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‘Stomp the Yard’ Cast Retrospective: The Black Actors Who Made It Big
“Stomp the Yard” was much more than just another dance movie. With the help of a highly talented cast, the film succeeded in combining captivating choreography with raw depictions of the experiences of Black students in college. So, where are the members of the “Stomp the Yard” cast now? How have their careers evolved since…
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The Black YouTubers You Should Be Following
If you’re like most people, you love kicking back and putting on your favorite YouTubers to pass the time. In a world where Black entertainment is becoming increasingly important to modern audiences, unfortunately, finding the best Black YouTubers to subscribe to can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. But if you’re looking for the…
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Now Defunct, the Tyler Perry Studios Tour was Once a Black TV Lovers Oasis
Love him or hate him, there’s no question that Tyler Perry has had an incredible impact on the film industry – and on his adopted hometown of Atlanta, Georgia. And the 330-acre Tyler Perry Studios compound is one of the strongholds of that impact, as well as a growing fixture of the burgeoning Atlanta film…
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Top Funny Black YouTubers: A Guide to Ultimate Humor
YouTube can offer a bit of everything — from finding faith to making us laugh. Are you looking for the next great, hilarious Black YouTuber to watch? We’ve got you covered! The great thing about the digital age is that there are so many up-and-coming content creators making all kinds of art. It can be hard to…
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Chills and Thrills: Top Scary Black Movies to Watch Tonight
There’s nothing like an excellent, spine-tingling horror movie, especially when it features Black excellence. While it’s a long-running movie trope that Black characters are often the first to die in horror films, that isn’t the case in the following films! Each of these scary Black movies features Black protagonists and is a horror classic in its own right.…
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Thuso Mbedu: The Black Actress Captivating Hollywood
The film industry is incredibly competitive, and exceptionally talented performers often struggle to make headroom when it comes to getting noticed among the constantly churning selection of new titles. Despite these challenges, one young woman is successfully making a name for herself in Hollywood. You might recognize the name Thuso Mbedu, a rising star actress who’s…
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Black Reality TV Shows to Watch in 2024
Let’s just be honest: Black reality TV shows have often gotten the short end of the stick. Rarely do they get enough exposure, investment or love. For example, back in March of 2022, NBC launched a new reality series starring a Black woman called “The Courtship”, only to remove it from NBC after airing just…
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New Black Movies in 2024
Due to the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, we lost out on a lot of awesome movies over the past year, as many films got bumped in favor of releasing them at a more convenient time for promoting them alongside the actors. While that sucked for our movie viewing habits, the result is that these next…
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Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins: A Rising Star in Black Hollywood
Okay, so I’ll admit I don’t love pigeon-holing Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins as being a star only in “Black” Hollywood with the title that I chose. Her talent, which we’ll dig into, is not confined to her ethnicity, as she’s a force to be reckoned with across Hollywood—period. Yet I used “Black Hollywood” anyway. Why? Because…
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The Best Black TV Shows of 2024
Coming off a year of writers and actors strikes, many viewers are wondering what’s to come for the Black TV shows of 2024. And while there were a couple of amazing Black TV shows that dropped in 2023, The second part of last year left us hungry for some of our favorite shows. Because of…