Television

With ‘The Rundown,’ Robin Thede adds a smart new perspective to late-night

Feminist, anti-racist, quick-moving and funny, the premiere on BET showed plenty of promise

Jay Pharoah knows a lot about being ‘White Famous’

The ‘Saturday Night Live’ alum stars in a new series about the perils of making it big

Neil deGrasse Tyson to Kyrie Irving: “I’m glad you play basketball instead of serve as head of NASA”

Astrophysicist is pop culture’s ultimate superfan

‘Survivor’s Remorse’ recap: Wrestling with faith, money and family history

Five new TV shows worth watching this fall

Last year’s bonanza of blackness hasn’t repeated itself, but you should still plug these shows into your DVR

‘Survivor’s Remorse’ recap: Making a case for reparations

Wealth, philanthropy and the question of ‘good’ white people

‘Ballers’ recap: Oakland? Miami? Las Vegas? Spencer is home again

In the season finale, everybody’s looking for a new start

‘Survivor’s Remorse’ recap: The family secrets start to spill out

Missy learns about a prenup and Chen finds out the truth about Father Tom

Whitley’s World: A brief history of Bad and Boujee Black Girl Style

Jasmine Guy’s Gilbert is the blueprint for ‘Insecure’s’ Molly, ‘Dear White People’s’ Coco, and ‘Living Single’s’ Regine