Television

James Avery, Will Smith, Ben Vereen and the fatherhood scene that still makes LeBron and Dwyane Wade cry

Marrying art and politics is never easy, but Ryan Murphy’s show hits the sweet spot

Almost half of exonerated prisoners are African-American

Swift action was needed, but should it ever have come to this in the first place?

One of the Sexiest Men Alive wants more people to talk about mental health

This is why it’s important to have multiple creators of color across multiple networks

Hard, ugly lessons about how to make it in America

On Mother’s Day, re-examining a character who once personified Ideal Black Motherhood

Women in nighttime bonnets and scarves and do-rags have been mostly invisible in pop culture — until now

Twenty-five years after her indelible sitcom, she is on board for ‘Dear White People’ and it’s better than ever