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‘The Last of Us’ finale isn’t controversial, it’s correct
Let’s be clear: Joel was right
Bashir Salahuddin talks ‘Sherman’s Showcase’ and ‘South Side’ on ‘Another Act with Kelley Carter’
‘It really does represent decades and decades of education and hard work and struggle and also passion’
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How ‘Winning Time’ wrestles with Blackness will determine whether the HBO show has its own legacy
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson were polar opposites, but both were influential Black men in America
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Jerrod Carmichael’s ‘Rothaniel’ is proof stand-up comedy doesn’t have to punch down
His new HBO special could be the future of comedy if we let it
‘Another Act’: Award-winning actress Danielle Brooks discusses action-packed adventure in HBO’s ‘Peacemaker’
Also, she opens up about motherhood and breaking barriers for Black women in Hollywood
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HBO’s DMX documentary is as complicated as the man himself
Watching the rapper in the last year of his life, it felt like there was hope
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Gordon Parks documentary on HBO only gives us half the picture
‘A Choice of Weapons’ talks about the activist and artistic pioneer but not enough about the person
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‘Insecure,’ Lawrence and the limits of the ‘Good Black Man’
Checking all the boxes only gets us approval from our homies. It doesn’t make us good parents.
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Reflecting on the significance of ‘Insecure’ as it heads into its final season
The hit HBO series focused on everyday Blackness and, in doing so, held a mirror to a generation