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The Uplift
Parker Sawyers & Tika Sumpter describe what it’s like to play the nation’s most powerful couple
‘Southside with You’ details intimate moments of Barack and Michelle’s first date
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Baby, I’m a star — and so are you
The Oscar-winning ‘Purple Rain,’ released 32 years ago today, made Prince — and inspired a generation
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Ghostbusters is not busted and Leslie Jones is just fine
But the movie does lack bite
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Sick of blockbuster season already? Try this instead
From addiction in Major League Baseball to hip-hop in Iran — nine must-see documentaries of the summer
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This year’s academy class is 46 percent women and 41 percent people of color
Now, how do we keep the Oscar voters looking this normal?
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‘Free State of Jones’ is a lost opportunity
The history of Jones County, Mississippi, is fascinating — too bad the film doesn’t live up to it
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Can these documentaries change the way we think about abortion?
Reproductive health care is again an election-year issue — and these movies are hoping to make a difference
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American Black Film Festival Diary: Day 2
The woman of ‘Central Intelligence’ and the changes in black Hollywood
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American Black Film Festival Diary: Day 1
Black Hollywood mingles amid diversity strides