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NOBODY TOLD ME “ATLANTA” WAS A HORROR SHOW
The joke and the jump scare were often the same thing.
9 min read
A BLACK-OWNED FALL FRAGRANCE GUIDE
16 scents for you, your skin, and your space this cozy season.
4 min read
more essays.
IN HONOR OF THE US OPEN, LET’S REVISIT THE SEXY, SWEATY GENIUS OF “CHALLENGERS”
Tennis may never recover.
Aug 276 min read
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.
Aug 226 min read
NETFLIX IS BETTING BIG ON AFRICAN DRAMAS—AND IT’S PAYING OFF
"The Polygamist" isn’t an outlier.
Aug 116 min read
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.
Jul 215 min read
A LOVE LETTER TO THE WHIMSICAL BLACK GIRL
To all the Black women making weird wonderful.
Jul 146 min read
“THE BEAR’S” SYDNEY ADAMU HAS ONE OF THE MOST QUIETLY COMPELLING ARCS IN TV HISTORY
More Sydneys, please.
Jul 47 min read
MEET DUCKY + DADA: THE VIRAL FATHER-SON DUO MAKING ME CRY LIKE A B*TCH EVERY 3-5 BUSINESS DAYS
A glimpse into Darren Graham's story and close relationship with his son, Ducky.
Jun 204 min read
IN RUE WE TRUST(ED)
I was rooting for you. We were all rooting for you.
Jun 38 min read
YOU’RE NOT WATCHING “BIG MOOD” AND IT SHOWS
Big Mood is a whole mood.
May 135 min read
A VERY NECESSARY MOTHER’S DAY TRIBUTE TO THE BLACK TV MOMS WHO RAISED US
To the Black TV moms who raised standards, raised hell, and, in some cases, raised us.
May 75 min read
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