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For the sixth time in nearly a century, the Academy Awards has the chance to reward a Black filmmaker with the Oscar for Best Director. Spike Lee received

Here’s some tea for you: Netflix's library has apparently been shrinking. According to Flixable’s “Netflix Museum,” the streaming platform has

Intersectionality is about more than the convergence of multiple identities. It’s also about how those identities impact people’s ability to prosper

We’re in the midst of an industry-wide call for inclusivity. Hollywood is finally acknowledging a lack of diversity as one of its weaknesses. And it’s

There are a lot of movies involving body switches and characters becoming their younger or older selves out there — Freaky Friday, 17 Again, 13 Going On

Little is all about Black Girl Magic, literally. It was pitched by a then-10-year-old Black girl, Marsai Martin (Black-ish) — she’s also star and an

Update: From January 3 to January 6, Lifetime aired a documentary called Surviving R. Kelly, which catapulted the controversial rapper and all the

When we think about the juggernauts in entertainment, Jennifer Lopez is often overlooked. The Puerto Rican with New York roots should not be slept on. She

The very meaning of controversy has been contested in 2018. With so much access to celebrities, the beginnings and ends of their relationships are only

The Come Up is Refinery29’s series featuring rising female artists who are as badass and inspiring as their music is. Imagine having a little sister

I’m still not over the intensely tender experience that is watching Barry Jenkins’ If Beale Street Could Talk. In her review of the film, my

When I met Trina for the first time last year, I played it cool. I was meeting her in a semi-professional capacity and wanted to leave a good impression.

In the opening scene of Dumplin’, a young Willowdean “Will” Dickson cruises down a Texas road with her aunt Lucy (Hilliary Begley). They're in a

Today is only my second full day as a Mocha Grande — the official name for Black fans of Ariana Grande — and life is coming at me really fast.

Members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association have voted, and the Golden Globe nominations are officially here to honor the best of the best in this

Since giving birth to her first child with husband Offset in July — named Kulture Kiari Cephus — Cardi B has taken a page out of Beyoncé’s book and

Now that we’re well into December, you’re going to be reading a lot of pop culture guides and lists recapping the year we’ve had or preparing us for

Say Her Name: The Life & Death of Sandra Bland — directed by Kate Davis and David Heilbroner — first premiered at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.