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The Best Black Love Movies – The Definitive List
The search for the best Black love movies is always a topic of conversation, but we’re here to help bring it to an end! I’ve watched the films. I’ve done the research. I’ve even scoured the internet for opinions beyond my own. And with all of that, I’ve now compiled what I believe is the…
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Netflix’s “Good Times” Fails At Its Most Important Job
Netflix made a remake of “Good Times”, but in this modern day reboot, it now tries to take on social issues as an animated series. I previously offered you all my preemptive review on the “Good Times” animated reboot after the highly controversial trailer made the rounds. I didn’t like the trailer, and I specifically…
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Good Movies on BET Plus
Looking for good movies on BET Plus? We’ve got you covered. We went through the BET Plus library to explore which of their original movies stacked up best when asked by the viewers. Admittedly, there were not many movies to choose from, and while we love the Black representation offered, the quality just isn’t consistent…
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The Vince Staples Show: A Good Show that Lacks Intention
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not super familiar with Vince Staples. To most of you, that probably doesn’t preclude me from commenting on his new show, “The Vince Staples Show”. To the people of the Vince Staples subreddit, it means I couldn’t possibly understand the many levels to this series. But onward…
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Black Influencers: The Rising Voices Shaping Culture
If you find yourself spending more and more time online every day, you’re not alone. Many of us spend nearly 7 hours daily on a device connected to the Internet. It only makes sense that these digital spaces we inhabit so often can have an influence on our lives and our society as a whole.…
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Black Reality TV Shows to Watch in 2024
Let’s just be honest: Black reality TV shows have often gotten the short end of the stick. Rarely do they get enough exposure, investment or love. For example, back in March of 2022, NBC launched a new reality series starring a Black woman called “The Courtship”, only to remove it from NBC after airing just…
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New Black Movies in 2024
Due to the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, we lost out on a lot of awesome movies over the past year, as many films got bumped in favor of releasing them at a more convenient time for promoting them alongside the actors. While that sucked for our movie viewing habits, the result is that these next…
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Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins: A Rising Star in Black Hollywood
Okay, so I’ll admit I don’t love pigeon-holing Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins as being a star only in “Black” Hollywood with the title that I chose. Her talent, which we’ll dig into, is not confined to her ethnicity, as she’s a force to be reckoned with across Hollywood—period. Yet I used “Black Hollywood” anyway. Why? Because…
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The Best Black TV Shows of 2024
Coming off a year of writers and actors strikes, many viewers are wondering what’s to come for the Black TV shows of 2024. And while there were a couple of amazing Black TV shows that dropped in 2023, The second part of last year left us hungry for some of our favorite shows. Because of…
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From Pawns to Kings: BET’s Game of Chess in the Battle for Black Audiences
This article about BET Original series dominating the list of top cable shows among Black audiences got me thinking. About chess! I’m not the most prolific chess player ever. And I’m not the guy that’s going to be able to tell you the names of strategic chess openings, call out any of the great players,…