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Cardi B's Post-Breakup Glow-Up Is Coming & I Can't Wait
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Dec 5, 2018
Pop Culture
Your Big Guide To The Lil's Of 2019
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Dec 5, 2018
Movies
Sandra Bland's Sisters On The Real Power Of Saying Her Name
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Dec 3, 2018
Music
From Kanye To Tekashi69: Every Shot Taken In Meek Mill's "What's ...
Meek Mill, ex-boyfriend of Nicki Minaj and connoisseur of the “outside voice,” just dropped his highly anticipated fourth studio album, Championships.
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Pop Culture
Trap Glazed: These Are The On Screen Dads That Black Girls Need
Included in the Black TV series and movies we’ve all enjoyed this year, Black dads have been right in the thick of it. In Starz’s smash series Power, G
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Pop Culture
Is Checking Chris Brown Good For Rihanna?
They always come back. That’s my go-to morsel of wisdom for women who are attracted to men. For better or for worse, there is a high probability that a m
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Unraveling The Beautiful, Yet Complicated, Relationship Between O...
Earlier today, news broke that Vernita Lee, Oprah Winfrey's mother, passed away on Thanksgiving day. By the time the rest of the world found out Monda
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Movies
Robin Hood
Has Too Much Diversity — & Also Not Enough
Director Otto Bathurst has revisited Robin Hood — the fabled outlaw who steals from the rich and gives to the poor — and early critics are not impresse
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Pop Culture
Trap Glazed: For Colored Girls We Tried To Cancel When Accountabi...
Half of the female rap duo City Girls may be in jail, but their show must go on. Last week, the group followed up their infectious mixtape, Period, with th
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Movies
You Have To See Mahershala Ali Be Bad & Bougie In
Green Book<...
If you don’t think you can stomach another onscreen portrayal of racism, discrimination, and intolerance, I beseech you to make an exception for Peter Fa
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Movies
The Crimes Of Grindelwald
Actually Needed A Gay Scene
If you follow her on Twitter, you know that J.K. Rowling prides herself on being a woke queen. She’s not perfect, but the brilliant mind behind the ever-
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Pop Culture
How The Tiny Powerpuff Girls Became Huge Feminist Icons
You’ll be hard pressed to find someone under 35 who doesn’t know about The Powerpuff Girls. Even if the person can’t tell you which one is Bubbles, B
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Music
I Am… Sasha Fierce
Was Beyoncé's Worst Album
2018 marks 10 years since the release of Beyoncé’s third solo studio album, I Am… Sasha Fierce. In introducing us to her alter ego, Bey also offered u
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TV Recaps
American Horror Story: Apocalypse
Finale Recap: "Apocaly...
If you’re reading this, give yourself a round of applause. We’ve made it through the best and wildest season of American Horror Story, ever. By weaving
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Movies
Overlord
Could Have Been 2018's
Get Out
Warning: This post contains spoilers for the movie Overlord. I am not a snobbish horror fan, at all. While some connoisseurs of the genre will sniff out an
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Pop Culture
Here's What You Should Expect From Amanda Seales' New Comedy Special
Today, most people can identify Amanda Seales as Issa’s (Issa Rae) bougie friend Tiffany on Insecure. This season, her character pulled at the heartstrin
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Music
As Hip-Hop Ignores #MeToo, This All-Girl Record Label Is Creating...
TT the Artist has always been an innovator. Her music defies hip-hop genre expectations, and she isn’t afraid of making a statement. She appeared on a 20
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TV Shows
American Horror Story: Apocalypse
, Episode 9 Recap: "Fir...
With only one episode left of American Horror Story: Apocalypse, I still decide if I want the season — one of the shortest in the entire franchise — to
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Music
Blac Chyna Is A Decent Rapper — Don't @ Us
It’s been over a year since reports first surfaced that Blac Chyna was in the studio recording new music. Her style was described as “poetry music,”
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TV Shows
The Neighborhood's
Tichina Arnold Is The Queen Of Black ...
Tichina Arnold is part of my family. Before I was old enough to even understand some of the sexually charged dynamics between Martin (Martin Lawrence) and
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Movies
The Sexual Assault Narrative In
Boy Erased
Deserves Anot...
In her review of Boy Erased, Refinery29's movie critic Anne Cohen calls the film “required viewing for all parents.” Joel Edgerton’s directorial
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TV Shows
Everything You Need To Know About
Homecoming's
Breakout ...
Gimlet podcast fans are rejoicing today with the arrival of the new Amazon Prime Video original series, Homecoming. Director Sam Esmail has beautifully tra
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TV Shows
Tell Me A Story
Is
Once Upon A Time
For Grown-Ups
Wednesday night, CBS All Access, a web-only to offshoot of the broadcast network, debuted a new series that fits perfectly with all of your Halloween vibes
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TV Shows
American Horror Story: Apocalypse
, Episode 8 Recap: "Soj...
There are only a few episodes of American Horror Story: Apocalypse left. We are so far away from what we thought was happening in the beginning of the seas
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Sesali Bowen
Pop Culture
Trap Glazed: What You Probably Don't Get About Nicki Minaj & Card...
The world has been watching the ongoing beef between Cardi B and Nicki Minaj, and has a lot of feelings about it. Onlookers have taken sides and made their
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Music
The Music Industry Doesn't Know What To Do With Men Like Tekashi6...
The music industry still hasn’t figured out a way to rectify the fact that some of the people who are allowed to step through its doors and flourish are
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Pop Culture
One Year Later: Reflecting On Blac Chyna's Post-Kardashian Life
In a few weeks, Dream Kardashian, daughter of Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna, will be 2 years old. It’s hard to believe it’s been that long since Blac C
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What I Learned About Drake After Trolling His 32nd Birthday Party
Drake turned 32 on Wednesday. But on Tuesday night, he threw a 2000s-themed birthday party that made those of us born in the the late ‘80s and early ‘9
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TV Recaps
American Horror Story: Apocalypse
, Episode 7 Recap: "Tra...
It seems like American Horror Story fans weren’t the only ones left reeling after last week’s “Return to Murder House” episode. AHS: Apocalypse cam
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TV Shows
Bre-Z Just Told Us Exactly Why
All American's
Coop Is So...
At this point, it’s safe to say that Bre-Z has mastered at least three crafts. She took up her family hustle as a barber in both Philadelphia and Atlanta
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