NETFLIX IS BETTING BIG ON AFRICAN DRAMAS—AND IT’S PAYING OFF
"The Polygamist" isn’t an outlier.
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black stories. sharp takes.
“DIARRA FROM DETROIT” IS DELICIOUSLY NOSY TV
Being nosy is a full-time motherf*cking job.
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APPARENTLY, EVERY VERSION OF “THE ODYSSEY” CAN REIMAGINE HELEN OF TROY—JUST NOT AS A BLACK WOMAN
It’s almost as if the objection isn’t really about preserving mythology at all.
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“THE BEAR’S” SYDNEY ADAMU HAS ONE OF THE MOST QUIETLY COMPELLING ARCS IN TV HISTORY
More Sydneys, please.
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must reads.
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A BLACK-OWNED SUMMER STARTER PACK
A shoppable guide to doing summer right—poolside, beachside, grillside.
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25 OF THE MOST STUNNING (AND MOST GIFTABLE) COFFEE TABLE BOOKS OF ALL TIME
25 gorgeous, gifting-season-ready picks.
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fully booked
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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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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YES, CHEF: 8 BOOKS TO READ WHILE YOU DEVOUR THE FINAL SEASON OF FX’S “THE BEAR”
8 of my favorite books about the messy business of restaurant kitchens.
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she’s all that.
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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EMMA GREDE'S NEW BOOK “START WITH YOURSELF” AIN'T HERE TO BULLSH*T YOU
The Good American and SKIMS mogul is selling practicality not fantasy.
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