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The Irony of the Oscars
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A few weeks ago, the hashtag #Oscarssowhite dropped in response to this year’s major nominees not having any a representation of color. Many felt that the world’s greatest super villain, the white male, was once again flexing his super power of dominating mediocrity over a more worth diverse set of…
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This is Why Blackish Needs to Be Shown
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After years of unsuccessful attempts since the early 2000’s, network television has finally decided to take on a black sitcom in ABC’s new show Blackish. The show focuses on Andre Johnson (played by Anthony Anderson), an African American senior vice president at an advertising company married to an interracial wife, Rainbow (played…
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Karlie Redd Lost Tyler Perry Role because of LHHATL
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Two of the biggest factions in the world of black entertainment are Love and Hip Hop and anything that Tyler Perry makes. And by factions I mean two of the things that black people love to hate. Love and Hip Hop is a reality show centered around pseudo-important music industry…
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Battle Rappers Wild Out on Wild N Out
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Wild N Out is Nick Cannon’s semi successful attempt at staying relevant in the hip hop game. It is an improv comedy show with a hip hop spin that pits two teams against each other to become the funniest of each episode. At the end of each episode there…
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NWA Biopic Adds More Controversy with Casting Call
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Between my part time blogging with BOSS Sports and my internship at Gotchamovies.com, I have seen quite a few news items about the N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton. Let me just say a lot of those items have been just as controversial as the group itself. Now there is more…