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How Prom Season Became Our Favorite Instagram Obsession
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May 18, 2017
Pop Culture
A Few Things Beyoncé & Jay-Z Can Afford With Their Combined Billion
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May 18, 2017
Music
There Is More Than One Long-Awaited Collaboration On Faith Evans'
The King
...
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May 17, 2017
TV Shows
Niecy Nash Is The Heart Of TNT's
Claws
& The Aunt I've A...
We talked to the Emmy-winning actress about her new leading role and her husband's role in her sex scenes.
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Pop Culture
The Problem With Bill Cosby's Race Defense
Even though harmful myths about Black men exist and should be challenged, they do not exonerate Black men. Male dominance exists across racial lines.
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Pop Culture
Why I Can't Be Happy About Beyoncé & Solange's BET Nominations
Beyoncé is nominated for seven awards. The Beyhive should be rejoicing, but we can't.
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TV Shows
What I'm Hoping To See On Rachel's Season Of
The Bachelorette...
First thing's first. Please spare us the, "Once you go Black, you never go back" jokes.
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Movies
Amandla Stenberg Talks Being In Love For
Everything, Everythi...
The young actor tells us why it was so important to them to play a Black girl in love in their new film "Everything, Everything."
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Pop Culture
Zoë Kravitz Uses The Word No One Wants To Hear When Talking About...
Kravitz says the one word (no, not "that" one) that some people are afraid to use when talking about race.
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TV Shows
Why Phaedra's Lie On
RHOA
Was An Even Lower Blow Than We...
Why Phaedra's low blow was really dangerous.
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TV Shows
Why I Relate So Much To This Bad Date On
Master Of None
Dev just learned how hard it is to date while woke.
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TV Shows
5 Questions I've Always Had About Olivia Pope
Self-care is a little overrated and overused as a catchphrase these days, but is Olivia Pope getting any care at all?
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Pop Culture
Why Didn't Kanye West Make
Forbes'
Richest In Hip-Hop List?
Spoiler: It's probably not because he's broke.
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TV Shows
Black-ish
Took An Unflinching Look At The Realities Of M...
What started as a light-hearted foray into Dre’s attempt to throw a lit co-ed baby shower turned into a dramatic birth episode.
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Pop Culture
Gabourey Sidibe Wants To Tell You A Story — & She's Not Holding Back
The actress and author spoke to Refinery29 about spilling the tea in her new memoir and how fed up she is with the search for a mate.
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Pop Culture
The 5 Best Insta Moments From Beyoncé's Pregnancy
In preparation for Beyoncé’s impending delivery, it seems only right that we relive some of the best IG moments from her pregnancy.
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TV Shows
The Handmaid's Tale
Finally Offers A Necessary Privilege...
Some people understand more than others that keeping your head down and doing whatever it takes to “make the best of it” is required to survive.
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Pop Culture
13 Of The Most Controversial Women Of Color On Reality TV
These women have been 'meme'd and 'gif’d into oblivion, proving that we can all relate to a little bit of petty.
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Karrueche Talks Moving On & Her New Role On TNT's
Claws
Karrueche talks being a role model, her new TNT series "Claws," and moving on from all "that" drama.
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TV Shows
Simone Biles Wins MVP For This Clapback About Not Smiling
The next time a stranger tells you to smile, say this.
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TV Shows
This Was The Best Scene In Last Night's
American Gods
I think we can all agree that the best scene came to us courtesy of Orlando Jones in a tacky, plaid suit.
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Pop Culture
The Real Reason Those Allison Williams Jokes Fell Flat
Williams basically recycled the same sense of entitlement and privilege that Rose used to lure victims to her family home in the movie.
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Movies
Why
Moonlight
Needed To Win Best Kiss At The MTV Movie &...
This award might have been the most important nod to the groundbreaking film.
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TV Shows
The Real Reason I Can't Finish
13 Reasons Why
I find myself annoyed beyond belief at the interactions surrounding those fateful tapes. But Clay is perhaps the most annoying of them all.
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TV Shows
The One Hopeful Thing About Society In
The Handmaid's Tale
Ironically, the one hopeful thing about "The Handmaid’s Tale" is also the most unrealistic.
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Pop Culture
Proof That Rihanna Is The Actual Queen Of Instagram
In the same way that we can’t use album sales to declare a winner in a rap beat, follower counts alone do not an epic Instagram make.
by
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TV Shows
Everything We Want To Know About Zoey's
Black-ish
Spin-Off
After last night's backdoor pilot for the new series, we have some questions.
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Music
15 Of The Most Iconic Verses By Female Rappers, Ever
There is no feeling like being in the middle of a party and rapping the lyrics to one of these songs at the top of your lungs.
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Pop Culture
Why We Need More Black Teachers On TV
There is a curious lack of representation of Black teachers and/or teachers who primarily teach Black students on TV.
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Pop Culture
Scary Spice Was My First #CarefreeBlackGirl
My blueprint has always involved big hair and a commitment to what I want; what I really, really want.
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