Ava DuVernay’s ‘A Wrinkle In Time’ trailer might make you drop a thug tear
Ava DuVernay is nothing short of a miracle worker and magician. No wonder Disney snagged her to work her special brand of magic on a film remake of the 1963...
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The CW’s ‘Black Lightning’ Trailer Showcases A Family of Superheroes
Now that superheroes have thoroughly dominated TV and movies, Black heroes are finally getting their moment. And The CW’s new series Black Lightning is striving to bring new depth to...
The ‘Insecure’ Season 2 Teaser Is Hella Dope
If you have been agonizing over the wait for season 2 of Insecure, you’re not special. We all share that agony. But Ms. Rae herself blessed us this week with...
Watch the All Black Teaser Trailer for Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’
The teaser trailer for Marvel’s Black Panther shows that Black folk were made for comic book movies.
10 Songs To Keep Your Summer Lit [PLAYLIST]
Summer is here, and just in time for the season, I’ve got the perfect playlist to keep you feeling good all season long.
Cue The White People Tears: Why All The Drama Over The ‘Dear White People’ Trailer Proves The Need For Its Existence
The first trailer for the Dear White People series on Netflix has debuted, and this simple 30-second teaser was enough to incite “anti-racism” whites to demean and denigrate both the series...
Marvel’s ‘Iron Fist’ Trailer Makes A Strong Case For The Series
I really wanted to hate the trailer for Marvel’s Iron Fist. As dope as Marvel’s Netflix series have been (Daredevil, Jessica Jones, and Luke Cage), this one was built off...
Mariah Carey’s New Video For ‘I Don’t’ Makes Us Miss Mariah From The Nineties
“I Don’t” featuring YG is the worst Mariah Carey production to date, and the music video only makes things worse.
Missy Elliot’s “I’m Better” Video Reminds Us That She Was Always From the Future
Missy Elliott just dropped a new video. And her work is just as groundbreaking now as it was when she debuted 20 years ago. But, we should have expected nothing...
The New ‘Power Rangers’ Trailer Is Entirely Too Lit
When I heard that a Power Rangers movie was being produced, I knew it was going to be a joke. I expected all of the corny-ness of my childhood addiction...
Serena Williams’ new underwear ad is the ‘who ‘gon check me boo?’ of underwear ads
Y’all know that I have loved Serena Williams for ages. This is not to be questioned. And bae apparently wants me to love her even more after starring in a...
Mariah Carey’s Hot Mess of a NYE Performance Is The One Thing We Don’t Want to Leave in 2016
We all know that Mariah Carey’s voice is not what it once was. But her performance at New Year’s Rockin’ Eve was worse than we even expected.
Marvel Centers Whiteness, Even When Trying To Be Diverse
Marvel has a long and storied white past. And now that the mega brand is trying to better reflect multiple communities and the current state of the world, there were...
Bruno Mars Must Be Stopped – ’24K Magic’ Album Review
The Peter Gene Hernandez Bruno Mars farce has gone on long enough. And his newest album 24K Magic proves just how much of a pretender he is.
Leslie Odom Jr.’s “Seriously” Imagines Obama’s Thoughts On Trump
Ever wonder what President Barack Obama is really thinking about Donald Trump? Well, this might performance might tell it all.
How Netflix’s ‘Black Mirror’ Made Me Reevaluate My Social Media Life
I’ve gone on and on about my love for Netflix. From movies to Marvel series, Netflix is a screen watcher’s dream. But the most amazing thing about Netflix is that its library...
Mahershala Ali Reflects on Blackness, Harlem, and the ‘Luke Cage’ Series [VIDEO]
Mahershala Ali is one of the hottest actors right now (based both on visual judgment and popularity) . Most of us remember him from his early days on The 4400 but...
Nate Parker is the Unrepentant Abuser We Know Too Well
As the Friday debut of his Nat Turner inspired film Birth of a Nation approaches, filmmaker and actor Nate Parker continues to field questions about his 1999 rape trial involving...
Solange’s ‘A Seat At The Table’ Is A Love Letter To Blackness
Black queer women-led movements are now the signature of this generation. And, in a time like this, Solange’s new album, A Seat At The Table, comes as an imperfect yet brilliant love...
Denzel Washington and Viola Davis Are A Blackness Supernova In ‘Fences’ Trailer
The trailer for Fences, a film adaptation of the storied broadway show starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis, is every bit of good you’d expect it to be and more.
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