Aug 10
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Jurnee Smollett is starring in quite a timely upcoming project on HBO—the much-anticipated Lovecraft Country. The…
Jul 22
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As we’ve witnessed throughout the past few months, Hollywood is in the midst of a racial reckoning—or at least,…
May 31 2019
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Anyone who had the pleasure of watching actress Aisha Hinds monologue her way through a series of breathtaking…
Dec 29 2017
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I don’t have to tell you how supremely tough 2017 was to deal with. Like, I’m sure we all could go on and on about…
Dec 27 2017
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2017 was a great year for black movies and TV shows, but one would not know it if one looked only at most critics’…
Jun 8 2017
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Legendary actress Angela Bassett hopes to raise awareness of the connection between Type 2 diabetes and heart…
Jun 7 2017
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When news came that WGN was canceling Underground, fans of the show were in shock, but as the shock wore off, fans…
Jun 6 2017
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Last week, WGN America announced that it had canceled the critically acclaimed and riveting historical drama Undergro…
May 30 2017
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For those who were hoping to find out whether Rosalee and Noah were ever successful in freeing the rest of their…
May 13 2017
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Call her Moses or call her Minty. Just know when you call her, you headed for freedom.
May 11 2017
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We’ve reached the end of the second season of Underground and it seems like just yesterday that we were wondering…
May 4 2017
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“A sense of safety transforms the spirit.” —- Georgia
Apr 28 2017
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Bokeem Woodbine’s Daniel has been blinded since we saw him running from the overseer raid from last week. As a…
Apr 24 2017
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After dedicating last week to the one-woman show that was Aisha Hinds’ Emmy consideration reel, Underground returns…
Apr 13 2017
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This week’s episode of Underground, “Minty” came at a special time. Yes, it literally aired two hours earlier than…
Apr 7 2017
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This week’s episode of Underground was titled “Whiteface” and it was so jam-packed with plot that I half-way…
Apr 1 2017
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The sixth installment of the second season of Underground will be a solo performance by actress Aisha Hinds, focused…
Mar 31 2017
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This week’s episode is all about choices. The choices that we make. The choices that we sometimes convince ourselves…
Mar 29 2017
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Black stories told by black people. A novel concept, I know. But here we are all the way in 2017, our year in the…
Mar 16 2017
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I’m 1:30 into episode two of WGN’s Underground and I’m already crying. Sure, Venus is in Retrograde, my car is stuck…