Empire

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Plus, she describes her powerful work as a children’s book author

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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