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The underrated brilliance of Cynthia Erivo as Darlene Sweet in ‘Bad Times at the El Royale’

Darlene is Bad Times at the El Royale’s most compelling character, even though her story seems to be the most simple, straightforward, and faultless of the entire ensemble.

by Sherronda J. Brown

Defending “Nipsey Hussle’s widow” and other hollow gestures for Black women

How Dr. Yaba Blay’s ‘Professional Black Girl’ captures the creativity and artistry of Black Girl Culture

How defiant Black women athletes like Surya Bonaly and Serena Williams inspire me and help lay the groundwork for the future

Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’ contends with unresolved trauma, and a host of other unsettling things

R. Kelly explodes in first public interview after arrest

Nourishing Black children has nothing to do with their parents’ genders and everything to do with letting them be themselves

HBO’s “Leaving Neverland” finally airs to fierce debate about sexual abuse, celebrity & race

Toni Morrison is our greatest living writer

Black integrity matters

We deserve to see more Black vampires on the screen

NYPD commander tells cops to “shoot (50 Cent) on sight,” rapper says he fears for his life

Carceral “love”, consent, and Black womxn’s bodies: From ‘OITNB’ to ‘Siempre Bruja’

R. Kelly may soon be facing a new trial for sexually assaulting another 14-year-old girl

Jussie Smollett attack under new scrutiny after CPD won’t substantiate unnamed sources “staged” claim

Family speaks out after 6 California cops murder 20 year old Willie McCoy in Taco Bell parking lot

The presumption of attractiveness will always perpetuate violence

How hip-hop helped reimagine Black presence in horror

Article on best-selling author Dan Mallory’s lies reveals how white men rule publishing

21 Savage faces deportation after being arrested by ICE, who allege that he is a British National

How Ariana Grande uses “Black Cool” in her incremental appropriation game

What Future’s fear of admitting his sobriety says about our unhealthy expectation for Black pain

Chris Brown arrested on rape charges in Paris

The excellence of Black Hollywood doesn’t need to be validated by mainstream awards

Trans people have the right to forgive transphobia on our own terms

After shooting threats, lawsuits, & many celebrities refusing to appear, Lifetime’s ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ premieres

Reconciling ‘glorious healing’ & the ‘loving refusal’ of intracommunal violence in an era of disposability

Spike Lee produced Netflix film ‘See You Tomorrow’ brings us the Black time travelers we need

‘The House That Will Not Stand’ is not a celebration of affluent Black women, it’s an indictment of the racial caste system

Actress Amber Brenner is suing director/producer Salim Akil for breach of contract & domestic violence

I want BET to be a radiant hub for Black culture again

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