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Why I'm Glad Jay Z Didn't Win Album Of The Year
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Jan 29, 2018
Pop Culture
Did Chrissy Teigen Reveal The Sex Of Her Baby At The Grammys?
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Jan 29, 2018
Music
Dave Chapelle Narrated Kendrick Lamar’s Performance & It's A Must Watch
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Jan 29, 2018
Pop Culture
Cardi B & Her Sister, Hennessy, Just Slayed The Grammys Red Carpet
Cardi and her sister Hennessy looked like twins on the red carpet.
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Music
Black People Have Been Beefing With The Grammys For Decades — Her...
They Grammys aren’t ever nearly as white as the Oscars. But they still have their own checkered past and a lot of work to do to get things right.
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Music
Shocking New Study Of The Grammys Puts Women Of Color In A Catch-22
While film and television awarding institutions are scrambling to address the underrepresentation of people of color in their nominee selections, a new stu
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Pop Culture
All The Black People Nominated For Oscars This Year
If you're rooting for everybody Black on Hollywood's biggest night, these are the names you need to know.
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Movies
Strong Island
Is About More Than A Murder That Wasn't Pr...
Strong Island dares to dig deeper into a family grieving the death of one of its own.
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Pop Culture
Yes,
Get Out
Deserves Big Oscar Wins Because It's Black
There, I said it. But the movie is also a masterpiece.
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Music
These Are Our 2018 Grammy Predictions
This is who we think will be drinking champagne form trophies after the 2018 Grammys.
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Pop Culture
Mo'Nique's Netflix Claims Are So Much Deeper Than A Boycott
Race and gender are only the beginning of how Mo'Nique's marketability is perceived by networks and streaming platforms.
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Pop Culture
Nicole Kidman Just Won Her First Ever SAG Award
This is an unbelievable first in more ways than one.
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Pop Culture
This Sam Rockwell Interview Went Off The Rails In The Weirdest Ways
After admiring or admonishing the best and worst looks on our favorite celebrities, award show red carpets can get a bit monotonous very quickly. What keep
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Movies
Step Sisters
Is A 101 Course On Millennial Race Issues
The new Netflix movie produced by Lena Waithe is just woke enough to be funny.
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Pop Culture
Why Kim & Kanye's Choice Of Baby Name Is Ruffling Feathers
Is much of the ado about the baby's name or the identity of the people who named her?
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TV Shows
Grown-ish
Just Called Out Our Ignorance About Bisexuality
They don't offer a right answer, but they acknowledge that there are a lot of wrong answers on bisecuality.
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Pop Culture
The NAACP Image Awards Quietly Got It Right This Week
The one part of award season that is unapologetically for the culture.
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Movies
Why We Need
Proud Mary
More Than Ever
2018 has already brought its share of amazing stories with Black women at the center of them. Lena Waithe’s new Showtime drama, The Chi, already has me h
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TV Shows
There's One Scene That Sets
The Chi
Apart & You Probably...
The Chi is leveling up on diversity in more ways than one.
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TV Shows
What You Need To Know About Chicago Before Watching
The Chi
If you're not from Chicago, and don't know what to expect from The Chi, this might help.
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TV Shows
What
Grown-ish
Says About Being Black In College
Does grown-ish continue black-ish's exploration of race via Zoey’s experiences at school?
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TV Shows
Grown-ish
Season 1, Episode 2 Recap: "B***, Don't Kill M...
For Zoey, adjusting to college is not as harmless as being nice to our friends and we’re about to find out firsthand.
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TV Shows
Grown-ish
Season 1 Premiere Recap: "Late Registration"
Zoey is blossoming into an independent person separate from her family as a fresh-faced college student. Grown-ish is also standing on its own as a show.
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Pop Culture
10 Celebrity Triple Threats That Can Sing, Act, & Dance
They say get you a girl that can do both. These girls can do all three.
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TV Shows
Wait, How Many Black Contestants Have Been On
The Bachelor
Spoiler alert: not nearly enough.
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Pop Culture
Here Is Every Piece Of The 2017 Kardashian Christmas Card Puzzle
It's Christmastime and the Kardashians are at it again.
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Movies
The Weirdest Part Of Netflix's
Bright
Is The Racial Poli...
Will Smith's characters is a walking bag of tropes that not even the film's fantasy elements could distract us from.
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TV Shows
The Best Episodes Of
Shameless
To Watch On Netflix
Shameless is eight seasons in and was just picked up for a ninth. You have a lot of catching up to do. Let us help you get started.
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Movies
Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle
Is Corny, But I'm Into It
Despite how corny the execution was, some of the 2017 updates in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, were well-done.
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Pop Culture
Which Awards Show Has The Best Track Record For Diversity?
Everyone is trying to get it right with diversity, but who did?
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