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Ava DuVernay Reflects on Queen Sugar’s Impact
Next week is the finale of the beloved show, Queen Sugar.
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Queen Sugar to Premiere Final Season on Sept. 6
The OWN drama will once again feature an all woman directorial team when its seventh season debuts on Sept. 6.
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Black Celebrities Who Have Died from COVID-19
As the nation mourns one million deaths due to Covid, we remember the Black actresses, musicians and athletes we've lost to coronavirus.
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Charley Bordelon on Queen Sugar Is Running for Congress. There Are a Whole Lot of Family Skeletons in That Closet
Charley Bordelon has decided to run for Congress. The attack ads from her opponent will write themselves.
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'We Still Live in Katrina': This New Orleans Resident Lived in Life-Threatening Conditions Before the Storm
It’s been 15 years since Hurricane Katrina devastated the city of New Orleans, but resident Shannon Rainey lived in a state of disaster decades before the storm ever made landfall. “We see Katrina every day. So the only thing that’s going on with us [is] we just get a new year every year. Nothing has…
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Queen Sugar's Latest Episode Brings Addiction and Trauma Front and Center
There’s a scene in the latest episode, “Oh Mamere,” of season 4 of Queen Sugar that is maddening to watch. In it, Darla Sutton (I legit had to look up her character’s last name; I’m not sure I’ve heard it uttered a single time on the show), played by fountain of youth-er Bianca Lawson, is…
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The Glow Up Goes to NOLA, Day 4: Maybe My Mascara Should Run for President
No, Michelle Obama is not running for president, y’all. But we all know that if she did have the inclination, she’d have the coveted black female vote on lock. In fact, of all the headliners in Essence Festival weekend, it was our forever first lady who packed the Louisiana Superdome to the rafters when she…
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Queen Sugar’s Season 4 Levels Up the Drama Each Episode! Let’s Recap Episode 4 in GIFs!
Queen Sugar’s fourth season has not disappointed one bit. Not that I expected it to, but the writers continuously find new ways to hit us with shit we absolutely did not see coming. This week’s episode was no different. I had enough moments that elicited a physical reaction in episode 4, “Skin Transparent,” that I…
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Queen Sugar's Season 4 Premiered Last Night and Fam—It's Crazy! Let's Recap! In GIFs!
Queen Sugar’s fourth season debuted last night on OWN, and bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh, they came out swinging. The episode, titled “Pleasure Is Back,” takes us back to St. Josephine, La., where our favorite cast of characters are all out here with their eyes on prizes and basking in the glow of love. It seems that everybody took…
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Prepare Yourself for the Emotional Rollercoaster Ride Known as Queen Sugar
For almost three years, we’ve all been on an emotional rollercoaster, courtesy of Ava DuVernay’s Queen Sugar. The lives of the Bordelon family have become our lives, and we’ve become invested in their highs and lows. If you’re a fan of the show, you know this family has its fair share of drama. You begin…