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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.
8 min read
THREE LESSONS “INSECURE” TAUGHT ME ABOUT FEMALE FRIENDSHIPS
10 years later, Issa and Molly still have something to teach us.
6 min read
THE CURIOUS CASE OF JOHN STEWART
John swears by a new oath.
8 min read
16 SUPER CREEPY SHOWS FOR YOUR SPOOKY SEASON SPIRAL
Small screen. Big scares.
4 min read
“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
“DIARRA FROM DETROIT” SEASON 2 HAS EVERYTHING I WANT FROM A GHETTO GOONIE MURDER MYSTERY
If you’re not watching "Diarra From Detroit" by now, what are you doing with your life?
6 min read
12 SOUTH ASIAN & ARAB-LED MOVIES AND SHOWS I NEED MORE PEOPLE TO WATCH
If you’ve just inhaled Netflix's "Best of the Best", watch these next.
4 min read
NOBODY TOLD ME “ATLANTA” WAS A HORROR SHOW
The joke and the jump scare were often the same thing.
9 min read
NETFLIX’S “UMTHETHO” IS ONE HELL OF A MESSY MORALITY TRAP
Family will have you compromising every principle you’ve ever had.
5 min read
NETFLIX IS BETTING BIG ON AFRICAN DRAMAS—AND IT’S PAYING OFF
"The Polygamist" isn’t an outlier.
6 min read
“DIARRA FROM DETROIT” IS DELICIOUSLY NOSY TV
Being nosy is a full-time motherf*cking job.
6 min read
SHOWS LIKE “SURVIVAL OF THE THICKEST” TO HELP YOU SURVIVE YOUR SURVIVAL WITHDRAWAL
We'll get through this together.
3 min read
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