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The low-key cool of ‘Jake, From State Farm’ has actor Kevin Miles superstarring
Jake is the regular, stand-up everyman that Black people see in our communities all the time – but rarely on TV
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The most important lesson I took from Clarence Williams III’s death
The actor who portrayed Mr. Simms in ‘Tales from the Hood’ was 81 when he died of colon cancer
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Interracial couple representation in pop culture isn’t as progressive as we think
The optics, while a sign of change, don’t point to any change in the status quo
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The #OscarsAreStillSoWhite
A new analysis of best picture nominees over the last seven years shows that racial and gender representation hasn’t changed all that much
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Young Black artists show the academy what movies mean to them
Temi Coker and Michelle Robinson talk about their contributions to the promotional campaign for the Oscars
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences managed not to embarrass itself this year
‘Judas and the Black Messiah,’ ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ and ‘One Night in Miami’ all get multiple Oscar nominations
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Magical Negroes can’t exist without a Mister Charlie or Miss Ann
A look at a persistent movie trope in which clueless white characters depend on selfless Black helpmates
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Director LeSean Thomas’ animated journey from the South Bronx to South Korea
His new project about African samurai Yasuke will appear on Netflix this spring
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Cicely Tyson led a generation that defined themselves with dignity
Her death marks the winding down of an era when Black glamour and elegance wasn’t just a choice, but an insistence on Black humanity