shares Why Being Recognized at the 2020 NAACP Image Awards Means Just as Much to Him as the Oscars

President Parasite Slams Foreign Movie for Winning Best Picture Oscar, and They Clap Back, ‘Understandable, He Can’t Read’

Forget the Awards. Everyone Knows We're Really Here for the Afterparty

Stand Up! The Oscars May Not Give Cynthia Erivo Her Flowers (Yet), But We Will

Oscars 2020: Matthew A. Cherry Manifests #HairLove Success and Janelle Monáe Welcomes Us to the Neighborhood

Oscars Still White: April Reign Explains Why 'Diversity' Alone Isn't Cutting It

From Kickstarter to Kickin' It At the Oscars: Matthew A. Cherry and Karen Rupert Toliver Talk Hair Love

The Big Payback: Gabrielle Union, Dwyane Wade and Matthew Cherry Give Hair Love to Student Told to Cut Dreadlocks to Walk at Graduation

Stephen King Speaks on Diversity. Me, Ava DuVernay and Black People, in General, Need Him to Zip It

How to Win an Oscar If You’re Black

A Boomerang of Black Erasure: Welp, Eddie Murphy’s 1988 Oscars Presentation Is Still Relevant in 2020

Oscars 2020: On a Scale of Taylor Swift to Gary Owen, How White Were the Nominations?

#OscarsSoWypipo: How Is the 2020 Academy Awards Going Hostless Again When Michael Harriot Is Right Here?

10 Years an #OscarsSoWhite: Only 5 Actresses of Color Were Nominated for Lead Actress in the Entire Decade

Who Should Host the 2020 Oscars? The Blackademy Weighs In

Nigeria's First Oscars Submission Disqualified For Having Too Much English, Which Is the Country's Official Language

A List of Things Personally Threatened By Billy Porter's Red Carpet Gown

Lisa Bonet’s ‘C’mon, White People’ Eyeroll, Explained

Billy Porter Wore a Gown and You Will Deal With It

What It Means When White People Call You Racist

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Matthew A. Cherry Shares Why Being Recognized at the 2020 NAACP Image Awards Means Just as Much to Him as the Oscars

President Parasite Slams Foreign Movie for Winning Best Picture Oscar, and They Clap Back, ‘Understandable, He Can’t Read’

Forget the Awards. Everyone Knows We're Really Here for the Afterparty

Stand Up! The Oscars May Not Give Cynthia Erivo Her Flowers (Yet), But We Will

Oscars 2020: Matthew A. Cherry Manifests #HairLove Success and Janelle Monáe Welcomes Us to the Neighborhood

Oscars Still White: April Reign Explains Why 'Diversity' Alone Isn't Cutting It

From Kickstarter to Kickin' It At the Oscars: Matthew A. Cherry and Karen Rupert Toliver Talk Hair Love

The Big Payback: Gabrielle Union, Dwyane Wade and Matthew Cherry Give Hair Love to Student Told to Cut Dreadlocks to Walk at Graduation

Stephen King Speaks on Diversity. Me, Ava DuVernay and Black People, in General, Need Him to Zip It

How to Win an Oscar If You’re Black

A Boomerang of Black Erasure: Welp, Eddie Murphy’s 1988 Oscars Presentation Is Still Relevant in 2020

Oscars 2020: On a Scale of Taylor Swift to Gary Owen, How White Were the Nominations?

#OscarsSoWypipo: How Is the 2020 Academy Awards Going Hostless Again When Michael Harriot Is Right Here?

10 Years an #OscarsSoWhite: Only 5 Actresses of Color Were Nominated for Lead Actress in the Entire Decade

Who Should Host the 2020 Oscars? The Blackademy Weighs In

Nigeria's First Oscars Submission Disqualified For Having Too Much English, Which Is the Country's Official Language

A List of Things Personally Threatened By Billy Porter's Red Carpet Gown

Lisa Bonet’s ‘C’mon, White People’ Eyeroll, Explained

Billy Porter Wore a Gown and You Will Deal With It

What It Means When White People Call You Racist