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HULU’S “THE TESTAMENTS” IS WELL WORTH THE RETURN TO GILEAD
Hell hath no fury like a teenage girl.
6 min read
HOW “BRIDGERTON” SEASON 4 SEAMLESSLY SHAKES UP MAYFAIR’S STATUS QUO
"Bridgerton" is serving up a little class consciousness with its romance this time around.
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.
5 min read
HULU’S “WASHINGTON BLACK” HAD EVERYTHING GOING FOR IT—SO WHY DOES IT FEEL SO HOLLOW?
A beautiful, ambitious miss.
4 min read
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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
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“FORBIDDEN FRUITS” IS “MEAN GIRLS” WITH A SIDE OF WITCH FEMME CAMP CULT
A campy, tasty, witchy, bitchy, horny, hexy horror comedy romp.
Oct 196 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.
Sep 306 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?
Sep 236 min read
NETFLIX’S “UMTHETHO” IS ONE HELL OF A MESSY MORALITY TRAP
Family will have you compromising every principle you’ve ever had.
Aug 175 min read
“DIARRA FROM DETROIT” IS DELICIOUSLY NOSY TV
Being nosy is a full-time motherf*cking job.
Jul 286 min read
PEACOCK’S “STRUNG” IS A TWISTY THRILLER MOSTLY WORTH GETTING TANGLED IN
The movie’s not subtle. But it does have momentum.
Jun 284 min read
HULU’S “THE TESTAMENTS” IS WELL WORTH THE RETURN TO GILEAD
Hell hath no fury like a teenage girl.
May 286 min read
“IS GOD IS” IS A FEROCIOUS TAKE ON BLACK WOMEN’S RIGHTEOUS RAGE
A rage-filled revenge thriller about so much more than rage and revenge.
May 175 min read
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