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Michael B. Jordan on becoming a boxer and being the People’s Champ
Highly anticipated ‘Creed’ sequel showcases Jordan’s commitment to training
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Can ‘Jinn’ be this year’s ‘Lady Bird’?
This coming-of-age story follows an American Muslim girl finding the magic within herself
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New Viola Davis movie, ‘Widows,’ is an ambitious mishmash
This might sound crazy, but this two-hour movie should be longer so all these great actors and ideas get to shine
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Let’s see more of Idris Elba, the ‘Sexiest Man Alive,’ on the silver screen
He may be following that long line of leading men, but Elba is a force all his own
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Common teams up with Tony Parker, Drew Brees for new boxing documentary
‘I’m from Chicago,’ says the Oscar winner, ‘it’s no different than Washington, D.C., Oakland, Detroit, Flint … It’s connected.’
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Misty Copeland gets the loudest cheers at Disney’s ‘Nutcracker and the Four Realms’ premiere
American Ballet Theatre principal dancer makes her feature film debut and lets her en pointe do the storytelling
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‘The Oath’ and two new plays question the white liberal fantasy that black women will save us all
In three works, women weigh pursuing freedom against losing their families
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‘The Hate U Give’ could have used a little more love
Amandla Stenberg underwhelms, and the rest of the movie doesn’t help her
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A Taye Diggs appreciation — on the 20th anniversary of ‘How Stella Got Her Groove Back’
Diggs is now starring as a prep football coach in The CW’s new ‘All-American’