LET’S DECOLONIZE THAT FALL WATCHLIST. IT’S TIME.
Your seasonal rotation has room to get a little broader.
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sharp takes.
“FORBIDDEN FRUITS” IS “MEAN GIRLS” WITH A SIDE OF WITCH FEMME CAMP CULT
A campy, tasty, witchy, bitchy, horny, hexy horror comedy romp.
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CHRIS ROCK’S “MISTY GREEN” HAS TOO MUCH ON ITS MIND
A star-making performance in a movie too distracted to notice.
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“A DIFFERENT WORLD” IS BACK; LET’S TALK ABOUT WHY HILLMAN STILL HAS US IN A CHOKEHOLD
A worthwhile new series that's just a little too beholden to its own legacy.
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fall feels.
HBO’S “THE GILDED AGE” ACTUALLY DEPICTS THE 19th-CENTURY BLACK ELITE WITH HISTORICAL ACCURACY
Welcome to 1889: where the wealthy, educated, elite, and Black thrive.
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“A DIFFERENT WORLD” IS BACK; LET’S TALK ABOUT WHY HILLMAN STILL HAS US IN A CHOKEHOLD
A worthwhile new series that's just a little too beholden to its own legacy.
6 min read
“HIS & HERS” IS SUPPOSED TO BE A WHODUNIT. IT’S MORE OF A WHYYOUDODAT
There may be two sides to every story. His & Hers just never figures out what it wants either of them to be.
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SAPPHIC, SEDUCTIVE, DESTRUCTIVE: NIA DACOSTA'S “HEDDA” IS DEVISHLY DIVINE
Marriage, manipulation, and the art of self-destruction—just girl things.
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fully booked
BIPOC WOMEN ARE BRINGING THEIR OWN GHOSTS TO GOTHIC FICTION
This centuries old tradition was overdue for some new blood.
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BOOKS ABOUT BOOK PEOPLE, FOR BOOK PEOPLE
Consider this a love letter to the bookstore lurkers.
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9 BOOKS FOR THE “LOVE ISLAND” OBSESSED LOVER-GIRLS
For the hopeless romantics who’d absolutely catch feelings in the villa.
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#shopblack
11 MUST-HAVE BLACK-OWNED CANDLES, ONE FOR EVERY AUTUMN MOOD
A personal guide to finding your perfect fall flame.
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A BLACK-OWNED FALL FRAGRANCE GUIDE
16 scents for you, your skin, and your space this cozy season.
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she’s all that.
IF “WHO TF DID I MARRY?” WAS THE BREAKDOWN, “WHAT TF DO I DO NOW?” IS THE REBUILD.
How Reesa Teesa telling the most humiliating story of her life helped her build a new one.
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SHOUT OUT TO ALL THE BLACK WOMEN WHO NABBED 2026 EMMY NOMINATIONS
Rooting for everybody Black. Always.
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MARA BROCK AKIL ENTERS HER AUTHOR ERA WITH “THE REVELATION OF DIONNE DAPHNE”
Mara Brock Akil makes her worth-the-wait literary debut.
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NABELA NOOR IS BRINGING HER SOFT LIFE, “POCKETS OF PEACE” GOSPEL TO TUBI
Her version of softness isn't just about a pretty home.
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