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‘Lovecraft Country’: Six Surprising Easter Eggs From The Pilot Episode

By Monique on Thursday, August 20, 2020

Atticus (Jonathan Majors) and Leticia (Jurnee Smollett) in Lovecraft Country. (Photo credit: HBO)

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About Hongjoong’s Cornrows: ATEEZ’s Appropriation Scandal Reveals The Importance Of Proper Cultural Respect

By Monique on Monday, July 20, 2020

(L-R) Hongjoong wearing blue cornrows in ATEEZ's promo image for their upcoming album, ZERO: FEVER Part. 1. A Nuba woman in Nyaro village, Kau, Nuba mountains, Sudan (KQ Entertainment, Rita Willaert/Wikipedia Creative Commons)

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My Extraordinary Time With John Lewis, Civil Rights Trailblazer And Proponent Of ‘Good Trouble’

By Monique on Saturday, July 18, 2020

Monique and John Lewis at the Miami Book Fair 2013.

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Five Black American Patriots Who Were Just As Integral To America As Alexander Hamilton

By Monique on Thursday, July 9, 2020

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10 Black Beauty And Lifestyle YouTubers You Should Support Instead of Shane Dawson And Jeffree Star

By Monique on Friday, July 3, 2020

Black beauty and lifestyle youtubers

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BTS, ARMY And Black Lives Matter: The Value Of Fandom Meshing With Activism

By Monique on Monday, June 22, 2020

BTS gave $1 million to the grassroots organization Black Lives Matter to help combat police brutality and fight for modern American civil rights. Photo credits: Big Hit Entertainment, Black Lives Matter

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30 Movies You Should Watch To Learn About Social Injustice and Systemic Racism

By Wire on Friday, June 12, 2020

Stephan James and KiKi Layne in If Beale Street Could Talk. Photo credit: Annapurna Releasing. This is one of the 30 films Redbox recommends to learn about systemic racism.

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Why I’m Happy HBO Max Took ‘Gone With The Wind’ Down

By Monique on Thursday, June 11, 2020

Vivien Leigh and Hattie McDaniel in 'Gone With the Wind.' Photo credit: Silver Screen Collection

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It’s A Fine Start, TCM, But You Can Do Much More To Highlight Black Lives In Hollywood

By Monique on Tuesday, June 9, 2020

Billie Holiday stars (as a maid?!) opposite Dorothy Perkins in New Orleans, a film that hadn't been shown on TCM before.

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Witnessing A Revolution Unfold (And How I Hope It Continues)

By Monique on Monday, June 8, 2020

beautiful graffiti mural honoring george floyd from black lives matter protest. Revolution.

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