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American Horror Story: Cult
, Episode 9 Recap: "Drink The Kool-Aid"
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Nov 1, 2017
TV Shows
Natasha Rothwell Talks Playing The Plus-Sized Friend On Insecure
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Oct 31, 2017
TV Shows
The Best & Worst TV Neighborhoods For Trick-Or-Treating
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Oct 31, 2017
Pop Culture
The Important Lesson In Cardi B's Engagement
Many of our cultures sexist tales — like not being able to turn a hoe into a housewife — simply aren't true and Cardi proves it.
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TV Shows
Why This Kourtney Kardashian Moment On
KUWTK
Was So Hear...
It's easy to overlook how Kourtney Kardashian has been affected by her relationship with Scott, but we shouldn't.
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TV Shows
Olivia Pope Finally Bonded With Someone Over Her Blackness
In the final season of Scandal, Olivia Pope might be the Blackest we've ever seen her.
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Fashion
3 R29'ers Took On The $50 Challenge At The Big Fat Flea
Staying under budget at the annual pop up thrift store in New York City was the least of our worries.
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Pop Culture
The Problematic History Of Men Playing Fat Black Women
Men have relegated plus-sized Black women to punchlines in a way that has real effects on how the rest of our communities view us.
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Work & Money
What It's Like To Be Plus Inside Refinery29
A fat Black girls takes on a career at one of the leading sites for millennial women.
by
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Pop Culture
These Are The Women Of Color Who Dominated Pop Culture In 2017
This year, they broke records, snatched edges, and inspired the hell out of us.
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Pop Culture
Who Is Toni Topaz,
Riverdale's
New South Sider?
For a show that seems to go out of its way to avoid being political, characters like Toni come with a lot of baggage that can’t be swept under the rug.
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TV Shows
Beth Acted Surprisingly Out Of Character With Deja On
This Is...
For the first time in over a year, Beth made me feel some type of way.
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TV Shows
American Horror Story: Cult
Has A Problem With Mental He...
Treating mental health is often confused with enforcing the law and vice versa.
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TV Shows
American Horror Story: Cult
, Episode 8 Recap: "Winter Of...
Ally is a total savage now, in the good way.
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Pop Culture
I Know Exactly Why The Claims Against R. Kelly Aren't Taken Serio...
Unfortunately, we are still unwilling to defend and protect Black women.
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Uncover
Gabourey Sidibe Explains Why Being A Black Woman Is "Pretty Lit R...
Ever since Gabourey Sidibe earned an Oscar nomination for her star turn in Lee Daniels’ 2009 movie Precious, she has been riding a wave of #BlackGirlMagi
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Pop Culture
How To Dress Like Your Favorite Female Rapper For Halloween
Female rappers don't just push boundaries in their lyrics. That what makes them such great Halloween costumes.
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Pop Culture
Is Justin Timberlake's Super Bowl Halftime Show A Reaction To Bey...
The league is undoubtedly still shook from the politicized show Beyoncé put on during the 2016 Super Bowl.
by
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Pop Culture
8 Disney Halloween Costumes No One Else Will Be Wearing
Because all the princesses are boring now (except Moana) or prime examples of cultural appropriation.
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TV Shows
White Famous
Paints A Picture Of Weinstein's Hollywood
White Famous is full of cheeky takes on the hedonistic desires of powerful people who are used to getting what they want on demand.
by
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Music
Serayah Spills On Her New Video & Why She's Not The Singer You Se...
After watching Serayah's music video for "Driving Me," I can’t wait for #WatchOutLilBoy to go viral.
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TV Shows
After 7 Seasons,
Scandal
Finally Got Real About Racism
Racism hasn’t really been embedded into the DNA of any of Scandal’s characters, which feels like an oversight given the realities of being a Black Amer
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Pop Culture
Is This Why People Of Color Are Silent About Weinstein?
The conversation about Weinstein in the midst of his sex scandal has been engulfed in whiteness. But why?
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TV Shows
Lena Dunham's
AHS: Cult
Role Was So Lena Dunham
I don’t think that Lena Dunham supports the murder of all men, but I think she probably loved the idea of playing someone who does.
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TV Shows
What KeKe Palmer's
Star
Character Says About Black Pop D...
Gigi is a perfect caricature of the pop diva, a trope that has evolved and now has its own racial undertones.
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TV Shows
How
This Is U
s Nailed The Politics Of Black Hair
Black hair comes with its own set of baggage.
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TV Shows
The Saddest Scenes In
This Is Us
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TV Shows
American Horror Story: Cult
, Episode 7 Recap: "Valerie S...
It looks like there is a cult war brewing.
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Movies
Behind That Iconic Club Scene In
Marshall
"Marshall" provided a historic version of those group selfies celebrities take at a award shows and my only regret is that I couldn't double tap.
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TV Shows
White Famous
Has A Stale Take On Black Masculinity
I finished "White Famous" feeling like Floyd is the man "Insecure’s" Lawrence might grow up to be in 10 years, and not in a good way.
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