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Black TV Shows To Watch This Summer

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Lil Nas X’s Beef With BET Runs Deeper Than A Snub

Since he first burst onto the music scene, Lil Nas X has been known to make a statement; from his viral debut “Old Town Road” to its scandalous followu

by Ineye Komonibo

The Womack Sisters May Come From Black Music Royalty, But They...

Every June, the world comes together to honor the endless contributions that Black musicians past, present, and future make to the culture. However, for th

by Ineye Komonibo

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Are We Going Through A Nostalgia Burnout Right Now?

If you go to the cinema right now, chances are you will find at least two sequels, a reboot and a cameo-laden franchise film playing at any given time. Eve

by Shivani Dubey

Who Is Mia Khalifa, Really? Beyond Porn, TikTok & Those Deleted T...

Now, this is a story about how it started and how it’s going. Mia Khalifa entered the porn game at 21 years old, a decision she made on her own. After do

by Simone Oliver

Kendrick Lamar Made His New Album For Himself — Not Us

After the 2017 release of his Grammy-winning album DAMN, Kendrick Lamar seemingly vanished into thin air, leaving fans begrudgingly stuck in a loop of list

by Ineye Komonibo

BBMAs Honoree Lil Miss Flint Is Still Fighting For Clean Water

The Billboard Music Awards are a celebration of top-charting artists and their contributions to music and pop culture, but in recent years, the award show

by Ineye Komonibo

Beware: These Gritty & Disturbing Netflix TV Shows Will Take You ...

by Katherine Singh

Your Favorite (Fictional) Teacher Quinta Brunson Is Giving Back T...

If you were to ask a teacher what they love the most about their job, it’s a safe bet that many would say working with students is their highlight. Unfor

by Ineye Komonibo

I Won’t Stop Intellectualizing The Kardashians

The Kardashians, which premiered on April 14, has broken streaming records at Hulu. Its debut also dominated Disney+ and Star+ across global networks. Stil

Are We In The Most Boring Era Of Celebrity?

Did you feel it too? Your throat stifling a little yawn when faced with the mundanity, nay, the utter vibelessness of this year’s Met Gala? Granted,

by Maybelle Morgan

She Works Hard For the Money: A Financial Dominatrix’s Tips On Fi...

Welcome to Don’t Yuck My Yummm, Unbothered’s sexual wellness column and digital diary aimed at destigmatizing Black womxn’s intimate experiences. Tru

by Kourtney Pope

These Black TV Moms Make Motherhood Look Easy

Thanks to these Black women, I feel less of an urge to run in the other direction every time my mom asks me when I’ll be having kids of my own.

by Sesali Bowen

“Pressure Makes Diamonds” — How The Creators Of The Porter...

The Blackest creative team north of the border talks channelling their ancestors and facing high expectations to pull off the triumphant new series about B

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We Rewatched A Classic Black Rom-Com With Romance Queen Jasmine G...

Welcome to Love Like This?, a romance column where we, Kathleen Newman-Bremang and Ineye Komonibo, revisit some of the most romantic — or not, in hindsig

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Megan Thee Stallion’s Bombshell New Interview Reveals Devastating...

In July 2020, Megan thee Stallion was involved in an intense police stop after attending a celebrity pool party in Los Angeles, leading to the shocking rev

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The K-Drama Actors We’ll Watch In Anything

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Was Will Smith’s Oscar Slap In Solidarity With Black Women Or An ...

Just when we thought that the Oscars couldn’t get wilder than the infamous 2017 Best Picture snafu (justice for Barry Jenkins and Moonlight, still), th

by Ineye Komonibo

Young, Famous & African: TV’s Obsession With Globa...

The reality television space has expanded from the pioneering series of the early 2000s like The Real World and Road Rules to evolving (or devolving, depen

by Ineye Komonibo

I’m Korean, I Don’t Relate To The K-Wave, And That’s Okay

Once upon a time, BTS meant behind the scenes, a parasite was something you learned about in biology and a green light followed by a red light only caused

What Should We Do About Kanye West? Maybe…Nothing

In the decades since his debut as a plucky young rapper from the southside of Chicago, Kanye West changed the way we thought about music, fashion, and how

by Ineye Komonibo

Who Would We Be Without The Black Sitcoms That Raised Us?

Years ago, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, Black sitcoms ruled the airwaves. These great series, spread across channels like ABC, NBC, The WB (which la

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Jodie Turner-Smith Isn’t Done Talking About Colorism — Are You Re...

In the A24 film After Yang, Jodie Turner-Smith’s character Kyra rarely raises her voice. She’s all muted tones and measured timbre — even when she’

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Black History Month 2022

A Renegotiation Of Hollywood’s Black Girl “Villain” Trope

Hollywood wanted us to believe these Black girl characters were villains. In reality, they were just right.

by Ineye Komonibo

The Super Bowl Halftime Show Was Blackity-Black, But We’ve ...

For the first time in its almost 60-year run, hip-hop took center stage at the Super Bowl half-time show, resulting in a performance that may go down in hi

by Ineye Komonibo

Love & Hip Hop Gets Rooted In A New Special About African ...

Since its series premiere in 2011, VH1 original reality series Love and Hip Hop has taken music fans all over the country, making stops in New York City, M

by Ineye Komonibo

Quinta Brunson Gets A Gold Star For Abbott Elementary

There are some television shows that, within only a few minutes of watching, you just know will be hits. That magic is hard to explain — there isn’t ex

by Ineye Komonibo

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