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Robert Townsend – heading to Broadway – talks ‘Making the Five Heartbeats’
The beautiful story unfolds as a masterclass creation
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The most frustrating thing about ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ is seeing it processed through a lens of whiteness
The soft bigotry of low box-office expectations
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Is ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ the Asian ‘Black Panther’?
While differences obviously exist, a transcendent cast delivers same message to Hollywood: Diversity can equal dollars
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Taraji P. Henson to become a sports agent — at least on film
Packed with athlete cameos, Henson’s new comedy is on time with #MeToo, equal pay — and the blossoming of black women in Hollywood
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With ‘BlacKkKlansman,’ Spike Lee brings the fire this time
Film tells both a true story from the ‘70s and its connections to contemporary hate
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John David Washington outran his father’s long shadow with a football in hand
The star of HBO’s ‘Ballers’ and Spike Lee’s ‘BlacKkKlansman,’ former Morehouse star running back and NFL player does things his way
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In ‘Blindspotting,’ Daveed Diggs wrestles with gentrification and race in Oakland, California
The film marks his triumphant debut as a screenwriter
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An equalizer that Lakers fan Denzel Washington is superexcited about? LeBron James
‘Oh, wow. Now I’m going to be sitting here and LeBron’ll be close, running by and … dunking!’
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In the movies, Denzel is a different kind of superhero
But it won’t be superheroes who change the world — it’ll be us