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Gentrification Is a Five-Course Meal — and the Indigestion is Horrible
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Ending a central Black character’s life isn’t…
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Cease and seckle, people
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Life changes hit the rapper hard — and shows like ‘Tokyo Ghoul’ helped him process it all
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Not even a day off work is worth commemorating these travesties
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We can forgive his awkward dancing, but J.T. should keep the remorse train rolling
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As he heads toward this thirties, the electrifying…
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Daniel Baker developed his gifts. Desus Nice gave them to the world. Now it’s time to expand.
This Vaccination Rollout Is Going Exactly as Terribly as You Knew It Would
Black folks don’t trust the…
The 7 Most Annoying People You’ll Encounter on Instagram, Ranked
No double taps for you!
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Some of the genre’s best and brightest come together to talk about why they made the transition from rap magazines to TV and movies—and how
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Twenty-five years ago, Aaron McGruder introduced the world to the Freemans, and nothing would ever be the same
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You expect a movie about getting through a rough patch — but what you get is something far darker
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