'The Canary Is Out of the Cage': Misha Green and Jurnee Smollett Reunite for Black Canary Spinoff

Real Superhero Girl Shit!

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'Somebody Had to Do It': Black Superintendent Challenges Mask Mandate Prohibition

In a move that may have national implications, one of South Carolina’s largest school districts asked the state’s highest court to determine whether state legislators have the constitutional right to prevent local school officials from protecting students from the COVID-19.

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Mic Drop: Gotta Have That Funk (and R&B, Hip Hop and Soul)

Dr. Funkenstein is in, y’all, and he’s pulled out his prescription pad to write us a ‘script for a daily dose of “Funk Aspirin.”

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A New Book on Prince Includes a Timeline of His Pain Pill Addiction, as Told by Friends and Colleagues

Anyone who ever had the opportunity to see Prince perform live—especially in his younger years—witnessed a dynamic and almost otherworldly talent at work as he commanded the stage with his voice, guitar and often acrobatic moves. For this writer, the first time was in 1984 at the Purple Rain tour stop in our shared…

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To Be Homophobic, Loud, and Wrong: Boosie Badazz Shares More Idiotic Thoughts on Lil Nas X

Before I get into this, I’d just like to specify that the first part of this headline should be sung in the tune of Donny Hathaway and Roberta Flack’s rendition of “Young, Gifted & Black.”

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