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Morgan Freeman, the 80-year-old actor perhaps who became a household name after his roles in Driving Miss Daisy and Along Came a Spider is the latest to face a reckoning with sexual misconduct and sexual harassment according to multiple reports. Freeman is also being accused of fostering a work environment at his company Revelations Entertainment […]

The National Football League has just approved a policy that requires players on the field to stand for the national anthem. Players who do not wish to stand must stay in the locker room until the anthem is finished. Their respective teams will be fined if players do not abide by the new policy. NFL […]

The video game Watchdogs 2 opens with you having to hack into a server and wipe your criminal record clean so the police can’t use a predictive algorithm that predicts future crimes based on past actions. The algorithm leans heavily on using facial recognition databases to keep tabs on citizens. Of note, the protagonist is Black, […]

By Briana Lawrence Ah. There they are. Your fave. The person who puts a smile on your face whenever they take a breath. If they’re at a convention, you best believe you’re gettin’ that autograph. Hell, you might even spring for a professional photo — or, at the very least, a selfie. You use their […]

by Tonya McKenzie This essay contains discussions and descriptions of sexual violence, child abuse, and murder There are some things that you never forget, like the sound of a car screeching down the street and slamming into one of your neighbors or the bombastic sound of a gunshot and the sight of the damage that […]

by Kathleen Anaza Drawing in viewers with juicy telenovela-style drama, star-studded casts and curated soundtracks, MTV Shuga has become a favorite among the scandalous and socially-conscious television viewer on the African continent. Over five seasons, Shuga has operated as three self-contained miniseries, each set in a unique country and with a distinct cast. The stories […]

On May 16, 2018, 16 Black French actresses and performers staged a red carpet protest to challenge anti-Black racism in the French film industry during the 71st annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals.

A native of South Bronx, Saraciea Fennell has been a longtime supporter of the area’s literary scene. The creator of The Bronx is Reading, which works to foster an interest in reading in Bronx children using author events and book donations, Fennell noticed a need for increased literary prominence in the area after its last remaining […]

Spike Lee made a triumphant return to Cannes after his infamous snubbing for the Palme d’Or in 1989 for his now classic film Do The Right Thing. The filmmaker receiving a thunderous round of applause after screening his newest film BlacKkKlansman, which reportedly lasted for around eight minutes. BlacKkKlansman is a retelling of a true story set in […]

by Wanda X. Lust There was a time in my life when I had no idea what an orgasm was or how I could experience one. Over time and throughout encounters with different partners, I eventually learned how it feels  to climax and how to get myself to do so. Even better than learning how […]

Living Single began streaming on Hulu at the beginning of this year, but I have only recently had the chance to start re-watching the 90s sitcom. Throughout the show’s five seasons, I identified with each of the main characters at various moments, but there was only one episode where I was able to find any […]

Last week Tina Knowles-Lawson, the almighty matriarch who has given us all the gifts of Beyoncé and Solange Knowles revealed on Maria Shriver’s show during her Architects of Change segment that she placed her daughters in counseling early in life. Knowles-Lawson said that the inspiration came from her own childhood and thoughts that her own […]