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Movies
These Movies Have Been Black Joy Approved
Sesali Bowen
Apr 26, 2018
Pop Culture
Kanye West & The Lowkey History Of Hip-Hop Philosophers
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Apr 25, 2018
Pop Culture
Two Years After
Lemonade
, Beyoncé's Agenda Is Still All-Black ...
Sesali Bowen
Apr 23, 2018
Pop Culture
This Is Why Rappers Become Reality TV Hosts
Romeo Miller just joined a long line of rappers-turned-tv hosts, and he broke down how it works.
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TV Shows
How
Scandal
Brought Black Twitter To Life Every Thursday
Scandal's Black "galdiators" invented Twitter fingers.
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TV Shows
What
Scandal
Meant To These Black Actresses
Scandal opened the floodgates for Black women in television. A few of those actresses told us what the show and Olivia Pope meant to them.
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Pop Culture
This Is Why Chrissy Teigen Is Suddenly Obsessed With Llamas
Chrissy Teigen is trying to make #LlamaButt a thing for the cutest reason.
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TV Shows
Indie Filmmaker Thinks "Teddy Perkins"
Atlanta
Episode W...
Everyone loved "Teddy Perkins" for its innovation and creativity. Mtume Gant disagrees.
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Music
Cardi B's
Invasion Of Privacy
Is The Latest Tribute To F...
There's a reason the image of Cardi B. putting bleach in her boyfriend's cereal is so satisfying.
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Beauty
Kerry Washington: "The Beauty Industry Preys On Insecurities"
Kerry Washington may be a gladiator, but she still has struggles like the rest of us — including conquering her cosmetics bag. “I think beauty is a
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TV Shows
Don't Compare
Atlanta's
"Teddy Perkins" To
Get Out
It's an easy comparison to make but "Teddy Perkins" stands on its own.
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TV Shows
Reality TV Has Become An Unlikely Champion For Black Subcultures
Reality television is the only genre that consistently elevates Black subcultures to a national audience.
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Sesali Bowen
Music
Should Kris Jenner Really Manage Black Artists?
There is no denying that she would be great at managing artists like Kanye West and Travis Scott, but what would it say about white gatekeeping and approrp
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Music
Cardi B.'s New Video Deserves A Deeper Look
Her new video is pretty, glossy, but still very hood, and that's ok.
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Sesali Bowen
Pop Culture
Tyra Banks & Her Mom Talk Nose Jobs, Fertility, &
Life-Size 2...
The supermodel that we can always count on to be rooting for us stopped by Refinery29 with her mom to talk about their new book.
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Movies
Yes, Tyler Perry Is Still Obsessed With Unstable Black Women
With Acrimony, Perry is still up to his old and profitable tricks.
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Movies
First Match
Offers Up A Different Kind Of Black Girl Magic
Black girl magic isn’t just the glow given off by the most talented and well-polished amongst us.
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Sesali Bowen
Movies
I Rewatched
Beetlejuice
& Did Not Enjoy Tim Burton's Wei...
Tim Burton's creativity comes to a screeching stop when it's time to imagine people of color in the afterlife.
by
Sesali Bowen
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Pop Culture
We Will Never Find Out Who Bit Beyoncé — Or Crack These Other Uns...
Beyoncé moves silently and skillfully, leaving a bunch of cold cases in her wake.
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TV Shows
Chrissy Metz Spills The Tea On Lena Waithe, Kids For Kate & Her R...
Chrissy Metz is now an author but that won't stop her from making us cry on This Is Us. She gave us the scoop on what's next for her beloved character.
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TV Shows
Teyana & Iman
Puts A Millennial Spin On The Black Family
Teyana & Iman make the traditional love story that so many millennials are rejecting look Instagram-worthy.
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Music
The Career Of Chloe X Halle Is Straight From A Beyoncé Master Class
The sister sensations are offering up originality, style, and talent in a career strategy that only Beyoncé could have dreamt up.
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Pop Culture
As
Vanity Fair's
Cover Girl, Lena Waithe Is Right Where ...
Lena Waithe is this the cover girl of Vanity Fair's April 2018 issue, and it's kind of a big deal.
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TV Shows
I'm A Black Woman, & I Want
Roseanne
To Stay So White
Since you won't call out your racist uncle and problematic aunt, maybe Roseanne will.
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TV Shows
On My Block's
Diversity Is Anything But Basic
This new teen dramedy fulfills the diversity dream that many other shows have yet to nail.
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Sesali Bowen
Music
Demi Lovato & Q-Tip Just Gave Us Another Pro-LGBTQ+ Music Video
Demi Lovato and Q-Tip have teamed up for an Elton John cover, and the music video is a celebration of LGBT+ communities.
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Movies
Roxanne, Roxanne
Isn't The Hip-Hop Herstory We Want, It'...
Roxanne Roxanne takes an unflinching look at the life of a woman in hip-hop, both on and off the mic.
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TV Shows
Black-ish
Went To The Sunken Place Last Night For A Diff...
The eldest Johnson children are really growing up and Dre is stuggling to deal with it.
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Sesali Bowen
Pop Culture
This Is The Inspiration For Beyoncé & Jay-Z's OTRII Poster
Jay-Z and Beyoncé were inspired by this love story for their On The Run II tour poster. It's not Bonnie & Clyde.
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Movies
The Meaning Behind The Movie Title
Acrimony
Acrimony might not mean what you think, but if you've ever seen any of Tyler Perry's other movies, you should have a hunch.
by
Sesali Bowen
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