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‘Another Act’: Attica Locke talks working on ‘Little Fires Everywhere,’ ‘When They See Us’ and more

Also, she discusses the hit show ‘Empire’ and feeling safe in a writers room

Culture

As 2019’s new fall TV shows come into focus, more black antihero stories need to be told

In putting black characters who dwelled in darkness on screen, ABC and others expanded the meaning of mainstream blackness

Culture

Charges against Jussie Smollett were dropped — but the damage is done

How will the ‘Empire’ actor, and the communities he represents, recover?

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Episode 2

We need to talk about Jussie Smollett

The ‘Empire’ actor added ammunition to a politically fraught environment and exposed the misplaced deification of celebrity activists

Culture

In the Jussie Smollett case, we don’t know what’s true, but we know what’s real

Regardless of the shifting story around the actor’s claims, violence against the black LGBTQ community is constant and horrifying

The Uplift

Actor Corr Kendricks is making strides in the acting world from ‘The Chi’ to UMC’s ’5th Ward’

The 28-year-old overcame a troubled childhood to follow his passion in acting and music

Culture

Lee Daniels on making culture — and on being a ‘Star’

The director talks his second foray on the small screen — and his eventual return to the big screen

Culture

TV right now: What’s up with ‘Atlanta,’ ‘Pitch,’ ‘Insecure’ and more

From the big hits to the darlings to what you may have missed

Culture

Serayah

The ‘Empire’ star loves the L.A. Clippers, T.D. Jakes — and can’t stop listening to Solange’s ‘A Seat At The Table’

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