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All 13 Major Roles from Issa Rae TV Shows and Movies
If you aren’t a fan of the oh-so-multi-talented Black actress and producer Issa Rae (who really has too many titles to name at this point), you just haven’t seen her in a role that speaks to you yet. As the beloved representative for awkward Black girls everywhere, co-creator of the hit HBO TV show Insecure,…
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The 38 Iconic 90s Black Movies You Must Watch
If you’re getting tired of streaming modern movies that either follow the tragic flaws of superheroes or pay homage to that latest silly trend on social media, then why not go back to a time when Black movies really meant something? So let’s watch some 90s Black movies! From romantic comedies set in the city…
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The Highest Earning Black Movies of All-Time
Let’s celebrate the success of black cinema together! Recently, black movies have been on the rise in the film industry and one way to measure their success is through box office earnings. Today, let’s discover the top highest-earning black movies of all time and highlight the importance of black filmmakers. We’ll explore their contributions to…
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Where Were the Black Movies During the Pandemic?
Not so sorry to say it, but Hollywood failed us in 2020. Black people, yet again, seemed to be a very distant focus of any major studio or platform when it came to producing movies that were focused on our experiences and stories. Of course, if you talk to a Hollywood executive, they will point…
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Black Actresses Nominated for “Best Supporting Actress”
Let’s talk about the Black Actresses of the past decade that put forth Oscar-worthy performances for Best Supporting Actress. Whenever society does manage to find itself caring about the unheralded Black actress, often the talk is around the “leading lady”. However, there cannot be a leading lady without someone following behind her and supporting her.…
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The Best Black Actors of All-Time…From A Millennial’s Perspective
When thinking about making a list of the best Black actors of all-time, and then looking at our history in this field, I was astounded by just how far back we go and how excellent at the craft we have been given the many harms and hurdles that have been put in the path of…
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The Top 10 Best Black Drama Movies of All Time
Okay. So this is going to be highly debated, but the conversation has to be had: what are the top 10 black movie dramas of all-time? Let’s start off by clarifying that we are strictly going for drama-drama movies. So romance films like Love Jones and Luv & Basketball obviously aren’t in consideration for some…
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Now of Age, Gen Z Has its Own Classic Black TV Shows & Movies
Real talk. Pinning down classic Black TV shows and movies that are unique and specific to Gen Z is difficult. It’s complex for a variety of reasons. For starters, how are we defining a Black classic? And how are we defining a Black classic that is specific to Gen Z? There’s a whole canon of…
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The Best Black-Owned Streaming Services
As the world moves to the internet, black streaming services are starting to grow in numbers. But are these streaming sites black-owned networks, or are they just something out there trying to steal from the culture? While we are seeing a little more Black content produced than we’ve seen in previous parts of the century,…
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Double Threats: Black Actresses Making Movies and Music
Easy is the last thing to describe the journeys of Black actresses that have managed to make careers in both the worlds of movies and music. However, these Black actresses do both flawlessly. While some consistently stay booked and busy, others come around every once in a while and nail their performances. Janet Jackson Janet…