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S&A 'Scandal' Talk Back - Worth The 2-Week Wait? Will Quinn Survive? Breaking It Down...

  • By Natasha Greeves
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  • March 22, 2013 11:54 AM
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Actress Janet Hubert Pens Inflammatory Open Letter To Wendy Williams RE 'Fresh Prince'

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • March 22, 2013 11:25 AM
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  • 85 Comments
Normally, I'd skip over stuff like this, but it's Friday... and we have covered the Janet Hubert/Fresh Prince of Bel Air controversy before.

One Thing You Shouldn't Forget To Provide After Your Successful Crowdfunding Campaign Ends

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • March 22, 2013 10:42 AM
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UPDATES!! 

The Father Of African Literature, Chinua Achebe, Dies

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • March 22, 2013 9:49 AM
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While he's not a filmmaker (and this is a film blog), he most certainly deserves acknowledgement on this site, given his global recognition as the father of modern African literature, one of the greatest African writers, and literary voices of all time!

Richard T. Jones Rounds Out 'Godzilla' Reboot Cast; Will His Character Live To See The End?

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • March 21, 2013 9:57 PM
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Watch Short Crime/Drama 'Precipice' Starring Jimmy Jean-Louis (Short Shouts!)

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • March 21, 2013 8:47 PM
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Another Short Shout! before the work day ends... does it ever even end?

15 African Diaspora-Interest Films That May Premiere At The Cannes Film Festival - Part 2

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • March 21, 2013 6:42 PM
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Continuing on with today's 5... if you missed the start of the series yesterday, read it HERE for the first 5 films on my list - including Twelve Years A Slave, Grisgris, Half Of A Yellow Sun, a tie between Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom and The Butler, and finally Belle.

'The Sapphires' Filmmakers Say the Australian Musical Drama is "Nothing Like Dreamgirls"

  • By Jai Tiggett
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  • March 21, 2013 5:25 PM
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It's been over a decade since Tony Briggs first conceived The Sapphires based on stories told by his mother, an original member of the soul-singing quartet of Aboriginal women that entertained Vietnam troops in the 1960s.

DC Comics Writer Reportedly Quits After Being Asked To Kill Off John Stewart, The Black Green Lantern

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • March 21, 2013 4:36 PM
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Have You Heard Of That Documentary About Black Tea Partiers?

  • By Sergio
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  • March 21, 2013 4:22 PM
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  • 31 Comments
No joke. There is currently one in the works right now as you are reading this. It's going to be called Black Tea, but I think it should be called The Descendants of Stephen.

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